[3830] QRPARCI Spring Sprint, N8XX SOAB QRP

[Hank Greeb]

QRP ARCI SPRING CONTEST 2007 – CW ONLY

CALL – N8XX         
QTH – MICHIGAN   
Non ARCI Member
Single Operator, all band

BAND   TYPE    QSOS   POINTS   S/P/C

 80    ARCI      21      105
 80    NON        7       14      
 80    TOTAL             119      14
 40    ARCI      21      105
 40    NON       16       32
 40    TOTAL             137      22
 20    ARCI       6       35
 20    NON        2        4
 20    CONTINENT  1        4
 20    TOTAL              43       7

GRAND TOTAL      74      266      43

TOTAL POINTS     266
TOTAL S/P/C       44
POWER MULTI        7
CLAIMED SCORE  80066

TOTAL OP TIME 8 HOURS (ESTIMATE)
HIGHEST POWER USED 5 W
TRANSCEIVER – DRAKE TR7 AND HEATH HM 9 QRP POWER METER TUNED RIG DOWN TO 4.9 WATTS ON MATCHED ANTENNA
JOHNSON MATCHBOX – 40 METRE DIPOLE AANTENNA
COMMENTS: JUST GETTING BACK INTO QRP AFTER ABOUT 20 YEARS
HILIGHT WAS SNAGGING RU1A ON 20 METERS. HE WAS RUNNING SOME OTHER CONTEST, BUT GAVE ME THE INFO I NEEDED FOR THE QRP CONTEST.  HE WAS RUNNING 500 W, 20dB MORE THAN I WAS!