[3830] NAQP CW N2NL Single Op Assisted LP

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                    North American QSO Party, CW - January

Call: N2NL
Operator(s): N2NL
Station: N2NL

Class: Single Op Assisted LP
QTH: Brooksville FL
Operating Time (hrs): 10

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
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  160:   74    45
   80:  155    59
   40:  218    64
   20:  397    65
   15:  198    63
   10:   96    42
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Total: 1138   338  Total Score = 384,644

Club: Florida Contest Group

Team: W1YL Memorial-1

Comments:

IC7610, Spiderbeam @ 40ft, loaded 40m dipole just below the Spiderbeam, vertical
for 80&160.  YCCC circle RX array (boards by VE6WZ).

I had to relocate the Spiderbeam and mast in the days prior to the contest with
house construction starting [hopefully] soon, and I hadn't given much thought to
a serious effort. In hindsight, I really regret not bringing a second radio
down.  I did what I could with SO2V, but really wish I could have been listening
two bands at times.

10m was disappointing, but seemed typical of January from Florida.  15 and 20
were good.  40 had bad RADAR QRM early, and lots of aurora late.  80 and 160
were better than previous days, but seemed to get noisier as the night
progressed.  I followed my usual strategy of taking some time off early, but in
hindsight it seems that I could have done better had I just operated the first
10 hours straight.  Things just got slow for me later.

At times I felt reasonably loud, at other times I was beating my head into the
keyboard.  I need to get the house built so I can put up some tower sections and
"real" antennas.

Tons of activity - some huge scores out there!
73, Dave N2NL


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