[PaQSO] N3A/3 Info and Wrapup

[John H. Shannon]

N3A is a special event call for the 4th anniversary of the founding of the 
North American QRP CW Club which now has 2900+ members promoting the use of 
CW and QRP on the ham bands. Anyone with an interest in CW and QRP is 
welcome to join. Membership is free, and by no means are members restricted 
to only using CW and QRP. Our membership includes many prominent contesters 
(K4BAI and N4BP to name but two) who enjoy running QRP in contests now and 
then in addition to their contesting with other modes and QRO power levels. 
Sound like your cup of tea? Check http://www.usatek.net/~yoel/ or simply 
search 'NAQCC' in your favorite search engine.

Also check the web page for info on how to get a handsome certificate and/or 
QSL card for working our special event station.

Strictly calling CQ and no S&P at all, I (K3WWP) made 214 QSO's in 67 
multipliers using 5 watts and a random wire antenna in my attic in roughly 
10 hours of operating time. See my GenLog score summary below.

I wasn't going for score, but merely trying to hand out Armstrong county to 
those who needed it (and garner a bit of publicity for our club). Of course 
all my operation was done with CW since I don't own a mike for my rig (don’t 
need one). Had I done some S&P, my score could have been a lot better, I'm 
sure.

I hope I did help out some folks toward their sweeps and apologize to those 
I couldn't work. I believe I worked virtually everyone whom I did hear 
calling me. I know I did miss a couple whom I just couldn't pull through my 
always strong local noise level.

Score CALCULATION:
           QSOs                 Points                Multipliers

80 CW   129       x 2.0  =   258            Counties: ________
Other CW    85        x 1.5  =   127.5          Sections: ________
RTY         0         x 2.0  =   0
PSK         0         x 2.0  =   0

SSB & FM    0         x 1.0  =   0            DX(1 only):  0

Total QSOs  214  Total Points =  385.5    X   Total Mults:  67

                                    Equals Total RAW Score   25828

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73 - John, K3WWP - 100% CW & QRP using simple wire antennas.

Proud to be helping to preserve CW on the ham bands as follows:

As NAQCC (http://www.usatek.net/~yoel/) Vice President - # 0002
I hope you'll join us - membership is free.

As FISTS (http://www.fists.org/) member # 2002
I write the FISTS newsletter (Keynote) QRP column.
Double you're effectiveness and pleasure - join FISTS also.

My own web site at http://home.alltel.net/johnshan/
which is now in its twelfth year of operation and includes:

DX QSL Routes ** Operating Tips ** QRP Rigs Info
CW Contest Calendar ** Daily Propagation Info
Your CW Stories ** Teens and CW ** Monthly polls
Daily Diary ** Categorized Quality Links ** MUCH MORE
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