[3830] NAQP CW K7IA Single Op LP

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                    North American QSO Party, CW - August

Call: K7IA
Operator(s): K7IA
Station: K7IA

Class: Single Op LP
QTH: NM
Operating Time (hrs): 9:56

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
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  160:           
   80:   47    24
   40:  190    45
   20:  283    50
   15:  110    40
   10:           
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Total:  630   159  Total Score = 100,170

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Comments:

Summer NAQP CW is always fun and always noisy from Monsoon thunderstorms.  This
year, the Monsoons began *on time* (July 4th or so), and all of us here in
Grant County were mighty glad of it, because despite more than 700 firefighters
here, fighting the Silver Fire, the rains put it out.  So in our house, the song
was over, but the QRN melody lingered on, a good reminder of how close we came
to disaster from a fire that began by lightning only five miles away.

15 and 20 meters were productive while 10 was empty, save for one CQ op who
emerged from the QSB long enough to place a short waterfall trace on the P3. 
My usual August strategy is to work the bands for the first six hours without a
break, just in case T-storms after sundown knock out the evening.  That also
allows a transition period for low band emergence and for the East Coast
signals to build.  There were no storms on Saturday evening, and I spent the
final four hours on 40 and 80.  Most of that time was battling with the QRN
*melody* however.  80m was pretty horrible until my final 30 minutes, and at
the rate of its improvement, 160m would have been useful by sometime in
October.

I'm already looking forward to the January running!  Many thanks for the good
fun!

73, dan


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