[SECC] WN4AFP SOUTH CAROLINA QSO PARTY

[Dave Edmonds]

                     South Carolina QSO Party - 2019

Call: WN4AFP
Operator(s): WN4AFP N4IQ W4MY
Station: WN4AFP

Class: M/M FixedMixed HP
QTH: SC
Operating Time (hrs): 9.5

Summary:
 Band  CW Qs  Ph Qs  Dig Qs
----------------------------
  160:    5     99      0
   80:    5    180      0
   40:  190    239      0
   20:   54     70      0
   15:    0      3      0
   10:    0      0      0
    6:    0      0      0
----------------------------
Total:  254    591      0  Mults = 118  Total Score = 254,660

Club: Swamp Fox Contest Group

Comments:

I want to thank everyone who participated in the 2019 SCQP. Even with poor
band
conditions, contacts were made we still had a blast! I want to thank Bill
N4IQ
for hosting the SC station for the Chairman's Challenge special event
station.
Our operators were N4IQ and W4MY mainly on CW and I enjoy the SSB more for a
change. The event began with a call from Bill on Friday morning at 9:00 am
asking me to come over and help him get his Windom antenna back in the air.
Of
course, it was pouring rain on Friday, but the antenna was back up and
ready for
the big day. Marty W4MY is the chairman of the NCQP and he arrived in
Simpsonville on Friday evening to help us operate on Saturday. On Saturday
morning close to 9 am, Marty and arrived at the N4IQ Mega station. I began
running SSB on 40m and Marty took CW on 20m and we went to work. Bill was
manning the spotting page filling in as needed. Toby and Sarge (Bill's K-9
s) also assisted. The first few hours were pretty busy. 20m was EU and West
and
40m was everywhere except for NC/SC/GA. We worked everyone that we could
hear.
We took a break around 1800z and came back for the second shift. Of course
40m
we long and 20m started to tank in the early afternoon, so we moved to 40m
cw
80m. 80m was in good shape for us. I was finally able to work some SC and NC
stations. Around 2200z, I believe that Bill asked me if I wanted to operate
160m
SSB. I had been going almost non-stop since 10 am on Phone and I was also
thinking about the long drive ahead of me....but then I said we'll I'll try
it
until the end of the contest. I had never been on 160m with power and an
amazing
antenna, so I tried it. Prop on 160m was amazing. It was open to the
Eastern US
and we ended up making another 104 contacts on 160m during the last 90
minutes
of the contest. We had a great time at Bill's QTH. Marty and I left Bill's
house
heading for Ewrin, NC where Marty and I would run a Multi-Op in the NCQP.
AL,
NE4EA handled the digital mode of WN4AFP from his home in Horry county.
Thanks
for all the Qs! Until next year.. .73s Dave WN4AFP

I personally made 451 Qs on Saturday and then another 350 Qs from W4MY all
in 17 hours. This was a very busy weekend but amazing radio time even with
worst than poor band conditions!

Dave WN4AFP
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