[3830] CaQP N6O(@N6RO) M/MFixed HP

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California QSO Party

Call: N6O
Operator(s): K3EST K6AW KI6NJW N6BV N6NU N6RO N6WM WA6O WX5S
Station: N6RO

Class: M/MFixed HP
QTH: CA
Operating Time (hrs): 30

Summary:
 Band  CW Qs  Ph Qs
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  160:    52     18
   80:   278    139
   40:   363    549
   20:   591   1590
   15:   338    635
   10:   132    114
    6:             
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Total:  1754   3045  Mults = 58  Total Score = 658,416

Club: Northern California Contest Club

Comments:

"Well, wasn't that special"

Results overall were slightly better than last year - 350 more QSOs, just under
4800 total. But we had more problems with inter-station interference running CW
and SSB on the same band (15 and 40).  That is because all antennas are within
a 400' circle. We had to run at reduced power on those band-modes.  Thanks to
W6OTC, for the loan of his 4O3A high power filters.

We lost some prime time on the 80 SSB station due to a networking problem which
was eventually cured by our IT guys, N6WM and N6WM. After that N1MM+ was solid.

The bands:
160m: Ugh, poor propagation and power line noise made for a frustrating night
for N6RO.

80m:  K6AW and N6NU extracted all that the band could produce, despite our
network issue on SSB.

40m: Using a sloper and 500w, WA6O exceeded last year's CW total. On SSB, we
had a dynamite team of KI6NJW and WX5S. Dominique, NJW, is K3EST's daughter,
and she did a great job in her first contest. (A chip off the old block!)

20m:  New station records on both modes with K3EST doing SSB with 5/5/5 yagi
stack and 1400 watts;  K6AW on CW, using a C3 and KPA500.

15m: N6BV operated CW from home in SF, remoting in on the K3 system and a TH-6;
 N6WM handled SSB on site with 6/6/6 stack. Thanks to Chris for coordinating
with Dean and resolving several software issues with the network.

10m:  Better than expected:  WA6O logged about 180 Qs on Saturday afternoon in
a three hour opening.  N6RO slogged away Sunday and was rewarded in a last 15
minute run of 18 stations on SSB! 

We nearly had to shut down about 2 hours before the end, when a serious T-storm
passed by, missing us by 2 miles.

So, thanks for the Qs, hope you all had the fun we did.....

N6RO


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