[SECC] NAQP SSB AA4LR SO

[Bill Coleman]

                     North America QSO Party - SSB
                    
Call: AA4LR
Operator(s): AA4LR
Station: AA4LR

Class: SO LP
QTH: GA
Operating Time (hrs): 10
 

Summary:
 Band     QSOs  Mults
----------------------
  160:      0      0
   80:    172     37
   40:    152     44
   20:    104     38
   15:     68     28
   10:     44     22
----------------------
Total:    540    169  =  91,260

Club/Team: South East Contest Club

Comments:


Team: South East Contest Club #2

Equipment:
Venerable TS-430S running 90 watts or less
80m doublet at 25 feet
R7000 at 8 feet
15/10m delta loop in attic

Comments:

Sorry for so much confusion about the name. I know a lot of folks 
expected 
"Bill", but with the inaugeration, I figured "Bill" was out and "George" 
was 
in. Besides, "George in Georgia" had a nice ring to it. The real irony is 
that 
"George W." is my real name! 

My best result in any NAQP, ever. At the start, my goals were simple: 400 
Qs, 
120 mults, maybe 50,000 points. I blew past that easy.

Got started about 25 minutes late, due to household obligations. Things 
were 
slow at first. When you are antenna-challenged, starts are usually 
difficult 
when everyone is calling. I found the rates better down in the lower 
bands, 
since it was less crowded. 

Found VE1VIA low on 10m. Turns out he had just learned about the contest 
and 
was handing out the much needed multiplier. Heard VY1JA calling a couple 
of 
folks at different times. He was 59 here, but the stations he was calling 
couldn't hear him. I hope you didn't get too frustrated, Jay.

Much of my start was S & P, but things picked up when I started a run on 
40m 
just after 0000z. Got another big run on 80m at 0100z, and a good run on 
40m 
around 0220z. Best hour was 0400z, with 86 Qs on both 40m and 80m. 

Several stations asked me to move to 160m, but you can see I have no 160m 
antenna here. I tried loading the R7000, but after 10 minutes of calling 
only 
the strongest stations, I went away with nothing. Gee, why does it work 
on CW?

Worked most of the Chads in FL, the TCG guys, and lots of SECCers. Great 
to 
hear all the local contest groups turn out for this contest.

I'd like to thank my wife for allowing me to put in a full 10 hour 
effort. With 
two small kids, that's harder than you think.


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Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL        Mail: aa4lr@arrl.net
Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"
            -- Wilbur Wright, 1901


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