[3830] NAQP SSB N6WG Single Op QRP

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                    North American QSO Party, SSB

Call: N6WG
Operator(s): N6WG
Station: N6WG

Class: Single Op QRP
QTH: Newark CA
Operating Time (hrs): 9

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
-------------------
  160:    3     1
   80:   16     5
   40:   17     7
   20:   55    28
   15:   23    12
   10:    1     1
-------------------
Total:  115    54  Total Score = 6,210

Club: Northern California Contest Club

Team: NCCC Team 3

Comments:

The contest started out ok, but went downhill rapidly.  15m died
just after noon here and 20m died a lot earlier than I had
expected.

40m went long early, but signals were weak, making my QRP signal
hard copy at the other end.  Then the noise level went up--and
up--and up.  Sounded like some combinations of local and solar
noise.  I could reduce part of it by turning my receiving loop,
but the other part was a very loud static sounding noise that 
neither my noise blanker or DSP could reduce.  By 7PM local, I
threw in the towel and went in the house to read a book.

I had really enjoyed the contest until the noise became unbearable.
To keep up our tradition, W6OAT and I stepped through all bands
for 6 quick QSOs.

Hope we have better conditions for the CQ 160 this weekend.
Thanks for the Qs.
73, Bob N6WG


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