[3830] NAQP SSB AA4LR Single Op LP

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                    North American QSO Party, SSB

Call: AA4LR
Operator(s): AA4LR
Station: AA4LR

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

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
-------------------
  160:   11     7
   80:   74    28
   40:  198    39
   20:  147    42
   15:   53    24
   10:   21    15
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Total:  504   155  Total Score = 78,120

Club: South East Contest Club

Team: SSSC #1

Comments:

Equipment:
Rig #1:
Kenwood TS-430S running 100 watts
K1KP-style voice keyer (1 message)
Heil BM-10
Cushcraft A3S @ 49.5 feet (10m/15m/20m)
40 1/4 wave sloper @ 40 feet (40m)
125 foot doublet @ 35 feet (80m/160m)

Rig #2:
Elecraft K2 running 10 watts
MC-50 mike
R7000 (40m-10m)

Comments:

Well, conditions must not have been that tremendous. Very little on 10m, sparse
on 15m. Although around 2000z, 10m was wide  open from GA to the northeast
through midwest -- just no one was on.

This is the second time to try 2-radio operation. First was 1995 SS Phone at
W4AN's superstation. Operation was somewhat jury-rigged. I wired up headphone
connectors with a single slide switch -- so I could list to both radios, or just
the kenwood. Used separate microphones for each radio. Second radio was
responsible for exactly 7 QSOs, mostly 15m while running slowly on 20m. It's a
lot harder to listen to the second radio on the lower bands.

Rates weren't really that high in this contest, compared to January. Spent three
hours total on 20m, and slightly less on 40m. Managed to hold a run frequency on
40m for an hour and a half. 40m was the money band this contest. 80m very
disappointing. I think everyone may have gone to bed early.

Lots of fun this time. Worked a bunch of  SECC'ers.


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