[PVRCNC] K4QPL ARRL SSCW SOLP Unassisted

Jim Jordan, K4QPL k4qpl at nc.rr.com
Sun Nov 2 22:16:22 EST 2008


    CallSign Used : K4QPL
      Operator(s) : K4QPL

Operator Category : SINGLE-OP
             Band : ALL
            Power : LOW
             Mode : CW
 Default Exchange : A 57 NC
        ARRL Section : NC
        Club/Team : Potomac Valley Radio Club
         Software : N1MM Logger V8.10.6

        Band    QSOs    Pts  Sec
         3.5     414     828   37
           7     203     406    4
          14     243     486   37
          21       6      12    0
       Total     866    1732   78

            Score : 135,096      Time: 24 hrs.

Once again I'm disappointed when it's over. My favorite contest of the year. 
Also disappointed not to get a sweep. I spent 15 mins trying to break the 
pileup on VO1HP but seemed no closer then than at the beginning and he said 
he was getting tired so hoped he'd come on the low bands later. Never heard 
him again. I think that call sign means "Victory Only with 1 Horse Power. 
Never heard NWT. Sometimes I get envious of assisted mode!

Otherwise had fun. My highest qso total in recent memory for low power cw 
unassisted, despite one power supply collapsing. Had to make an unscheduled 
pit stop to grab the mult radio PS and connect it to the run. After cooling 
overnight it seemed to work OK on the second radio.

Boy, did the NCCC gang run in the troops with the "second transmitter" 
loophole. More like a barn door than a loophole. Gave us more excitement at 
the end but of course not the same results. I sure wish points had to be 
earned in the same way most of the PVRC members earn them. Guess that's why 
they call it the "Left Coast." (OK, I won't be a grouch tomorrow.)

73,

Jim, K4QPL




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