[NCC] Fwd: NewEngQP K8MR Single Op QRP

[Jimk8mr at aol.com]

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New England QSO Party

Call: K8MR
Operator(s):  K8MR
Station: K8MR

Class: Single Op QRP
QTH: Ohio
Operating  Time (hrs): 8

Summary:
Band  CW-Dig Qs  Ph  Qs
------------------------
80:     21   0
40:     67     0
20:     98     15
15:     18       0  
10:      0       0
------------------------
Total:    204     15  Mults = 124  Total Score = 52,452

Club: Mad  River Radio Club

Comments:

These are the combined numbers for  NE, IN, and 7QP. I'd estimate the split 
about
50/15/35% respectively. I do  know that all the phone contacts were in NE.

Thanks to N1MM for letting  us run all three contests concurrently. Much 
easier
and more productive  than doing one, shutting down to do another, on and on.

I decided the  batteries in my KX3 could use a discharge/charge cycle, so I 
did
this one  QRP. Life is still too short for QRP, except for when the 
alternative
is  NoRP.  The first few QSOs in 7-land were really tough. I noticed that  
the
W-4 was showing no deflection at all, a bad sign. After about 15  minutes I
realized that the last time I used the KX3 it was on a different,  random 
wire
antenna. Once I tuned the ATU I them became just a normal weak  QRP signal. 
At
times on Sunday morning the skip to most of NE was short  enough on 20 that 
I
almost felt loud. But by noon things were back to  normal and it was pulling
teeth a few QSOs at a time around stints working  outside.

Hope to see lots of you in Dayton in two  weeks!


73  -   Jim    K8MR


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