[3830] NAQP SSB VE6CNU Single Op LP

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                    North American QSO Party, SSB

Call: VE6CNU
Operator(s): VE6CNU
Station: VE6CNU

Class: Single Op LP
QTH: 
Operating Time (hrs): 9.75

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
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  160:           
   80:    9     6
   40:   61    30
   20:  218    47
   15:    2     1
   10:           
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Total:  290    84  Total Score = 24,360

Club: 

Team: Aurora Busters

Comments:

Where was everyone?  With 10m and 15m being absolutely dead here (except for a
couple quick QSOs on 15m within a 2 minute span), I had to concentrate on 20m. 
For most of the day there was absolutely no noise here on 20m but very few
signals too.  In past years I could normally get a run going, at least once,
but not this time.  It was strictly S&P and I only heard one other VE6.  I
didn't hear the east coast until it was almost dark here, and then suddenly I
was able to work NY, NJ, etc. for a couple hours.  My timing was probably way
off as I took a break around dinner time.  20m was winding down (so I thought)
and 40m would take off.  Wrong.  I ended up going back to 20m as 40m was noisy
(S9) probably due to local storms.  80m was even worse and I was lucky to make
the QSOs I did (thanks to a lot of patience on the other side).  

So this was, without a doubt, the worst conditions (plus fewest participants) I
can recall in a contest like this.  My 2007 log showed about a third more
points, primarily due to 15m being open at the time.  

I hope I didn't let my fellow Aurora Busters down.  Next year has got to be
better (so I keep saying).

73 and thanks again to all who strained their ears to pick up my weak signal.

Jerry
VE6CNU

Rig:  FT-1000MP to TH6 at 40' and Inverted Vee for 40/80
N1MM software.


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