[3830] WPX SSB KB3VQC(@WA3EKL) M/M HP

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                    CQWW WPX Contest, SSB - 2023

Call: KB3VQC
Operator(s): KB3VQC KA6PNL K6ZO WV8BNM KI7UYB N3DPB WA3EKL
Station: WA3EKL

Class: M/M HP
QTH: SEVERN, MD
Operating Time (hrs): 25:30

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
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  160:   19
   80:  113
   40:  167
   20:  152
   15:  193
   10:  222
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Total:  866  Prefixes = 477  Total Score = 1,157,679

Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club

Comments:

IT WAS FUN AND A BIT TIRING ESPECIALLY FOR THE OM'S.  ONCE AGAIN WE HAD AN ALL
PART TIME CREW, PLUS WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE CONTESTING TO A NEW
OPERATOR, KI7UYB.  THE STATIONS PERFORMED WELL WITH NO ISSUES THIS TIME.  WE
WERE SURPRISED WITH THE REPORTS OF LOUD SIGNAL AND GOOD AUDIO SINCE WE ARE ONLY
USING ANCIENT HEATH KIT AMPS AND PAIRS OF HOME BREW 813 LINEAR AMPS ALL OF WHICH
WILL NOT ACHIEVE THE LEGAL POWER LIMIT.  WE GREATLY APPRECIATE ALL THOSE
STATIONS WHO GAVE US THOSE GOOD REPORTS.  

HOURS OF CRITICAL MIC EQUALIZATION, COMPRESSION AND MIC LEVEL ADJUSTMENT HAVE
ALLOWED US TO ACHIEVE MAXIMUM PUNCH WITH MAXIMUM VOICE CLARITY AND MINIMUM
DISTORTION NO MATTER WHO USES A PARTICULAR HEADSET MIC.  I HAVE ASKED MANY TIMES
WHAT DO THINK THE RECEIVING STATION IS GOING TO RESPOND TO FIRST? A PINCHED
DOWN, FREQUENCY LIMITED VOICE THAT SOUNDS LIKE THE SPEAKER HAS BEEN BREATHING
HELIUM OR A CRYSTAL CLEAR VOICE THAT STANDS OUT IN THE NOISY CROWD AND IS
TOTALITY UNDERSTANDABLE.  IN HAVING PARTICIPATED IN CONTEST FOR ABOUT 50 YEARS
AND DESPITE ALL THE ADVANCEMENTS I HAVE SEEN IN TECHNOLOGY THE CLEAR VOICE HAS
ALWAYS RECEIVED FIRST ATTENTION OVER THE POOR SOUND SOUND VOICE!  

BAND CONDITIONS FROM THIS QTH WERE VERY GOOD DESPITE THE APPROACH STORM SUNDAY.
10 METERS WAS OUTSTANDING. 40 AND 80 WERE A SURPRISE WITH MANY STATIONS COMING
BACK ON THE FIRST CALL SINCE WE DID MOSTLY S&P.  WE KNOW THAT MORE OPS IN
THE CHAIRS FOR THE FULL CONTEST WILL NET US A LARGER SCORE FOR OUR CLUB BUT OUR
FIRST RULE AT THIS STATION IS "WE ARE HERE TO HAVE FUN!"  
  
WE ALL DEFINITELY HAD A GREAT TIME AND THE FOOD WAS DELICIOUS AS USUAL.

WE THANK THE MANY STATIONS THAT CAME BACK TO US AND THE STATIONS WHO WERE
PATIENT WHEN THE QRM WAS BAD.  

73 FROM OUR CREW, KB3VQC KA6PNL K6ZO WV8BNM KI7UYB N3DPB WA3EKL 

submitted by WA3EKL


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