[SECC] NAQP SSB AA4LR Single Op LP

[Bill Coleman]

                    North American QSO Party, SSB

Call: AA4LR
Operator(s): AA4LR
Station: AA4LR

Class: Single Op LP
QTH: GA
Operating Time (hrs): 8.6

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
-------------------
  160:   18    11
   80:   59    24
   40:   91    31
   20:  247    48
   15:   82    25
   10:   46    12
-------------------
Total:  543   151  Total Score = 81,993

Club: South East Contest Club

Team: SECC #1

Comments:

Equipment
Elecraft K2/100
Kenwood TS-430S
Heil BM-10
Homebrew SO2R switchbox

Antennas:
Cushcraft A3S @ 15m (10m, 15m, 20m)
R7000 @ 2.5m (10m, 15m, 20m, 40m)
40m 1/4 wave sloper @ 12m (40m)
80m 1/2 dipole @ 11m (80m, 160m)

Comments:

This was planned as a full-time effort, but a growing headache and a 
grumbling
family caused me to end a bit early. Rates were really lousy toward the 
end, so
this probably did not affect my score greatly.

Got off to what I thought was a good start. Rates above 50 on both 10m 
and 15m.
Later found that K4BAI managed over 150 Qs on 10m. How does he do that? 
After
spending 1.5 hours, took a time off. Got back on at 2000z and started on 
20m.
Rate meter immediately went to 200. In retrospect, I shouldn't have taken 
the
time off. I suppose I was trying to follow the advice of W4AN, who 
suggested
avoiding times off in the magic 4-11pm timeframe, when most casual 
operators
would be on. However, my station plays better on the high bands, where I 
have
gain.

Best rate was in the 2100z hour, with 100 Qs, mostly on 20m. Going to 40m 
at
2300z, rate was much slower. 40m never really went short into 8-9 land, 
but
instead went long. 

Took an unexpected time off from 0206-0307z, when my wife insisted I help 
her
cook dinner. Rate was lousy at the time, so I didn't miss much.

Heard all kinds of stations down on 160m as early as 0300z. Managed to 
work a
bunch of them with just the low 80m dipole. 

Used a real two radio setup. Second radio accounted for about a dozen 
contacts.
But it was helpful to monitor other bands and see what was happening. 
Need more
practice with this setup.


Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at: 
http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/


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