[KCDXC] K0RU as N0A KSQP results

[Robert Underwood]

We had a ball, it was a lot of fun wish some of you could have come out and
joined us.

 

                    Kansas QSO Party

 

Call: N0A

Operator(s): K0RU, N1HWCL, N0MTC

Station: K0RU

 

Class: Multi-Op HP

QTH: Gardner, KS

Operating Time (hrs): 18

 

Summary:

Band  CW Qs  Ph Qs  Dig Qs

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   80:   12      5      0

   40:   53     66      4

   20:  199    286     66

   15:    7      0      0

   10:    0      0      0

    6:    0      0      0

    2:    0      0      0

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Total:  271    357     70  Mults = 52  Total Score = 81,216

 

Club: Kansas City DX Club

 

Comments:

 

Ops were = K0RU-Rob, N1HWC-Bill, N0MTC-Larry

 

(Score = Points + 100 bonus points for KS0KS) Score break down (modes/bands)

Band  Mode  QSOs    Pts  Mlt

   3.5  CW      12      36    1

   3.5  LSB      5      10    0

     7  CW      53     159   12

     7  JT65     2      6    1

     7  LSB     66     132    9

     7  PSK3     2      6    0

    14  CW     199     597   21

    14  PSK3    66      21    1

    14  USB    286     570    7

    21  CW       7      21    0

Total  Both   698    1558   52

Score: 81,116

 

We started out doing great, operated 1 transmitter and 2 ops taking turns on
Saturday, we had a ball.  Bill would do the PSK31 stuff and then with
alittle push and shove from me I got him going on SSB to bag and tag many
contacts.  

 

I ran all the CW contacts and most of the SSB contacts. I had a ball, loved
my new Heil Boom Headset/Mic configuration. (never been a phone contester)
but doing the hands free was amazing and really made my life simpler for
logging.

 

Logging program was N1MM, we bumped and thumped our way through using that
as I've been a WinTest user for the big contest.  I must say, the N1MM
digital interface was absolute JUNK, I didn't care for the decoding
capabilities of that MMVAR goofy thing and the interfacing with my MMTTY was
nuts getting it to do RTTY using FSK although we did finally get that
figured out late Friday before the contest, turns out that during the KSQP
on Saturday RTTY was worthless gave up on that mode quickly.  I think we
worked 2 - RTTY stations if even that don't recall now but it was hard work
getting even those.

 

20M DX was just nuts on Saturday and Sunday we were working stations left
and right in a pileup for hours on both Saturday and Sunday that was alot of
fun. 

Remember this was the KSQP not a CQWW or WPX contest we didn't expect to see
that number of stations calling us especially the DX stations.

 

We loved running the 1x1 call N0A, and having the QRZ.COM Bio setup to
explaing the special event station made is so much more exciting.  I'm
looking forward to running another 1x1 call again next year, that was alot
of fun.

 

We didn't have any troubles, other than the RTTY issue, although we did have
alot of PSK31 and just for fun we ran a QSO on the JT65 mode and to our
surprize we worked 2 stations on 40M using JT65, the exchange was very
smooth considering you have a standardize exchange used in that mode, we
were able to run it very smoothly and it was fun, we will definitly try to
do that along with some 2 meter and 6 meter FSK441 stuff next year as I'm in
the process of setting up a 6 meter eme here so it will be fun trying those
modes next year.

 

We worked alot of friends and some of the local KS Stations were very hard
to copy, we had many difficulties dealing with the QRN on both 40 & 80
meters even with my beverages we had a struggle coping many folks the
constant static was just crazy for us especially on Saturday, on Sunday it
got alittle better.

 

One station mentioned some of his trials and tribulations when working KSQP
on PSK31, what I found out that worked was modifing my exchange to this.

 

CALL de N0A 599 JOH = (Johnson County, KS) I need your RST and STATE pls
CALL de N0A

 

Then for the TU I ran this

 

CALL TU de N0A special event station for KSQP 150 Anniversary of Statehood
we need your RST and STATE de N0A KSQP QRZ

 

etc, the stations just kept coming and coming till finally we got bored with
that hahaha, but we tried to let people know we were running the digital
psk31 as well but it was alot of fun in anycase.  Looking forward to running
the digital modes again next year.

 

Thanks for all the contact and we look forward to running the KSQP again
next year...

 

73 de Rob K0RU

 

 

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73 Rob K0RU

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  FOC#: 1891

  FOG#: 006

SKCC#: 329

FISTS#: 7436

CWOPS#: 478