[3830] NAQP CW NN7SS(K6UFO) Single Op QRP

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                    North American QSO Party, CW - August

Call: NN7SS
Operator(s): K6UFO
Station: NN7SS

Class: Single Op QRP
QTH: WA
Operating Time (hrs): 10
Radios: SO2R

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
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  160:   12     7
   80:   22     9
   40:   65    28
   20:  115    40
   15:  139    37
   10:    9     5
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Total:  362   126  Total Score = 45,612

Club: Western Washington DX Club

Team: 

Comments:

I haven't operated the summer NAQP-CW for three years or so.
I had several things to be tested, so I spent a bit of 
time in checking the repairs and comparing various antennas. 
I had a feedline repair from the previous day to be tested, 
I had a new 160m sloper antenna, and I needed lots of 
practice with the new Kenwood TS-590s radios - even if it 
meant stopping and reading the manual during the contest. 
Only big problem was the computer froze just before 01z. I 
had to reboot, so it was a good time for two hours off.
Despite the wasted time, I'm pretty happy with the score. I 
was only aiming for 300 QSOs by 100 Mults.

I had hoped 10m would be good, but two hours of CQing and 
watching the panadapter only yielded 8 QSOs. In contrast, 
15m was so good I neglected 20m. After the computer decided 
I should take a break, I just S&Ped 20m up to 160m. 40m was 
good (just not enough time there), 80m was poor for the time 
spent. I also spent too much time on 160m, but I wanted to 
test the new sloper there. Gosh, more Qs and Mults than 10m!

NN7SS Burt WA (K6UFO op)

10m/15m/20m: C-31XR at 71ft, C-3 at 53ft, 3el Steppir at 40 ft
40m: Force 12 Delta 240 at 78ft,  40-2CD at 48 ft 
80m: Delta Loop from 70 ft
160m: Sloper off tower, and inverted L over metal garage roof
Two Kenwood TS-590s turned down to 5 watts
Writelog and microham keyer

QSO by hour and band.
        160M    80M    40M    20M    15M    10M   Total   Cumm   Off
1800Z      -      -      -      -     35      4      39     39
1900Z      -      -      -      -     28      4      32     71
2000Z      -      -      -      2     28      1      31    102
2100Z      -      -      -     39     13      -      52    154
2200Z      -      -      -     12      8      -      20    174
2300Z      -      -      -     17     20      -      37    211
0000Z      -      -      -     16      7      -      23    234    12
0100Z      -      -      -      -      -      -       0    234    60
0200Z      -      -      -      9      -      -       9    243    48
0300Z      -      -     35     12      -      -      47    290
0400Z      5      5     21      8      -      -      39    329
0500Z      7     17      9      -      -      -      33    362
Total:    12     22     65    115     139      9


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