[NCC] NAQP CW K0DXC Single Op LP

[Cal Darula K0DXC]

  North American QSO Party, CW - January

Call: K0DXC
Operator(s): K0DXC
Station: K0DXC

Class: Single Op LP
QTH: Jackson, OH
Operating Time (hrs): 10

Summary:
Band  QSOs  Mults
-------------------
  160:  110    31
  80:  307    50
  40:  236    50
  20:  71    26
  15:  24    6
  10:    0    0
-------------------
Total:  748  163  Total Score = 121,761

Club: Society of Midwest Contesters

Team: SMC #2

Comments:

RIG: IC-756PROIII
Antenna: Dipole at 25 feet, and for 160M - DX-B sloper at 30 feet.
Software: Win-Test

Wow... Exactly two years ago, January NAQP CW 2008, was one of my first
contests ever. I was 13, could barely copy CW past 35wpm, and I had to
ask
EVERYONE to repeat their name (seriously). I think I made about 250 QSOs
(in 7
hours or so), and I lived in Minnesota at the time. I can't believe I'm
looking
back at this stuff - Weird.

Because of the antennas, I didn't expect to do any good on 10-20.
However, I
DID do slightly better on the high bands than last January, which was
nice. I
expected 40, 80, and 160 to be money. 40 was good until it went long,
and 80
was great the whole time I was there. 160 was a HUGE, HUGE, HUGE, HUGE,
HUGE
BUST.

I left a 140/hr rate on 80 to go to 160 with about an hour and a half
left in
the contest. I did this because I needed the mults, and I figured I
would have
a higher rate on 160 anyways. What a mistake...

Sure, there were TONS of stations on 160, but nobody could hear me! I
called CQ
at least 15 times before the first guy called in, and my frequency was
GREAT!
I'm wondering if something happened to my sloper. Normally I can at
least run
4s, 3s, 2s, and 9s. That's all I expect to do, but tonight I couldn't
even
accomplish that! I know I'm always weak, but C'MON!

Right before I went to 160 I had 631x132. My goal for the end was
750x170. Last
year I had 163x41 on 160, but this year I failed miserably by only
getting
110x31! Conditions sounded good, just not for me I guess.

Never heard anything on 10 meters, but I worked W6YI on 5 bands (even
160!).

Best hour was 116 (if you don't go at perfect hourly increments).

Rate breakdown:

All bands - All modes
QSOs (with dupes) - By time

  Hr      QSOs
         
| 18 |      41
| 19 |        3  - 1 Hour Break (from like 19:05 to 20:05)
| 20 |      46
| 21 |      89
| 22 |      94
| 23 |        0  - 1 Hour Break
| 00 |      42
| 01 |      84
| 02 |      111
| 03 |      82
| 04 |      85
| 05 |      71
| 06 |        1
-----------------
            749

As you can see, disappointing 71 hour to finish off the contest on 160.
I got
so frustrated that I actually went back to 80 for 5 minutes!

I guess the score is decent for a wire @ 25 ft. Now I have to wait until
August
to get another shot at this. Maybe I'll be SO2R by then.

I'll get my revenge on Topband when I go to K1LT for CQ160 CW.

Congrats to NK7U (KL9A). UFB score, Chris!

73,
Cal, K0DXC


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