[3830] MoQP KP4Y/W0 SOAB LP

[Robert Vargas]

CallSign Used : KP4Y/W0
Operator(s) : KP4Y
Operator Category : SOAB LP
Default Exchange : 599 # JAC
ARRL Section : MO
Club/Team : KCDX CLUB 
        
       Band     QSOs    Pts      Sec
         3.5      20          40        8 CW
         3.5       1             1        1 SSB
           7      34           68        7 CW
           7       9              9        5 SSB
          14      46          92       20 CW
       Total     110     210   41

            Score : 8,610
              
Rig : IC-756PROII
Antennas : 20M----->5/8 wl
                 40/80M-->HF2V
          
Soapbox : 

I agree participation was low compared to last year althought my operating condition weren't 
as good as last year I only had a mobile antenna out the balcony of the apartment I was 
living in). I just got back to ham radio and contesting after 8+ years of retirement. 
Definetlly missed the good old years in PR in which I could easily make 2000+ qso in any 
contest just with a vertical antenna. However I really like the "show me state" MO and 
operating from here really test your skills and also your pocket a little bit (big ants!:))

I knew that my participation in the contest was going to be limited due to committments made
for saturday night and early in the afternoon of Sunday so my strategy was to focus on CW 
to benifit from the 2-pts per qso deal. This strategy really proved to be wrong as activity 
on CW was even lower than on phone. Almost at the end of the contest I decided to do phone 
and had a decent run but using the hand microphone with one hand while keying contacts into the
the computer with the other hand wore me out very fast (definitelly need headset for the 
next one). 

A nice surprise was to have CU2JT and a couple Italy stations call me while 
cq'ing. Congrats to K0OU for the great score also from Jackson County, MO. 
Thank you all for the QSO's.
73's,
Robert, KP4Y/W0