[3830] NAQP CW K0AV Single Op QRP

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                    North American QSO Party, CW - January

Call: K0AV
Operator(s): K0AV
Station: K0AV

Class: Single Op QRP
QTH: Colorado Springs
Operating Time (hrs): 10
Radios: SO2R

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
-------------------
  160:    0     0
   80:  106    39
   40:  219    44
   20:  181    44
   15:  128    26
   10:    0     0
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Total:  634   153  Total Score = 97,002

Club: Grand Mesa Contesters of Colorado

Team: GM Silver

Comments:

Wow - 160 was sure hopping for last two hours, i.e.04-06z.  While I had tried
160 too early (with a poor antenna) I failed to save any off-time for trying 160
at the end. Result = no 160 meter Q's or mult's. One of these days I'll get it
together.

Just hung up a 160 meter inverted L antenna - but haven't got it matched yet.

Low bands were quiet.  My local RFI has subsided for now.

15 & 80 meters were pleasant surprise. 

Using QRP on 15 meters makes S&P difficult because you can't hear the pile
ups who you are calling with.  With 5 watts I found it more productive to just
CQ. Then the stations who answer are the ones with propagation who can hear your
small signal.  

Since 10-15-20 share a SteppIR 3 el. beam, I couldn't S&P on 20 while
running 15.  Need to figure a way to do that. I'll compare 15 meter signal out
of Cushcraft 2 el. 40 vs. SteppIR - - and see if comparable.  Maybe that would
work. 

Was able to hold RUN frequencies on 15, 20 and 40.  Probably because people are
polite (and there generally were enough other spots on the band).  

Thanks for the patience and good ears.

73, Alan K0AV


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