For the 8th year, Martin, AA1ON, traveled here from wherever he happens to be. Generally, it has been W1, W3, or VR2.
I was sick as a dog starting around mid-day Saturday. I rarely get colds, but this one really hit me. We were down 100 Q's from last year and had to shut down for 2 or three hours overnight
because I just couldn't do it.
This was the first real serious test for the Flex 6700/Maestro. Unlike last year, we didn't do any SO2R. I just wanted to focus on knowing how to operate the Flex equipment.
The pros: The difference in handling noise, compared to the FT-1000MP's is just off the scale. Filtering also made a big difference and, as a lot of you already know, the panadapter really helps in finding a clear spot to run.
The cons: Used the Maestro on Saturday but too many problems. Not sure if they are bugs or operator head-space. Just could not get the vox to work right on SSB and there was no sidetone on CW or monitoring on SSB. I had to use one of my MP's as a CW monitor. Also had some other issues where we would get it in a particular mode and had problems figuring out how to get it back. On Sunday at midnight, I set everything up using Smart SDR. That is great software. No problems at all.
K6TLR just came back to the house with lots of Alpine stories. I gave the guys a mast, generator, FT-857, computer interface, power supply, and a A3S and 40 meter dipole. The stories these guys have are great. High winds, very cold, and snow, but they can't wait to do it again....go figure.
Bob
W1RH
California QSO Party
Call: K6C
Operator(s): W1RH AA1ON
Station: W1RH
Class: M/SFixed HP
QTH: ELDO
Operating Time (hrs): 27
Summary:
Band CW Qs Ph Qs
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160: 10 0
80: 138 18
40: 307 181
20: 347 374
15: 252 220
10: 43 20
6:
2:
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Total: 1097 813 Mults = 56 Total Score = 275,352
Club: Mother Lode DX & Contest Club
Comments:
Missed AK (RIP, KL7RA) and MAR.
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