[3830] KsQP K0N(K0VXU) Single Op HP

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                    Kansas QSO Party

Call: K0N
Operator(s): K0VXU
Station: K0VXU

Class: Single Op HP
QTH: JOH Kansas
Operating Time (hrs): 15:34

Summary:
 Band  CW Qs  Ph Qs  Dig Qs
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   80:                   
   40:   65     42      0
   20:  187    852      0
   15:   11      6      0
   10:    0      1      0
    6:                   
    2:                   
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Total:  263    901      0  Mults = 60  Total Score = 155,760

Club: KC Contest Club

Comments:

Great fun once again.  Thanks to all who provided the QSOs.

Strategy this year was to kick back and take it easy but put the K0N call on
the air for those seeking the 'KANSAS' and 'SUNFLOWER' certificates.  

Operation was mostly SSB on 20 meters but, thanks to the alert from KH6LC, made
some QSOs and 15 and 10 the first day with the HQP boys.  15 and 10 produced
very little.  The second day most of the 15 meter QSOs were with Europe DX. 
Missed 4 Canadian mults:  NT, NU, PE, and YT.

In the last 3 hours I had to operate at low power as the linear gave up the
ghost.  Still I made around 125 QSOs running low power in those last hours.

Overall the conditions were fair.  15 and 10 were mostly unoccupied (notice I
said unoccupied and NOT dead).  It was surprising to hear stations on 20 meters
only 500-600 miles away with S9+20-30 dB signals at the same time hearing
signals 1200-1500 miles with S9+20 dB. 

40 meter activity on Saturday was chaotic with the OQP and HQP guys there too.
It was hard to find a place to settle for running.  I listened briefly on 80
and 160 but the QRN level was too high for any serious effort as we had rain
showers come through during the evening....YES...I did say RAIN.  Unfortunately
the rain didn't amount to much...just watered the weeds....but it did make
things difficult on the low bands.

Thanks to the guys at BEARS and to Bob K0S/W0BH for the effort they put into
making this another great Kansas QSO Party.  Also, thanks to the folks who
provided sponsorships for plaques and certificates.  And, of course, big thanks
to our commerical friends who provided sponsorships, i.e. Associated Radio, B&H
Sales, and Hesston College.

The KQP is an event that I look forward to each year.  See you next year.

73,
Russ
K0n/K0VXU


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