[3830] N0AX - QRP ARCI QSO Party

Ward Ward
Mon Oct 21 01:51:44 EDT 2002


Callsign Used : N0AX

Operator : N0AX

Category : Single-Op, 1-watt



BAND Raw QSOs Valid QSOs Points Mults Countries Band Score

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80CW     8        8         37      6     0         2220

40CW    38       38        169     19     0        32110

20CW   100      100        413     41     1       169330

15CW    84       84        366     36     8       120960

10CW   106      105        454     35    12       158900

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Totals 336      335       1439    137    21=20

Power Multiplier =3D 10

Hours of Operation =3D 20

Final Score =3D 2,273,620 points (20-15-10 score =3D 449,190 points)

Equipment -=20

FT1000MP & FT847; C3 and 2-el Gem Quad at 55', 40-2CD at 50', 80-meter =
half-slopers, TR-LOG

Soapbox -=20

Not as much domestic activity as I expected and it's always difficult to =
work around the JARTS RTTY contest on 40-meters.  QRP CW and QRO RTTY =
don't play well together.  Conditions from 40 up were FB - 10 meters =
just wouldn't quit.  80 was noisy and I think a lot of folks east of =
Denver at snoozin' by the time the band opens up for us out here.  A =
fair amount of DX could be bagged with 1 watt, so that kept things =
interesting all day Sunday.  Lots of 3-band and 4-band QSOs.

This was the first time I have been able to make a major effort in this =
fun contest in many years and got in 20 hours.  I also had just finished =
moving the shack from one room to another and was able to try out a new =
arrangement of the gear.  The results were excellent, surpassing the old =
WA record set down at W7RM's super-station by N7OU and the posted =
20-15-10 record set by W5VBO.  However, I'm sure conditions were just as =
good for N4BP, K0FRP, K0FX, and others that were running up big scores.  =
Anyway - it was a lot of fun and a good tune-up for SS, where I'll be =
teaming with WA0RJY to operate K7IR from EWA.

72, Ward N0AX



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