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Subject: [SECC] NAQP CW N4GG Single Op LP
From: halken at comcast.net (Hal Kennedy)
Date: Sun, 8 Aug 2010 10:03:14 -0400
                    North American QSO Party, CW - August

Call: N4GG
Operator(s): N4GG
Station: N4GG

Class: Single Op LP
QTH: GA
Operating Time (hrs): 10
Radios: SO2R

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
-------------------
  160:   74    27
   80:  210    44
   40:  304    51
   20:  239    44
   15:   75    32
   10:   13     7
-------------------
Total:  915   205  Total Score = 187,575

Club: South East Contest Club

Team: Ad Hoc Contest Group

Comments:

Had "Space Weather" up on a separate monitor given solar condition, but
never expected an M1 class flare 5 minutes after the start.  Upper bands
went nearly dead by 1820Z with that nice "rolling ocean" sound, and I
considered taking an hour off starting in the first hour - that would
have been a mistake.  Anyway, you could hear it fade away by 1930Z, so
back to plan A for off times.  
There are still no decent 10 and 15 antennas here, and with LP I can't
push
through poor conditions.  Will somebody PLEASE add a HP category to the
August NAQP?  Based on signal strengths of known stations, a lot of the
guys have their amps on as it is.  The playing field will be a lot more
level if we make it legal. 

This contest is always fun.  I tied or beat my prior August scores on
most
bands, except for 10/15.  80 and 160 QRN were down for an hour or two
but came back up for the last two hours.  CU in the next one...N4GG

2X FT1000MP+INRAD, WRITELOG, Home Brew SO2R.  Wires in the woods,
including
K9AY loop.






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