[3830] NAQP CW W6YX(N7MH) Single Op LP

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                    North American QSO Party, CW - January

Call: W6YX
Operator(s): N7MH
Station: W6YX

Class: Single Op LP
QTH: CA
Operating Time (hrs): 10
Radios: SO2R

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
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  160:   62    23
   80:  150    37
   40:  274    52
   20:  276    55
   15:  224    43
   10:  232    39
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Total: 1218   249  Total Score = 303,282

Club: Northern California Contest Club

Team: NCCC #1

Comments:

I always feel like I don't spend enough time searching for mults on 10 meters in
NAQP so this time I started SO2R with both radios on 10.  I chose a run
frequency very low in the band, 28020, so that I could S&P on 10 with the
other radio.  With the high run rates the S&P was very slow so I didn't get
the second radio to 15 until 80 minutes into the contest.

Dual CQing on 15 and 10 gave a much higher rate, with a best 60-minute rate of
177 and best 10-minute rate of 228.  I dual-CQed about half of my operating
time and did conventional run/S&P SO2R the other half.

I had frequent problems with the K3s locking up with ERR_KEY, requiring a power
cycle to be able to transmit again.  My apologies to those who had to wait for
my late response when this happened, usually when I needed to send TU.

For me the memorable moments of most contests are the ones that got away.

While running on 20 I heard a weak station calling and didn't get the callsign
while working someone on the second radio.  Then he called again and I realized
it was VY1AAA.  It took a second or two to get in the right window and type in
the callsign to respond but he never came back.  When I was called by VE4EA
later on 80 something similar happened.

Thanks for all the Qs.

73,
-Mike, N7MH


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