[3830] 7QP KT7E(KE7AUB) SOMixed HP

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                    7th Call Area QSO Party - 2019

Call: KT7E
Operator(s): KE7AUB
Station: K7ZS

Class: SOMixed HP
QTH: Yahmill,OR
Operating Time (hrs): 12

Summary:
 Band  CW Qs  Ph Qs  Dig Qs
----------------------------
  160:    0      0       0
   80:    9     10       0
   40:    7    303       0
   20:    3    432       0
   15:    0      0       0
   10:    0      0       0
    6:    0      0       0
    2:    0      0       0
----------------------------
Total:   19    745     764  Mults = 55  Total Score = 85,085

Club: Willamette Valley DX Club

Comments:

Last minute station activation for Yamhill County in 7QP. Discovered other big
Yahmill County station was only active for very very short period, so after
declining station owner offer of free run of the station, I reversed course and
spent 12 hrs at K7ZS running our contest club call KT7E.

Started a bit late, but did not seem to matter, as the RF ocean was full of fish
eagerly wanting to be caught in the net the 1500W signal with its 4 element
steppIR provided to me.

20 seemed short most of the day - CA stations off the side of the beam were
nearly an endless supply. East coast - what east coast? 20 did seem to lengthen
in very late afternoon and finally the east coast was heard.

40 seemed sort of ok. 80 not so much but maybe I got on it too late?

My rates running a very good 95/q hr and a short 55 Q/hr rate on 20 near the end
of my 20M run/activity. Worked a lot of very weak stations - what SFI? Can it
really even be still measure accurately since it seems so low?

Heard a lot of stations in the noise and just could not pull them in - my
apologies, wish I could have worked them, I certainly had the time. Still,
managed to pull a lot of them out of the noise, which slowed rate and definitely
increased my fatigue level significantly. I thought a ran a semi-marathon, in a
chair.

Sorry about the few real QSO's I made while running. A few stations were ham
friends not heard in a while, and others wanted some real signal reports, which
I always am happy to help with. One station was testing his new 20M moxon - very
good signal for 30 feet above the ground. Told him about our 40M Moxon which
peaked his interest. Also had a quick antenna test with a station; store bought
vs. home brew, the home brew one by a solid 3dB, perhaps a bit more. Gotta love
the RF avocation we live for.

90 pct of my time was SSB, the rate seemed to justify it. Entered Mixed mode
just in case a county hunter found me and need Yahmill County on CW. Had to
decline the offer last year as I was configured for SSB and still feel badly
about not being able to do CW for the station that asked. Keep the speed down to
15WPM and I'll get it after a few attempts.

Did spend 10 pct or perhaps at tad less on CW in S&P mode. Need the
practice, and the SSB rate on 20 died and a tad too early for 40M. Started 40M
on CW S&P, but then off to SSB for rate. Ja, Ja, I need to reverse this, 90
pct CW, 10 pct SSB..... On 80 SSB was not much, so CW vs SSB almost 50-50 on
mode usage on 80.

Hope those listening enjoyed the it took me a minute to get the exchange but
their signal report from me was 59. I know, it's funny, and I was thinking it as
I was doing it... Well, I did exchange a few real signal reports too...

Station worked great. Had fun handing out Yamhill County. Since I am also the
QSL manager for KT7E (and KK7PR before KT7E), I can't complain about the flood
of QSL cards coming out of 7th QP.... he he he

Thanks for working KT7E in the 7th QP. Thanks for K7ZS for letting me run the
station.


73
Andy
KE7AUB as KT7E at K7ZS


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