I'm not sure I understand why it seemed so difficult to work KS -- especially
on CW.
I didn't seem to have any trouble working quite a few stations outside of KS --
both stateside and DX. Condx are terrible, yes, but that hasn't stopped me
from working 70 countries in the last 60 days...and I did qso a QRP guy with a
great antenna who was 20 over. For KS I'm wondering if it is just that there
were not too many people running? I read somewhere where this is the first
year since 2002 they have participated...maybe just not many ops?
I did manage to work both bonus stations, but this contest was not much fun.
I guess I should have worked the other contest hi hi.
Being new to contesting, I do have some questions: There was a w7 calling CQ KS
QP. This being the age of *me* being in *GA* with a *THREE* call, I didn't
think much of it and answered him -- assuming he was in KS (this was CW). It
turned out that ... no shock ... he was NOT in KS. So, in this situation, I
replied: R 5NN GA...but did not log the contact. What is the deal with this?
Do most people look up calls on QRZ before responding? Is this just a waste of
both people's time? Can someone please educate me on the details of this
scenario in a contest (where someone outside of the objective is, I guess,
calling in to the objective)...and I'm in S&P mode, pounce, and find out I get
no points?
73 de N3FY, Bob
-----Original Message-----
From: webform at b41h.net [mailto:webform at b41h.net]
Sent: Sun 8/30/2009 12:28 PM
To: 3830 at contesting.com; Robert Gerace
Subject: KsQP N3FY Single Op LP
Kansas QSO Party
Call: N3FY
Operator(s): N3FY
Station: N3FY
Class: Single Op LP
QTH: GA
Operating Time (hrs): 2
Summary:
Band CW Qs Ph Qs Dig Qs
----------------------------
80:
40: 2
20: 2 12
15:
10:
6:
2:
----------------------------
Total: 2 14 0 Mults = 11 Total Score = 474
Club: South East Contest Club
Comments:
START-OF-LOG: 2.0
ARRL-SECTION: GA
CALLSIGN: N3FY
CLUB: Southeastern Contesting Club
CONTEST: QSOPARTYNR
CATEGORY: SINGLE-OP ALL LOW MIXED
CLAIMED-SCORE: 474
OPERATORS: N3FY
NAME: Bob Gerace
ADDRESS: 327 Dahlonega Street
ADDRESS: Suite 401
ADDRESS: Cumming, GA 30040
ADDRESS: USA
Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at: http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/
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