[SCCC] NAQP CW WA6L Single Op QRP

[John Graf]

North American QSO Party, CW

Call: WA6L
Operator(s): WA6L
Station: WA6L

Class: Single Op QRP
QTH: CA
Operating Time (hrs): 10

Summary:
  Band  QSOs  Mults
-------------------
   160:
    80:   20     6
    40:   39    21
    20:   88    40
    15:    2     1
    10:
-------------------
Total:  149    68  Total Score = 10,132

Club: Southern California Contest Club

Team: SCCC #3

Comments:

There is definitely a trick to running QRP in this contest.  I sure  
wish I knew
that trick!

Actually I learned a lot, mostly from doing the wrong things.  I need  
to manage
my off-times better.  My lowest rate was during the last two hours of  
the
contest, and I should have taken time off then.  Also, I found myself  
spending
way too much time trying to bust pile-ups with 5 watts.

Anyway, I sure had a good time and set a goal to beat next February.   
It was
also pretty cool being on a team for the first time.  It makes you  
want to work
a little harder.

The rig was a K2 at 5 watts.  Antenna was vertical on 20/15 and 150'  
sloper for
80/40.  I need an antenna for 160 and will be working on that soon.   
Logging was
with Writelog 10.32.

73,

John, WA6L



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