[3830] NAQP CW N4KG Single Op LP

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                    North American QSO Party, CW

Call: N4KG
Operator(s): N4KG
Station: N4KG

Class: Single Op LP
QTH: ALA
Operating Time (hrs): 10

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
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  160:  106    32
   80:  166    41
   40:  126    41
   20:  120    43
   15:   94    39
   10:   84    32
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Total:  696   228  Total Score = 158,688

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Team: 

Comments:

After decades of HF contesting, this effort represents my DEBUT in the NAQP
arena which I did primarily S&P to get a feel for the territory until going to
80M LATE in the evening where I had my best hour (105) followed by a surprising
good showing on 160M.  

Lessons Learned:

o  With only ONE Radio, it is impossible to be everywhere you need to be.
o  Staying on 20M until dark results in lost close-in contacts 
   when 40M goes LONG after dark.
o  Band Planning and OFF TIME management is extremely complex when 
   there are no 'second chances' which leads to the question
   "Why is there a mandatory 2 hour OFF TIME in a 12 hour event?"

What happened to the High Band Backscatter signals from close in stations?  
Most were VERY WEAK and NO peak direction was found.

All in all, it was a FUN and Challenging event that I think would be even more
fun if everyone could operate the full 12 hours.

Tom  N4KG  in North Alabama


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