[SCCC] SD NV AZ PA QSO Parties

[Bob Grubic]

Oops. Made a mistake. I didn't send the sponsors an ADI file. Of course, I
sent in a Cabrillo file to each of the sponsors of the SD NV AZ and PA QSO
Parties. A separate file to each one.

73,
Bob NC6Q


On Sun, Oct 17, 2021, 12:42 PM Bob Grubic <bobgrubic at gmail.com> wrote:

> I had some fun in the SD NV AZ and PA QSO Parties all at the same time and
> all on the same weekend. I worked only CW.
> .
> 1. Beforehand, I opened a new log in N1MM+ for each of the QSO Parties
> (complete with its own set of CW macros.) Some QPs asked for your State,
> others for your ARRL Section, one for a Serial Number, etc. Must read the
> rules.
> 2. I S&P'ed the whole time during the weekend, coming back to my radio
> after a short while to see if any bands had changed, if there were any new
> stations on, or if there was new propagation.
> 3. When I found someone calling CQ, I could tell which QSO Party they were
> in from their calling CQ (CQ PA QP...), so I opened the correct log with
> the Alt+F and the correct number 1-4 command.
> 4. Worked the station, then looked for the next caller/QSO Party.
> 5. It was interesting following the changing propagation from 15m to 80m.
> 6. It all worked flawlessly.
> 7. In the end I made 51 casual contacts:
> .
> SD QP =  5 QS
> AZ QP = 12 Qs
> NV QP =  5 Qs
> PA QP = 29 Qs
> .
> Even bagged two 100-point Bonus stations in SD and AZ!
>
> Then I sent the 4 different ADI files to each of the contest sponsors.
>
> 73,
> Bob NC6Q
>