[3830] NAQP CW N4KG Single Op LP

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                    North American QSO Party, CW - August

Call: N4KG
Operator(s): N4KG
Station: N4KG

Class: Single Op LP
QTH: ALA
Operating Time (hrs): 6

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
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  160:   17    11
   80:   32    17
   40:  127    36
   20:   60    26
   15:   38    16
   10:    8     4
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Total:  282   110  Total Score = 31,020

Club: Alabama Contest Group

Team: 

Comments:

I hadn't intended to operate in this one because of broken/damaged feedlines to
my Low Band Antennas but decided to check for 10M backscatter/short skip after
finishing other chores.  Of course I started making contacts and played around
for a few hours.  

My only working Low Band Antenna was a 40M Delta Loop at 45 ft fed at the
corner.  As the rate dropped on 40, I decided to see if the auto-tuner in my
Icom 756PROiii would tune it on 80M.  Voila, it did and several people could
actually copy my calls.  Then I tried it on 160M and again, it worked but
clearly I was Very Weak and only the really loud guys could copy my signal.

Hopefully I can resurrect some of these broken antennas/feedlines before the
Winter Contest Season! (August is BRUTAL in Alabama)  

Tom N4KG


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