[KCDXC] Fw: [3830] ARRL 10 K0OU SO Mixed QRP

[Steve Lufcy]

Tom es All-
Here is the damage from K�OU - QRP !!
Life is too short for QRP!
-OU

>                     ARRL 10-Meter Contest
>
> Call: K0OU
> Operator(s): K0OU
> Station: K0OU
>
> Class: SO Mixed QRP
> QTH: MO
> Operating Time (hrs): 18
>
> Summary:
>  Band  QSOs  Mults
> -------------------
>    CW:  335    93
>   SSB:  237    77
> -------------------
> Total:  572   170  Total Score = 309,060
>
> Club: Kansas City DX Club
>
> Comments:
>
> Ran my IC-775DSP with the power all the way off! Meters did not move but
the
> watt meter on the tuner said 4 or 5 watts. Could not tell I was
transmitting by
> looking at the radio, or, alot of the time, by the responses I got. Never
heard
> so many ?'s in my life. Many CQ'ed in my face. Missed many mult's cause
QRP
> wouldn't cut the pile or make the scatter. Missed some easy's like MD,
VE3, TN,
> and NM. Also heard but could not work AR, UT, WV, NE. QRP is painful! But
at
> least I did not get into my neighbor's surround-sound stereo.
> Did have fun and did make some neat contacts. I thought the conditions
were
> better on Sunday than they were on Saturday.
> CU all in the next one, with a better signal. Life is too short for QRP
> (especially when you have an Alpha sitting on the table!)
> 73 de K�OU Steve in MO
>
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