[PPRAANet] FW: COQP Observation from Out-of-State

[JIMMY D HARRIS]

FYI,  Excellent reading.

Jim, AB0UK


>From: Steve London <n2icarrl at gmail.com>
>Reply-To: n2ic at arrl.net
>To: 'Pikes Peak DX Group' <ppdxg at ppdxg.com>,  JIMMY D HARRIS 
><ab0uk at msn.com>,  gmc at mailman.qth.net
>Subject: COQP Observation from Out-of-State
>Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 21:45:40 -0400
>
>What a difference 600 miles makes !  Thanks to excellent Es propagation on 
>20 meters, it was an unexpectedly fun contest. Without Es, and with no 
>sunspots, I skip right over Colorado on 20, but not this Sunday. Signals 
>were very strong from the entire state during the afternoon. Surprisingly, 
>the mobile stations were usually stronger than home stations - I suspect 
>most of the home stations were beaming east, putting me in their side lobe.
>
>118 QSO's in about 4 hours of operating. Could have made a lot more QSO's 
>by calling "CQ Colorado", but S&P was more fun. Missed 3 good hours from 
>18Z-21Z waiting for the thunderstorms to pass over. The only disappointment 
>was going back on around 02Z - 40 had already gone too long. Some 
>noteworthy stations you in-staters may have missed:
>
>N0EOP - put on a bunch of county lines in eastern CO. Very strong. Good SSB 
>ops.
>W3DYA/m and N4CD/m - Must have been convoying down I-25 after leaving the 
>county hunters convention. Worked W3DYA a few times on 15, but heard almost 
>nothing else on that band.
>K0LMD - At home - big signal from Yuma county.
>N0HF - Dan sounded like he had a crew at his place.
>K0SDW - Another multi with a huge signal from Routt county.
>N0KV/m - Sorry Barry...you sounded more like UA0KV with 599C signals.
>KC0WBA and KC0ZMO - BARC Jr. ops from Boulder county ?
>K0GAS - Connie and Bob with the usual great signal and great operating from 
>Montrose.
>
>Congrats to the organizers for putting on a good show !  Looking forward to 
>it again next year.
>
>73,
>Steve, N2IC
>Hanover, NM
>(ex-Weld County resident)
>