I did the math. That 90 minutes on 40m was 120/Hr.
In 1996, I did 120 Q in the entire contest.
I still have moments when someone sends something, and I draw a complete blank.
I don't mind asking for repeats when there's QRM or noise, but it bugs me
asking for repeats due to a brain fart.
On Jan 13, 2013, at 4:39 PM, Bill Coleman <aa4lr at arrl.net> wrote:
>
> North American QSO Party, CW - January
>
> Call: AA4LR
> Operator(s): AA4LR
> Station: AA4LR
>
> Class: Single Op LP
> QTH: GA
> Operating Time (hrs): 10
>
> Summary:
> Band QSOs Mults
> -------------------
> 160: 51 22
> 80: 98 33
> 40: 205 45
> 20: 95 33
> 15: 51 20
> 10: 51 12
> -------------------
> Total: 551 165 Total Score = 90,915
>
> Club: South East Contest Club
>
> Team: SECC #1
>
> Comments:
>
> Antennas:
> 160m Inverted-L to 16m high
> 80/40m trap dipole at 10m high
>
> Equipment:
> Elecraft K3/100 with KAT3 tuner, stock filter
>
> Comments:
>
> Wow! Since I started doing the NAQP CW contest in 1996 (with all of 120 QSOs
> in 10 hours), this is the highest number of QSOs, and my second highest
> score. I might have even made an all-time best score, had I not bungled my
> off-time.
>
> Contest started with activity on 10m right away. You know conditions are
> going to be pretty good when there's lots of activity on 10m from the start.
> 10 and 15m brought so-so rates with S & P, but a number of much-needed mults
> that wouldn't be available later.
>
> At 1847z, I had to take an unexpected 27 minute time out to talk with some
> folks who came by. In retrospect, I should have waited out four more minutes.
> At the time, my XYL had told me to take her to dinner around 0000z, so I
> figured I would get all my off-time then. As it happened, she changed her
> mind, so this probably cost me another 20-30 Qs, as well as a couple of
> mults.
>
> In any case, all the activity on 10 and 15m kept me away from 20m until
> 2100z. I managed a brief run on 20m, but it was like 10 and 15m, mostly S &
> P. Just before 2300z, I made a couple of Qs on 40m then I took an off-time to
> eat.
>
> At 2340z, I found a nice frequency on 40m and began to run. I would stay
> there for the next hour and forty minutes. Rate meter stay over 100 for much
> of that time. A lot of you big guns may not get too excited about this, but
> this rarely happens to us little pistols -- certainly not often with 100
> watts and wire antennas.
>
> By 0200z, I'm down running on 80m. Rate isn't quite as good as 40m, but I
> need the mults. An hour later, a quick scan of 40m to pick up a few missed
> mults. By 0310z, I'm on 160m, but there's not much activity -- however, I'm
> running out of time. The rest of the contest is a careful bounce between 80
> and 160m.
>
> The K3/100 performed extremely well the entire contest. The QRM-fighting
> power of this radio is superb. I really like FINE tuning, even though it
> takes a while to scan the band. I really love this radio. The 160m Inverted-L
> worked well on 10m, 15m, 20m as well as 160m. Notice the R7000 isn't
> mentioned. I never even tried it. The 80/40m dipole was the mainstay on those
> bands.
>
> What a huge load of fun! See you next week on Phone.
>
>
> Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at:
> http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/
>
> Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: aa4lr at arrl.net
> Web: http://boringhamradiopart.blogspot.com
> Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"
> -- Wilbur Wright, 1901
>
Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: aa4lr at arrl.net
Web: http://boringhamradiopart.blogspot.com
Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"
-- Wilbur Wright, 1901
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