[3830] NAQP SSB K5TR(WM5R) Single Op LP

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                    North American QSO Party, SSB

Call: K5TR
Operator(s): WM5R
Station: K5TR

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

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
-------------------
  160:   10     8
   80:   62    27
   40:  116    39
   20:  594    54
   15:    9     6
   10:    0     0
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Total:  791   134  Total Score = 105,994

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Comments:

I didn't really know what I was doing in this contest.  My last 
single operator effort in the NAQP was four years ago, when 
conditions were quite different.

In retrospect, I'm sure my off-time strategy was suboptimal.
I should have taken at least half of my off time before 0000 UTC,
as I found the rate on 40 and 80 to be better than some of the 
hours I spent earlier in the contest on 20, and I probably
could have worked more mults on the low bands if I hadn't had to 
take three half hour off times after dark.

I tried and tried to work stations on 15 meters early on, but I 
could only get one station to answer a CQ, and nobody I tried to 
move there came through.  The stations I did work there were 
all S&P on the second radio, including a really cool QSO with a VE1.  
I never heard a signal on 10 meters, and never really found a good 
local candidate with whom I could run the bands.  I did hear a 
JA1 speaking Japanese in a ragchew on 15 meters, but couldn't get 
his attention.  I guess the band was really long.

I was pleasantly surprised at how many Europeans called in on
20 meters phone and knew to give me their name.

The 136 hour at the contest start was a lot of fun.  


  HOUR  160SSB   80SSB   40SSB   20SSB   15SSB   TOTAL   ACCUM
  ----  ------  ------  ------  ------  ------   -----   -----
   18       0       0       0     134       2     136     136
   19       0       0       0      76       4      80     216
   20       0       0       0      62       3      65     281
   21       0       0       0      29       0      29     310
   22       0       0       0      72       0      72     382
   23       0       0       4      68       0      72     454

    0       0       1       8      84       0      93     547
    1       0       0      19      72       0      91     638
    2       0       4      40       4       0      48     686
    3       3      14      41       0       0      58     744
    4       2      26       1       0       0      29     773
    5       5      19       4       0       0      28     801

  TOTAL    10      64     117     601       9


Top 20 Multipliers Worked Overall:
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   1.           Ca  115
   2.           Oh   43
   3.           Va   36
   4.           Ga   36
   5.           In   34
   6.          vE3   31
   7.           Fl   31
   8.           Mi   30
   9.           Tn   28
  10.           Ny   27
  11.           Pa   26
  12.           Wi   22
  13.           Wa   21
  14.           Nc   18
  15.           Il   17
  16.           Md   16
  17.           Nj   16
  18.           Or   14
  19.           Tx   14
  20.           Nv   14


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