[SECC] NAQP Question for Part Time ops

[Jay Pryor]

Greg, et.al.,

Interesting question.  My part time efforts are usually at random 
times.  If I'm at home during the day of a contest I will probably get on 
the air for 30 to 45 minutes at a time, at random times between 
projects.  I am most likely to get on the air some time around 6:30 p.m. to 
7:30 p.m. local time, while the XYL is working on supper.  I may or may not 
get back on the air after supper; probably not.  Might be any of the high 
bands during the day; likely 40M in the evening.

Also, when I am doing a part time effort, I will very seldom call CQ.  I 
usually look for SECC members and contesters I know and give them a QSO.

FWIW.

- Jay/K4OGG

At 07:21 PM 12/17/2000, greg richard wrote:
>
>
>In the SECC, we have a fairly large membership. Its also hard to put in a 
>competetive effort in each contest. Most of us have to pick our 5 or 8 
>favorites during the year and do a part time effort in the others. We have 
>alot of guys who can only get on for an hour or two during the NAQP.  The 
>NAQP is a 12 hour contest and single ops must take 2 hours time off during 
>the contest.  this is usually done in 4 different 30 minute increments.
>
>Since the Jan contest favors the low bands, I have usually tried to take 
>all my off time during the first 5 or so hours of the contest and hit the 
>low bands 40/80/160 hard.
>
>In the last Jan NAQP according to the contest writeup in the NCJ, there 
>were over 1,200 different callsigns on during the contest but only one of 
>the top 10 guys had over 250 q's on a single band.
>
>My question is "As a part time operator, when is the time that you are 
>most likely to get on the radio  for your 1 to 2 hours?  Is in all in one 
>block (until the wife finds you??) or is it between projects.  Is it 
>completely random?  What band would you most likely get on?
>
>I am trying to find out how I can improve my score by working more part 
>timers.
>
>Thanks
>
>Greg K4NO



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