[3830] NCCC NS Thursday Aug. 11 -- VA7ST

[Bud Mortenson]

40M:
 1  CA   2  CO   3  IL   4  MI   5  NV   6  ON   7  TX   8  WA

20M:
 1  GA   2  MI   3  ON   4  TX

 40M  QSOS =  21 in   18 minutes
 20M  QSOS =   6 in  12 minutes

TOTAL QSOS  =  27 in  30 minutes
Total MULTS  =  12.

                           *** FINAL SCORE =  324 Points ***

Conditions pretty bad -- left 20M after just 6 Qs. K4BAI had the biggest
signal on the tribander nested down at 30'.

40M wasn't in great shape either, but I used tonight as a bit of a test for
the newly reinstalled backup Hygain 18AVT/WB 80-10 vertical. (It's been on a
fence post for 2 years with no radials. Now moved to middle of the
rectangular back lawn). Over the past two days, working very part time in
the heat and between T-storms, I've put down 22 radials ranging from 67' to
20', planning another 20 or so. May eventuall lose the trapped vert and just
hang 1/4-wave wires for 40 and 80, as the mounting plate is strategically
right under my catenary rope at 70'.

Early evening on 40M is usually a bust from here. Even tonight, I think a
few stations had trouble hearing me well (a few repeat requests). Still, the
vert managed 21x8 on 40M -- that's more Qs than any of this summer's NS
ladder nights (15x10 was my best when I was using the 2 element inverted-V
beam up at ~70'). Granted, we're not usually on 40M for 18 entire minutes,
hi.

Last Friday night's NAQP practice score was:
        Band    QSOs    Pts  Sec
           7      10     10    8
          14      19     19   11
       Total      29     29   19

           Score : 551

Last Thursday night's NAQP practice score was:
         3.5       1      1    1
           7      15     15   10
          14      13     13    8
          21       1      1    1
       Total      30     30   20

           Score : 600

Now on to WAEDX CW and the QTC challenge.

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