[3830] WPX CW NJ4M(K1TO) SOAB HP

[k1to at aol.com]

                     CQWW WPX - CW
                    
Call: NJ4M
Operator(s): K1TO
Station: K1TO

Class: SOAB HP
QTH: FL
Operating Time (hrs): 36
Radios: SO2R

Summary:
 Band     QSOs   Prefixes
-------------------------------
  160:      0
   80:      0
   40:    404
   20:   1111
   15:   1129
   10:    597
-------------------------------
Total:   3241 x    833  =  7,542,815

Club: FLORIDA CONTEST GROUP

Comments:

Unexpected full effort - my first ever all-band WPX operation.  Intended to 
simply make a bunch of points for the FCG part-time, but decided to get serious 
about halfway through.  At that point, I hooked up the 2nd rig and used it 
barefoot for the last half.

No thunderstorm activity this time which made the contest operable.  Most 
summer contests are just not worth planning a serious effort in here in FL, so 
this was a welcome surprise.  Seemed like condx were pretty good, with some 
good bursts into Europe on Sunday on 10M that seemed to be limited to our 
portion of the US.  That too was a pleasant surprise as this weekend was 27/55 
days after the huge storm and I expected another total wipeout.  15 was open to 
Europe virtually all night long and I even heard a few Europeans on 10 just 
after local midnight.  

Off time strategy was hilarious.  Started 5 minutes late.  Took over an hour to 
eat dinner starting at 0257Z while things still hot.  Stopped at 0936Z and 
hoped to nap for 1.5 hours, but it turned into 3+ hours.  Took nearly 3 prime 
hours off early afternoon getting things arranged.  Again broke for dinner mid 
evening.  Had already taken nearly 11 hours off when I sat down this AM, so 
operated for nearly 12 hours today before ending early.  Having the 2nd rig 
today made the time fly by.

Had not tried CT ahead of time and had a quirky start where every QSO was 
changed to 20M after it was entered.  Switched versions later...

NJ4M was tough for others to copy.  Even slowing down to a crawl didn't always 
convince them that I was not N1VM!

40 - 2L @ 87' (40-2CD)
20 - 4L @ 93' (204BAS)
15 - 4L @ 50' (homebrew design, 24' boom)
10 - 4/4/4 @ 87'/58'/29' (homebrew design, 14' booms, StackMatched)

73, Dan





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