[PaQSO] PAQP 2011

[Goody K3NG]

In the scenario you describe, I agree.  But the scenario I was
thinking of and heard this weekend a few times was when the cluster
mob is already there and the station is announcing their call between
each QSO.

On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 4:11 AM, John Bednar <k3ct at verizon.net> wrote:
>
> Larry & Goody,
>
> Yep, if I hear a county exchange that I haven't worked, I am calling the
> station because whatever the callsign is, I need it. I'm not waiting for the
> cluster mob to arrive and make it any harder. If the operator doesn't want
> to send his call, I'll ask for it to finish the QSO.
>
> John, K3CT
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: paqso-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:paqso-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> On Behalf Of Larry Lilly Sr
> Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2011 12:42 AM
> To: PaQSO at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [PaQSO] PAQP 2011
>
> GREETINGS ALL......First,  THANK YOU Nittiny ARC.  Awesome contest.   Missed
> the shower of Mn Wi Ill In Mi  on 40m 80m and 160m.   Ron W3WN your comments
> are right on the mark.   I can't agree with all of "Naughty Guys" heated
> comments.   I think there were less stations on 160m and 80m this year.
> Ron,  I must have terrorized you often in years past with my previous call
> but it was all in the spirit of the contest.  My hero,  KA3YJU /cli
> ....thank you .  Obviously not a seasoned contester but took on the
> challenge of putting a rare Clinton County on the air using a paper log!!
> Thanks to all for your patience working him and helping put several sweeps
> on the wall.   That is a big task.
>
> As for K3NG comments.   In a pileup you have to give your call regularly or
> you will be ask for it.  I noticed several intentionally held their call
> until the pileup thinned out some.  But then it grew all over again.   Band
> Plans are guidelines and that is all.  Nets on a weekend on 40m /80m  are
> nearly impossible.   PAQP weekend.....Totally impossible and more
> aggravating than productive.   I don't know why they try.   Rare counties
> were heard in search and pounce mode but it appeared few called CQ.   It was
> hard to hold a frequency if you could manage one.   With all the new radios
> with filters and digital filtering you can operate against another station
> and many do.   You would never do that with a Heathkit!!!  Remember them??
> I myself was a little skittish going above 3800khz.  I felt out of place.
> But when the band fills you gotta do it.   I heard few stations
> between 3800-3900khz.  That is respect for those who
>  wish nets and ragchewing.   I heard stations operating between broadcast
> stations on 40m.  Try that without that ssb filter!
>
> MOBILES/Rovers/Portables......THANK YOU.   You made all the difference in
> this contest.  Your effort is appreciated from this station.  WU3U I can
> feel your frustration in an effort to put a hard one on the air.  The Philly
> Museum stations never allowed contesting .   Maybe that would be some sort
> of solution but difficult.  I would believe that goes for college stations
> as well if any are active.  Homeland Security has really changed things and
> not all for the better for the ham community.   I, myself,   in years past
> have offered my frequency for a mobile station to run contacts,  rare county
> or not.   I always forget about the window and any half clear frequency is
> open game when the Q's are running and signals are up.   This is one contest
> I run with the attenuator on all contest long.   By 7pm Saturday,  I had 60
> PA counties.   I had to go for the sweep.   I left a couple stations get by
> me.  My last county was LEB
>  Lebanon.  I still don't know why.   I was happy to be able to work all the
> mobile / rover stations at least once or twice.  With my antennas pulled to
> 50-60ft I had an awesome receive system going.    The 40m Delta Loop failed
> to work again and the 80m Quad Loop reeled them in .    The tribander needs
> a new balun.   40m turnstile next year???  That should give me some radiated
> signal!!   I have a half acre of trees!    10m was alive but it was all DX
> south and southeast.   I worked a few 20m stations .....more PA than other
> states.   Worked the same ME CT NH Emass WV stations on both 80m and 40m
> ....Thanks!!  Wish I could have worked more stations on 160m.   Conditions
> and stations just were not being heard.
>
> Closing Comments.    This was my best solo effort.   Clean Sweep.  27
> sections.  Was supposed to be Mult-One but that didn't happen.   The
> computer glitched when trying to printout and save log data after the
> contest.  The diagnostics are showing hard drive failure.  I am still trying
> to retrieve data to put on the desktop but it is not finding sectors to
> allow the transfer.   I may have to manually type in all the contacts on the
> desktop log program.    The WB3W program worked great.   I got a couple
> dupes but found the wrong band/mode was the problem....op error.  I will
> have a problem putting the log on the master log.   It likes ADIF over
> Cabrillo.   The 160m  Z antenna worked good and makes an awesome AM radio dx
> antenna.  Listening to WSM AM 650 Nashville as I write this (5x9).  Heard
> the fowl language,  failed IDs on 80m 40m and maybe a pirate or two on 40m.
> Missed the 10m Q's....states on 20m..Still one of the best
>  contests in years.   The friendly contest.  Nice to meet everyone again.
> Thanks for it all!!   73s de Larry  N3CR   ex KA3- - -...........SOLP  EPA
> CAR
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