[3830] 3830 Digest, Vol 73, Issue 68

Sun Jan 11 21:01:21 EST 2009

RR, that is fine for me and he is right. I had not thought of it that way.
Thanks.

73 es Gud DX
Mike, NA5U

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Today's Topics:

   1. NAQP CW K8MAD(@K8CC) M/2 LP (webform at b4h.net)
   2. NAQP CW AD1C Single Op LP (webform at b4h.net)
   3. NAQP CW N4ZI Single Op LP (webform at b4h.net)
   4. NAQP CW N6WG Single Op QRP (webform at b4h.net)
   5. NAQP CW K3MM Single Op LP (webform at b4h.net)
   6. NAQP CW N6QQ Single Op LP (webform at b4h.net)
   7. NAQP CW K4XU Single Op LP (webform at b4h.net)
   8. NAQP CW W4BW Single Op LP (webform at b4h.net)
   9. NAQP CW K4GM Single Op LP (webform at b4h.net)
  10. NAQP CW AC6T(@W6RFU) Single Op LP (webform at b4h.net)
  11. NAQP CW WJ9B Single Op LP (webform at b4h.net)
  12. ARRL 10 AA4LR SO Mixed HP (webform at b4h.net)
  13. TBDC AA4LR Single Op LP (webform at b4h.net)

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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 16:06:47 -0800
From: webform at b4h.net
Subject: [3830] NAQP CW K8MAD(@K8CC) M/2 LP
To: 3830 at contesting.com, k8cc at comcast.net
Message-ID: <200901120006.n0C06lID030840 at b4h.net>

                    North American QSO Party, CW

Call: K8MAD
Operator(s): K8CC, KK8I
Station: K8CC

Class: M/2 LP
QTH: MI
Operating Time (hrs): 12

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
-------------------
  160:  298    52
   80:  284    54
   40:  240    53
   20:  227    44
   15:  105    24
   10:    5     2
-------------------
Total: 1159   229  Total Score = 265,411

Club: Mad River Radio Club

Team: 

Comments:

Rigs: FT-1000D and FT-1000MP
Antennas:
160 - Shunt Fed Tower and K9AY Loop array
 80 - Dipole @ 65', four-square
 40 - 3L @ 120', N/S dipole @ 80', E/W dipole @ 40'
 20 - 5L/5L @ 120'/60', 4L SE @ 80'
 15 - 5L/5L/5L @ 141'/94'/47', 4L SE @ 60'
 10 - 5L/5L/5L @ 90'/60'/30'

We used the Mad River Radio Club call (K8MAD) as part of a club effort to
log
QSOs for the ARRL WAS Triple Play award.  K8SIA used it last weekend in the
ARRL RTTY roundup and got us 46 states on RTTY.  This weekend we got 49
states
(never found North Dakota) on CW so we're off to a decent start.  We'll be
on
phone next weekend in NAQP SSB to further the effort.

Our team, as well as most of the other MRRC/NCC NAQPers used the name "Val"
to
honor MRRC/NCC founding member Robert "Val" Valentine, W8KIC who passed away
last month due to cancer.

Conditions from here in MI were not very good. We could work people on 20M
through the daylight hours, but 15M and 10M were empty.  We'd chase 15M West
Coast packet spots with nary a hint of signal. 40M had good signals during
the
day, and late in the afternoon 15M started producing answers to CQs. 
Unfortunately our skip zone on the high bands beaming west is a lot less
densely populated than for stations out west beaming east :-(

20M died with the sunset, and 40M became unusable shortly thereafter.  So we
were down on 80M and 160M shortly after 0000Z.  However, we saw a spot for
N2NT
on 160M in the 00Z hour, so we knew were weren't alone.

Our experience in NAQP usually is that the low bands are where we can make
up
some ground.  However, this time 80M was the worst we've ever seen it.  The
band was very quiet, but we knew we were in trouble when three out of the
first
four QSOs were WA, ID and OR and W6s were easier to work than W3s!  The
proble
appeared to be latitude-related, as we could hear stations to the south
having
better success.  For the 00Z and 01Z hours we could not get answers to CQs
on
80M no matter what we did, so it was all S&P to keep the rate from being
zero. 
Eventually 80M improved to the point where CQs were answered, but even then
it
was a struggle to work stations within 500 miles (which is a LOT of
stations).

160M was decent during the night-time hours, and it eventually caught and
passed 80M for our best band QSO-wise.

Still, the contest was a lot of fun.  Depressing to be 1000 QSOs behind the
leaders, but still fun.

Dave/K8CC
Uli/KK8I

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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 16:14:00 -0800
From: webform at b4h.net
Subject: [3830] NAQP CW AD1C Single Op LP
To: 3830 at contesting.com, jjreisert at alum.mit.edu
Message-ID: <200901120014.n0C0E0qo030884 at b4h.net>

                    North American QSO Party, CW

Call: AD1C
Operator(s): AD1C
Station: AD1C

Class: Single Op LP
QTH: CO
Operating Time (hrs): 4.5

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
-------------------
  160:           
   80:   10     8
   40:   77    33
   20:  164    39
   15:    1     1
   10:           
-------------------
Total:  252    81  Total Score = 20,412

Club: Grand Mesa Contesters of Colorado

Team: 

Comments:

Radio:     ICOM 756 Pro III (100W)
Antenna:   half-G5RV in attic
Software:  WriteLog 10.69D
Hardware:  microHAM microKEYER (CW)

States missed: ME, WY, NE, ND, SD

Non-USA worked: QC, ON, AB, BC, KP2, XE (+LU)

I wasn't going to operate, but decided to put in a couple (few) hours at the
start to work on the CW part of the Triple Play WAS award. I stopped at
2146z
with 224 QSOs in the log, then got on from 0256-0342z, but 40 was mostly
done,
and I tried sprayed a little RF in all random directions trying to work a
handful of guys on 80 (I was happy to work Pat N9RV in MT for a new state
there).

I did hear W7RM on 15m but not loud enough for a QSO. I worked only one CO
station there, but heard a couple others.

I'm still getting used to this CO thing.  W0s were hard to find, I only
heard a
few of the local CO stations.  Not having an 80m antenna really hurts.  I
didn't
hear that many stations from W1, even on 20m, I suspect many were on 40m
meters
working the population centers before the band went long.

This turned out to be a fun contest for me because a) everyone is running
100W
or less, so I can guess how I might sound on the other end, and b) I can
call
CQ and get answers because I'm not so far down it the pack.

Thanks to everyone for the QSOs! I already have 39 states confirmed on CW.

73 - Jim AD1C

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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 16:27:18 -0800
From: webform at b4h.net
Subject: [3830] NAQP CW N4ZI Single Op LP
To: 3830 at contesting.com
Message-ID: <200901120027.n0C0RIlB030956 at b4h.net>

                    North American QSO Party, CW

Call: N4ZI
Operator(s): N4ZI
Station: N4ZI

Class: Single Op LP
QTH: TENNESSEE
Operating Time (hrs): 10

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
-------------------
  160:  142    35
   80:  195    41
   40:  335    50
   20:  167    36
   15:    7     3
   10:    1     1
-------------------
Total:  847   166  Total Score = 140,602

Club: Tennessee Contest Group

Team: 

Comments:

Decided to do this contest an hour before it started. I had lost my 80 mtr
inverted vee earlier this week to ice, but was able to use lower phone
inverted vee with alligator clips for CW, it worked fairly well for low
height (28 ft). Lower Bands were on fairly good shape, 20 meters was long
and didn't bring many mults. Had lots of fun working everyone, hope we get
some sunspots for next year! Thanks for all the Q's - 73 to all
de Bill N4ZI

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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 16:29:34 -0800
From: webform at b4h.net
Subject: [3830] NAQP CW N6WG Single Op QRP
To: 3830 at contesting.com, n6wg at comcast.net
Message-ID: <200901120029.n0C0TYrH030968 at b4h.net>

                    North American QSO Party, CW

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

Class: Single Op QRP
QTH: Newark CA
Operating Time (hrs): 10

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
-------------------
  160:   20     9
   80:   61    20
   40:   70    29
   20:   45    28
   15:   50    20
   10:    0     0
-------------------
Total:  246   106  Total Score = 26,076

Club: Northern California Contest Club

Team: NCCC Team 5

Comments:

SOAPBOX: I had a fine time, but as in the recent past, my score
SOAPBOX: is lower than before.  It seems to track the soar cycle
SOAPBOX: curve rather well.  Too well, in fact. :-) 
SOAPBOX: 
SOAPBOX: I got a slightly late start but I don't think it would
SOAPBOX: have changed much.  Spent most of my time in the first
SOAPBOX: half doing S&P.  When the low bands woke up, I did more
SOAPBOX: CQing on 80 and 160.
SOAPBOX: 
SOAPBOX: I was really pleased with conditions on 80m, being able
SOAPBOX: to call and work stations on the east coast with my 5w.
SOAPBOX: The 160m top-loaded vertical works like a charm on 80m
SOAPBOX: as a top-loaded half-wave vertical.
SOAPBOX: 
SOAPBOX: Running and QRP don't usually go together, but I did
SOAPBOX: actually have some short runs of maybe 4 or 5 calls before
SOAPBOX: they dried up again.  It was fun, though.
SOAPBOX: 
SOAPBOX: For VE, just BC and ON were all I could find.  I did work
SOAPBOX: my old standbys, though--HI and AK.  Also KP4.  Heard one
SOAPBOX: XE station, but could never catch his attention.
SOAPBOX: 
SOAPBOX: When the dust settled, I had worked 46 states (including
SOAPBOX: HI and AK).  Missed ND, SD, RI and ME.  So I guess I shouldn't
SOAPBOX: complain so loudly :-)
SOAPBOX: 
SOAPBOX: Thanks to all for the Qs.  Hope to see you again in the SSB
SOAPBOX: NAQP.
SOAPBOX: 73, Bob N6WG
SOAPBOX: The Little Station with Attitude

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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 16:30:03 -0800
From: webform at b4h.net
Subject: [3830] NAQP CW K3MM Single Op LP
To: 3830 at contesting.com, k3mm at verizon.net
Message-ID: <200901120030.n0C0U3r7030970 at b4h.net>

                    North American QSO Party, CW

Call: K3MM
Operator(s): K3MM
Station: K3MM

Class: Single Op LP
QTH: MD
Operating Time (hrs): 6
Radios: SO2R

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
-------------------
  160:   88    33
   80:  282    52
   40:   30    17
   20:  101    26
   15:    2     2
   10:           
-------------------
Total:  503   130  Total Score = 65,390

Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club

Team: Team PVRC #2

Comments:

Leaving everything to chance, I discovered at the last moment that my 40M
wire
beam had broken in the last ice storm.  I tried loading all my other wires
and
made a few Q's, but it wasnt worth the struggle.  Hopefully can fix
something
up for phone.

73, Ty K3MM

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Message: 6
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 16:31:58 -0800
From: webform at b4h.net
Subject: [3830] NAQP CW N6QQ Single Op LP
To: 3830 at contesting.com
Message-ID: <200901120031.n0C0VwpO030977 at b4h.net>

                    North American QSO Party, CW

Call: N6QQ
Operator(s): N6QQ
Station: N6QQ

Class: Single Op LP
QTH: CA
Operating Time (hrs): 5.5

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
-------------------
  160:    1     1
   80:   24    14
   40:   86    41
   20:   97    39
   15:   20    10
   10:           
-------------------
Total:  228   105  Total Score = 23,940

Club: Southern California Contest Club

Team: SCCC #3

Comments:

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Message: 7
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 16:35:45 -0800
From: webform at b4h.net
Subject: [3830] NAQP CW K4XU Single Op LP
To: 3830 at contesting.com, k4xu at arrl.net
Message-ID: <200901120035.n0C0ZjuE030987 at b4h.net>

                    North American QSO Party, CW

Call: K4XU
Operator(s): K4XU
Station: K4XU

Class: Single Op LP
QTH: OR
Operating Time (hrs): 8
Radios: SO2R

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
-------------------
  160:   54    28
   80:   96    37
   40:  126    35
   20:  220    44
   15:  149    26
   10:           
-------------------
Total:  645   170  Total Score = 108,630

Club: 

Team: 

Comments:

missed ME, SD, ND for WAS. Worked 4 RI and 3 DE. Can't predict what will be
scarce from one test to the next.
73,
Dick

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Message: 8
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 16:41:12 -0800
From: webform at b4h.net
Subject: [3830] NAQP CW W4BW Single Op LP
To: 3830 at contesting.com, naqp2009cw at w4bw.net
Message-ID: <200901120041.n0C0fCHm031031 at b4h.net>

                    North American QSO Party, CW

Call: W4BW
Operator(s): W4BW
Station: W4BW

Class: Single Op LP
QTH: Georgia
Operating Time (hrs): 3

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
-------------------
  160:           
   80:   27    19
   40:   38    13
   20:   19    11
   15:   30     7
   10:    1     1
-------------------
Total:  115    51  Total Score = 5,865

Club: South East Contest Club

Team: SECC #2

Comments:

Limited time available for this year, but I always like the NAQP's.  Thanks
for
the Q's.

Bob

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Message: 9
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 16:53:44 -0800
From: webform at b4h.net
Subject: [3830] NAQP CW K4GM Single Op LP
To: 3830 at contesting.com
Message-ID: <200901120053.n0C0ri5K031070 at b4h.net>

                    North American QSO Party, CW

Call: K4GM
Operator(s): K4GM
Station: K4GM

Class: Single Op LP
QTH: VA
Operating Time (hrs): 4.5

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
-------------------
  160:           
   80:   95    33
   40:   65    26
   20:   46    19
   15:           
   10:           
-------------------
Total:  206    78  Total Score = 16,068

Club: Louisiana Contest CLub

Team: LCC Gators

Comments:

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Message: 10
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 16:56:48 -0800
From: webform at b4h.net
Subject: [3830] NAQP CW AC6T(@W6RFU) Single Op LP
To: 3830 at contesting.com
Message-ID: <200901120056.n0C0um0c031084 at b4h.net>

                    North American QSO Party, CW

Call: AC6T
Operator(s): AC6T
Station: W6RFU

Class: Single Op LP
QTH: CA
Operating Time (hrs): 10

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
-------------------
  160:    0      
   80:  134    41
   40:  117    39
   20:  264    49
   15:  148    32
   10:    0      
-------------------
Total:  663   161  Total Score = 106,743

Club: Southern California Contest Club

Team: SCCC #1

Comments:

First time using the K3 in a contest. 

Where was all the activity on 40m?  Seemed like the band was open but
abandoned
early. Last January had much better propagation in general.  Not a peep on
10m.

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Message: 11
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 17:13:37 -0800
From: webform at b4h.net
Subject: [3830] NAQP CW WJ9B Single Op LP
To: 3830 at contesting.com
Message-ID: <200901120113.n0C1Db1D031185 at b4h.net>

                    North American QSO Party, CW

Call: WJ9B
Operator(s): WJ9B
Station: WJ9B

Class: Single Op LP
QTH: NFL
Operating Time (hrs): 10
Radios: SO2R

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
-------------------
  160:   73    29
   80:  236    41
   40:  201    44
   20:  259    42
   15:   25     9
   10:    0     0
-------------------
Total:  794   165  Total Score = 131,010

Club: Florida Contest Group

Team: 

Comments:

I used N1MM.  It works properly now using multi user as so2r.  Thanks all
for
the qsos, and pardon the many requests for repeats.

73, Will, wj9b, dit dit

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Message: 12
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 17:13:38 -0800
From: webform at b4h.net
Subject: [3830] ARRL 10 AA4LR SO Mixed HP
To: 3830 at contesting.com
Message-ID: <200901120113.n0C1Dc7v031190 at b4h.net>

                    ARRL 10-Meter Contest

Call: AA4LR
Operator(s): AA4LR
Station: AA4LR

Class: SO Mixed HP
QTH: GA
Operating Time (hrs): 4

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
-------------------
   CW:  24     13
  SSB:  11      3
-------------------
Total:  35     16  Total Score = 1,888

Club: South East Contest Club

Comments:

Equipment:
Elecraft K2/100 w/ KAT100
Ameritron AL-80A running about 600 watts

Antennas:
Cushcraft A3S tribander at 15m

Comments:

Just a token effort jumping in and out on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Conditions were horrible. 17 of my 35 contacts were with stations in
Georgia! I
never even heard and South American stations. Tried calling CQ on both CW
and
SSB, and managed a few local contacts

Definitely a bit of meteor scatter Friday night and early Saturday. You'd
hear
about 2 seconds of signal and then it would be gone.

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Message: 13
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 17:21:32 -0800
From: webform at b4h.net
Subject: [3830] TBDC AA4LR Single Op LP
To: 3830 at contesting.com, aa4lr at arrl.net
Message-ID: <200901120121.n0C1LWxw031259 at b4h.net>

                    Stew Perry Topband Challenge

Call: AA4LR
Operator(s): AA4LR
Station: AA4LR

Class: Single Op LP
QTH: GA
Operating Time (hrs): 1

Summary:
Total:  QSOs = 39  Total Score = 156

Club: South East Contest Club

Comments:

Equipment:
Elecraft K2/100 w/ KAT100

Antennas:
Shunt-fed 15m tower w/ tribander, 30 fifty foot radials

Comments:

Just managed an hour Saturday night. Thought I would hand out a few Qs. 160m
sounded like it was hopping, but not nearly as much activity as during the
ARRL
160m.

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