[PVRCNC] N4GU NAQP SSB

[Mike Barts]

Anybody else having trouble submitting logs? I've tried two different 
email accounts and both get failure messages when trying to send to 
the ncjweb.com domain.


CallSign Used : N4GU
Operator(s) : N4GU

Operator Category : SINGLE-OP
  Band : ALL
  Power : LOW
  Mode : SSB
  Default Exchange : MIKE NC

         Band    QSOs    Pts  Sec   NA
          1.8       7      7    7    0
          3.5      58      58   21    0
            7      97      97   35    0
           14     117     117   32    1
           21      12      12    6    0
        Total     291     291  101    1


Score : 29,682
Rig :  Orion I
Antennas : C3, dipoles, 160m inverted-L

Soapbox :  The Good - After the repairs to the wire antennas, and 
neglect of the beam and tower, I was quite happy how the station 
played. I had decent runs on 20m, 80m, and smaller ones on 40m. I 
generally felt decently loud. I managed a decent BIC time for the 
early part of the contest (see later comments). No hardware failures, 
AND I finally got the DVK working right.

The Bad - Band conditions, of course is #1. 20m was mediocre, 15m was 
open to TX and that's about it. Never heard anybody on 10m, but I 
didn't spend much time listening, so what do you expect? QRN on the 
low bands was bad. The K9AY loops saved my ears and let me work guys 
I probably could not have pulled out on the wires. DVK and audio work 
great with the new sound card, but feeding the live audio through the 
sound card produces just enough delay it sounds like an echo in the 
headphones. When I started the contest I found myself speaking slower 
than usual due to the delay and volume of the monitor. After turning 
down the monitor volume, it was only mildly annoying. Audio reviews, 
especially complaints, are welcome. This still needs tweaking.

The Ugly - What was intended to be a full time effort turned into a 
part time effort after taking a dinner break. Note to self: avoid the 
wife's leftover lasagna on contest weekends. Finally recovered around 
10:00, so got on and worked what I could on 80 and 160 before calling 
it a night.