[3830] NAQP SSB K4HQK Single Op LP

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                    North American QSO Party, SSB - January

Call: K4HQK
Operator(s): K4HQK
Station: K4HQK

Class: Single Op LP
QTH: Alexandria, VA
Operating Time (hrs): 7.0

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
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  160:    0     0
   80:   57    23
   40:   95    29
   20:    7     5
   15:    1     1
   10:    2     2
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Total:  162    60  Total Score = 9,720

Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club

Team: 

Comments:

I gave it a try but with my modest (low-altitude, non-directional antennas) it
was frustrating. Apart from one good run on 40m yesterday mid-afternoon, the
rest of it was like towing a cow on a rope through a swamp. 

The 20m band was almost useless to me—I heard few stations and had to stand in
a long line to work even those.

The 40m band was good until mid-evening and then all I heard was a few Florida
stations, next to nothing from out west—Isn’t it supposed to “go long”
then?—so I finally gave up on it.

On 80m I did fairly well but the activity was scattered, mixed in with
ragchewers. I had a high noise level there, too, possibly from power lines
activated by yesterday’s snow and rain. 

I also tried 160m by tuning up and down the band, but didn’t hear any stations
in the contest. 

The two 10m QSOs were scheduled by a local amateur.

So, the best I could do was 162 QSOs. I gave up at 10:30 and went to bed. 

John K4HQK


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