[ADXA] Arkansas QSO party (not even DX)

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Dennis  100 + QSO's is a lot better than me. Thanks for the compliment.  It took me awhile to get into a rhythm .  For me I liked the fact the bands were quite.  It allowed me to get initiated in a nice way.  It was my first time doing a contest all cw and all by myself.  Low power was nice. I stayed on 40M the whole time but did go to 15 at the end and picked up a CA station and a station in Australia.  Who would have thought on 100 watts?It was fun and I got to work so many AR hams.73KathySent from my Galaxy
-------- Original message --------From: Dennis Schaefer <dennisw5rz at gmail.com> Date: 5/18/24  5:36 PM  (GMT-06:00) To: WB5JJJ <wb5jjj at gmail.com> Cc: ADXA <adxa at mailman.qth.net> Subject: Re: [ADXA] Arkansas QSO party (not even DX) I didn't find much on 40 earlier so took a LONG break.  I got back on and was pleased to hear several ADXA'ers including N5EE and KM5G.  Kathy, WQ5T, was doing an excellent job on CW!  I was also very pleased to hear Ron, K5XK, on his rain gutter antenna.  Ron used to be an active member but moved to a HOA house and has had challenges.  He was S9+20 at times, though, so the rain gutter is working.  I think I have 108 Q's, all CW, so unless I hit 80 for a few minutes later, I am probably finished.  I didn't intend to make much of an effort, but it has been a lot of fun.73,Dennis/RZOn Sat, May 18, 2024 at 12:49 PM WB5JJJ <wb5jjj at gmail.com> wrote:Same here.  I started right at the "gun" on 20m and worked a few on SSB.  So far only 75 contacts.  I took a break about an hour into the contest to eat a bite since the band was dying.  Got back and still nothing to write home about.  Looked at the other bands and nothing much there either.  I'm struggling to hit the 2,000 point mark.  In looking back at previous logs, I'm way less than half what I typically have by noon time.  The CME residuals must be killing the QP this year  Normally on 20m by this time of day I have had a pile up or two to work through.  Not this year, so far.  I'm not giving up, but am allowing my ears to take a break more often.  At least I'm in the hunt.  73'sGeorge - WB5JJJHoIP - 100105On Sat, May 18, 2024 at 12:40 PM Dennis Schaefer <dennisw5rz at gmail.com> wrote:I've worked a few on CW just to make a showing.  I did 27 minutes and worked 53 stations on 20M CW.  I quit for lunch when things slowed down.  I hadn't contested any for a few months and it took awhile to get the logging program straightened out.  I had ESM turned on and couldn't underdstand why the program seemed to have a mind of its own.  Not too bad considering that a couple of months ago, I couldn't sit up to the rig and look at the computer screen at the same time.  Things are improving and the doc cleared me to do physical therapy for my neck.  I came back and worked a few more on 20M but no pileup like at the beginning.  15 was no-go and also 40.  Maybe 40 will pick up later in the afternoon.  I listened a little on 20M SSB but Arkansas signals were in the noise.  I think I'll stick with all CW, low power category.  100 would be OK, but I might go a little past that. Just getting on the air for anything but a quick DXpedition contact is a win.73,Dennis/RZOn Fri, May 17, 2024 at 9:35 PM J. Setcer <j.setcer at gmail.com> wrote:While we primarily chase DX, The "Arkansas QSO party-- QJ" is important for us to Represent ARANSAS.
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