CQP FROM K7SV

[Larry Schimelpfenig]

I thoroughly enjoy this qso party. Kudos to NCCC for putting it on, the   
guys n gals who go mobile or portable to put on rare counties, and to 
everyone for participating. 

        cw        ssb
160     003       000
 80     038       024
 40     051       028
 20     105       130
 15     031       037
 10     000       000

total   228       219    62,832

counties - 56
Low power Single op

IC735 - KT34XA, 2el 40, N4KG 80, top loaded vertical 160 (actually a 40 mtr
extended double zepp). 

Every year I come up a day late or dollar short on counties. It's amazing 
to compare counties I miss with those that others miss (especially after 
putting in a pretty serious effort and really scouring all the bands both 
modes carefully). I missed Lake and Yolo this year. I'd make several 
suggestions to those heading out to activate the rare counties. First if 
you're not a 6, sign portable or something to indicate you are in CA. 
Second if you are mobile and calling cq, indicate the county you are in, 
especially if you are moving from cty to cty. As a final note to other 
ops outside of CA, if I hadn't spent some time calling cq, I most 
certainly would have missed several other counties.  

Can't forget to thank NCCC for the bottle of wine from last year. I can't 
decide whether to drink it or if the bottle/award looks better with the 
liquid in it. 

73 de Larry K7SV in VA 

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