[SECC] K4LD FQP Score

[Kevan Nason]

W5JR is right Mike. Save yourself a ton of frustration and find one of
those tuning knobs for your Flex as soon as you can.

After many years as primarily a S&P op I went to a Field Day where they
only used Flex's. Running was fine, but I almost decided not to go back the
next year after being so irritated with S&P while using one. You gotta have
fun when contesting, right? I wasn't having any. I hated Flex radios. The
next year they had those fancy knobs with three buttons to help automate
some functions. MUCH better. So much so I began to consider buying a Flex.

Kevan N4XL

On Mon, Apr 27, 2020 at 7:37 PM 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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