[SECC] K4LD FQP Score

[Mike - W5JR]

You need a Flex Control (knob) to tune with so the focus remains with logging program. I see them occasionally 2nd hand on various classified sites. That’s where I got my second one. 


tnx
Mike / W5JR
Alpharetta GA


> On Apr 27, 2020, at 19:36, Michael Almeter <mike.k4ld at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Call: K4LD
> Operator(s): K4LD
> Station: K4LD
> 
> Class: SOABMixed HP
> QTH: 
> Operating Time (hrs): 4
> 
> Summary:
>  Band  CW Qs  Ph Qs
> --------------------
>    40:            
>    20:   16     26
>    15:    6      1
>    10:            
> --------------------
> Total:   22     27  CW Mults = 14  Ph Mults = 20  Total Score = 2,414
> 
> Club: South East Contest Club
> 
> Comments:
> 
> Didn't intend on getting into this one - but some nudging from WK4U helped make the decision easy. Trim bushes in the front yard in record heat? Or do some
> contesting? 
> 
> Good signals across both bands. I continue to get, "back in the swing of
> things" with contesting. Maybe I'll even think something through before the
> contest starts? 
> 
> Contesting with the Flex continues to be an interesting challenge... Toggling
> between the logging program and the radio while S&Ping proved to be a chore.
> My logging program will only send CW if the program is in focus... A wise friend
> of mine once said "Keep your eyes on the computer - not the radio" -
> that seems to be challenging with a Flex. Maybe a special "contesting"
> FT-1000MP is in order? We'll see. 
> 
> Flex 6300, Alpha 87A, TH-11DX
> -- 
> Best Regards, 
> Michael Almeter
> K4LD 
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