[NCC] P40CX

[Thomas Roscoe]

Tnx for all the QSO's from NCC in the 10M Contest and other bands during 
the week. It was a great time for sure. I will enter the new catagory SO 
/ Both modes / HP / Assisted. I had the cluster on but didnt have lots 
of time to chase the needed spots. However, I did get some new mults 
from it.
My line:
CW 1407 / 138
SSB 1929 / 150
Total 3336 / 288 = 2.7M
(after dupes)
I think it was close to as good as I could do. The station and antennas 
played great. There was always an S4 - 5 noise level until exactly 6:00 
PM every day when the noise jumped up to 10 / 9 beaming north on 10M. It 
would drop back to S4 at sunrise. I think a neon sign on a restaurant a 
few blocks away was the offender. I dealt with it...
I worked another 3238 QSO's during the week making over 6500 QSOs total 
for the week. The JA's told me last time I was there that most of them 
need P4 on 30M. There was a vertical mostly used on 30M (very few 
radials and noisy). I took a 30M dipole and strung it between 2 towers 
at about 65' broadside JA and worked around 400 of them on that band, 
even several longpath in the evening (plus one HS0 longpath).
I got to visit with 5 hams on the island (P43C, P49MR, P49TR, P43P, 
P43L). This was also very much fun.
Alsandro P43L was over the house on Monday morning when we got the call 
about Carl becoming a SK. This was very disturbing and sad. Carl surely 
created a legacy for himself. His 2 different homes in P4, world 
travels, DXpeditions, Contester Hall of Fame, WRTC support, frequent 
radio conventions; he was well known world wide and a friend to all. 
Someone mentioned they saw his vet in Slovenia WRTC so he could ride the 
Autobon. Carl was a lifetime member of the BONNEVILLE 200 MPH Club with 
a car he built. Very impressive!
I will do a tribute to him on HamGallery soon.
Tnx agn & 73,
Tom K8CX / P40CX