[Nodxa] [cwops] K8MR/M in Florida QSO Party

Fri Apr 23 21:10:47 EDT 2021

Subject:
Re: [cwops] K8MR/M in Florida QSO Party
From:
WILLIE BABER <wlbaber at bellsouth.net>
Date:
Sat, 24 Apr 2021 00:38:51 +0000 (UTC)

To:
"mrrc at groups.io" <mrrc at groups.io>, "ncc at contesting.com" 
<ncc at contesting.com>, "qsoparty at groups.io" <qsoparty at groups.io>, 
"main at cwops.groups.io" <main at cwops.groups.io>, "fqp at groups.io" 
<fqp at groups.io>, "fcg at groups.io" <fcg at groups.io>, "nodxa at contesting.com" 
<nodxa at contesting.com>, <jimk8mr at aol.com>

Hello Jim,

I'm looking forward to working you in FQP, same as last year!

I will be QRP and cw only. My rig on 20m and 40m is the Doug DeMaw 
designed qrp classic kit by Oak Hills Research, which I also used last 
year.  I will have k3 on 15m or 10m.

Have fun!

73, Will, wj9b

CWops #1085
CWA Advisor levels II and III
http://cwops.org/

On Friday, April 23, 2021, 10:57:33 AM PDT, Jim Stahl via groups.io 
<jimk8mr=aol.com at groups.io> wrote:

Hi all,

As you probably already know, the Florida QSO Party is this weekend, 
1600Z to 0200Z Saturday and 1200Z to 2200Z Sunday. It will be great to 
be back as a real mobile in FQP, after last year's one day "mobile check 
log" entry. Which was still a lot of fun!

Once again, I'll be single op without a driver. In this I spend about 
60% of the time operating while parked, 30% operating while driving, and 
10% driving without attempting to operate. The later is chiefly driving 
through St. Petersburg and Tampa on I-275, with some shorter off times 
in other various towns and as situations arise.

I'm doing mixed mode, though as a mobile it is usually quite difficult 
to get things going on SSB. I usually find the most productive means of 
SSB is to move or be moved from CW. So if you need me on SSB, feel free 
to ask for a QSY so long as the pileup is not super crazy. Or I may ask 
you to move if I know I need your multiplier on SSB. And if you hear 
somebody moving me, do follow along! Typically I try to go to 14151 on 
SSB or somewhere low in the SSB segment on 40 meters. And return to CW 
when things dry up.

Note: I do not QSY to SSB while driving. Too much distraction to make 
that switch while moving.

I will have 15-20-40 available at all times. Switching bands (on CW) is 
generally not a safety issue, so if you hear 15 meters open, or 20 open 
later at night than one would expect, let me know.

I have a number of county line stops planned, so I hope to catch you 
often for double QSOs, even if one may well be a dupe from the county 
I'm leaving. No problem. There will also be a some counties where I make 
a return visit some time later after first being there.

We do have a major geomagnetic storm promised starting Saturday evening. 
KYFC that it does not screw up the bands too badly. See you on the air!

73  -  Jim   K8MR