[SECC] FW: KsQP N3FY Single Op LP

[Robert Gerace]

I'm not sure I understand why it seemed so difficult to work KS -- especially on CW.  

I didn't seem to have any trouble working quite a few stations outside of KS -- both stateside and DX.  Condx are terrible, yes, but that hasn't stopped me from working 70 countries in the last 60 days...and I did qso a QRP guy with a great antenna who was 20 over.  For KS I'm wondering if it is just that there were not too many people running?  I read somewhere where this is the first year since 2002 they have participated...maybe just not many ops?

I did manage to work both bonus stations, but this contest was not much fun.

I guess I should have worked the other contest hi hi.


Being new to contesting, I do have some questions: There was a w7 calling CQ KS QP.  This being the age of *me* being in *GA* with a *THREE* call, I didn't think much of it and answered him -- assuming he was in KS (this was CW).  It turned out that ... no shock ... he was NOT in KS.  So, in this situation, I replied: R 5NN GA...but did not log the contact.  What is the deal with this? Do most people look up calls on QRZ before responding?  Is this just a waste of both people's time?  Can someone please educate me on the details of this scenario in a contest (where someone outside of the objective is, I guess, calling in to the objective)...and I'm in S&P mode, pounce, and find out I get no points? 

73 de N3FY, Bob


-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Sun 8/30/2009 12:28 PM
To: 3830 at contesting.com; Robert Gerace
Subject: KsQP N3FY Single Op LP
 
                    Kansas QSO Party

Call: N3FY
Operator(s): N3FY
Station: N3FY

Class: Single Op LP
QTH: GA
Operating Time (hrs): 2

Summary:
 Band  CW Qs  Ph Qs  Dig Qs
----------------------------
   80:                   
   40:           2       
   20:   2      12       
   15:                   
   10:                   
    6:                   
    2:                   
----------------------------
Total:   2      14      0  Mults = 11  Total Score = 474

Club: South East Contest Club

Comments:

START-OF-LOG: 2.0
ARRL-SECTION: GA
CALLSIGN: N3FY
CLUB: Southeastern Contesting Club
CONTEST: QSOPARTYNR
CATEGORY: SINGLE-OP ALL LOW MIXED
CLAIMED-SCORE: 474
OPERATORS: N3FY
NAME: Bob Gerace
ADDRESS: 327 Dahlonega Street
ADDRESS: Suite 401
ADDRESS: Cumming, GA 30040
ADDRESS: USA


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