[3830] NAQP CW W5WZ M/2 LP

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                    North American QSO Party, CW - January

Call: W5WZ
Operator(s): W5WZ WM5H W5LA K5TS KD5YS
Station: W5WZ

Class: M/2 LP
QTH: LA
Operating Time (hrs): 12

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
-------------------
  160:    0     0
   80:  318    54
   40:  250    60
   20:  449    62
   15:  307    54
   10:  172    36
-------------------
Total: 1496   266  Total Score = 397,936

Club: Louisiana Contest Club

Team: 

Comments:

With the improving band conditions, we have been looking forward to the 2023
spring series of NAQP contests.  About a week ago, I got sick and didn't feel
like doing anything at the station all week.  A few items are on the maintenance
list, including stringing out the feedline for three "non-mowing
season" beverages for NW, SE, SW; replacing the balun on the KT-34 used for
Run2 in-band S&P radio; after recent heavy rains, the 160 Inv-L is
non-functional, cause unknown; middle C-31XR TicRing position pot needed
replacing (finished 1.5 hrs before contest start); need new cable between EA4TX
Interlock and K3 at position C; west beverage is deaf, either shorted
transformer or open termination resistor.

As for the NAQP CW contest, we gather a few more ops than normal: station
regulars W5WZ, WM5H along with W5LA, KD5YS, and first time guest op K5TS.  We
knew we wanted to open on 10 and 15 meters, although many times from our
location if those bands are open they are too long to sustain good rates for
us.

So, with that in mind, we began.


-------------- Q S O   R a t e   S u m m a r y ---------------------
Hour     160     80     40     20     15     10    Rate Total    Pct
--------------------------------------------------------------------
1800       0      0      0      0     92     47    139    139    9.3
1900       0      0      0      0     93     57    150    289   19.3
2000       0      0      0    101      9     38    148    437   29.2
2100       0      0      0     74     31     30    135    572   38.2
2200       0      0      0     85     74      0    159    731   48.9
2300       0      0     72    112      8      0    192    923   61.7
0000       0     18     38     66      0      0    122   1045   69.9
0100       0     82     43      0      0      0    125   1170   78.2
0200       0     62     39     11      0      0    112   1282   85.7
0300       0     60     32      0      0      0     92   1374   91.8
0400       0     51     21      0      0      0     72   1446   96.7
0500       0     44      5      0      0      0     49   1495   99.9
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Total      0    318    250    449    307    172   1496

Although we didn't make as many QSOs as we hoped, I think this was as much fun
as we've ever had in an NAQP CW, and also our highest score, due to the mult
counts on the 10 & 15 bands that haven't been good in several years.


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