[3830] CaQP VE1RGB SOFixed LP

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                    California QSO Party

Call: VE1RGB
Operator(s): VE1RGB
Station: VE1RGB

Class: SOFixed LP
QTH: Halifax, NS
Operating Time (hrs): 22

Summary:
 Band  CW Qs  Ph Qs
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  160:           
   80:   18      
   40:   49      
   20:  134      
   15:   46      
   10:           
    6:           
    2:           
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Total:  247     0  Mults = 51  Total Score = 37,391

Club: Maritime Contest Club

Comments:

Signals here, particularly on Saturday, were very weak on my wire antennas. 
Also the bands were very, very noisy.  However, my new K9AY loop allowed me to
easily continue on all bands and I would highly recommend that antenna to
anyone who is bothered by human-generated electrical QRM from built-up areas or
who is subjected to QRN from electrical storms.  It is quite a remarkable
antenna.  The K9AY loops improved SNR from top band all the way through 15M.

I was getting worried because I never heard from K6AQL/M until nearly five
hours into the contest and it just simply wouldn't have been a party for me
unless that station (now an old friend) showed up in my log in CQP. 
Fortunately, I eventually found him and before the day was over, he was in the
log eleven times for five new counties.  Thanks a lot guys.  Almost always a
decent signal and always a first-class op at the paddles.  Remarkable
performance from that team.  (Now, if they had only driven to KERN at the end
of the contest, that extra mult would have given me my best-ever score in my
seven years playing in CQP!).  My score pales in comparison with the guys who
ran up more than 2,000 Qs, but it is nonetheless 25% higher than last year and
close to my best from 2003,  and I attribute that to station improvements,
certainly not propagation.

Congratulations to NCCC for sponsoring this contest.  The web site is a thing
of beauty.

Equipment:  Wires and a BigIR; K3 #095 @ 100W; N8LP Pan Adapter; N1MM


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