[3830] TBDC KK4R Single Op HP

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                    Stew Perry Topband Challenge - Summer

Call: KK4R
Operator(s): KK4R
Station: KK4R

Class: Single Op HP
QTH: va
Operating Time (hrs): 1.5

Summary:
Total:  QSOs = 44  Total Score = 71

Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club

Comments:

My wife is in Madagascar, about as far away as she gets, so this 
was my opportunity to spend hours in a nighttime contest without 
upset.  However, conditions didn't make it worth losing sleep 
over.  The same ten stations were heard calling CQ every time I 
scanned the band, and calling CQ myself would only net a few qsos  
Some stations called me, but I just couldn't pull them out of the 
noise.  Oh well, I wimped out and went to bed.  Apologies to the 
hams that II couldn't pull out of the noise.  I felt a bit like 
an alligator, all mouth and no ears.  QSB was part of the 
problem, and perseverance did get me a few contacts.  It will be 
interesting to hear what other folks have to say.  Was the noise, 
20dB over S9, as bad where you were?  Did conditions get better 
towards dawn?  My best contact was about 700 miles away and most 
were within 500 miles.  What was your experience.  Rig is a K3 
and KPA500, and antenna is an inverted L.


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