[PVRCNC] [PVRC] AA4XX SS CW SOQRP

[Jim Jordan, K4QPL]

Paul,

That is a fantastic QRP performance.

Was great to see you again at the meeting last Thursday. Keep up the good 
work.

73,

Jim, K4QPL

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Stroud" <aa4xx at bellsouth.net>
To: <pvrc at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 9:42 AM
Subject: [PVRC] AA4XX SS CW SOQRP


>         SSCW Score Summary Sheet
>
>       Start Date : 2009-11-07
>
>    CallSign Used : AA4XX
>      Operator(s) : AA4XX
>
> Operator Category : SINGLE-OP
>             Band : ALL
>            Power : QRP
>             Mode : CW
> Default Exchange : Q 68 NC
>       Gridsquare : FM05QR
>
>             Name : Paul Stroud
>          Address : 1318 Alderman Circle
>   City/State/Zip : Raleigh  NC  27603
>          Country : USA
>
>     ARRL Section : NC
>        Club/Team : Potomac Valley Radio Club
>         Software : N1MM Logger V9.3.3
>
>        Band    QSOs    Pts  Sec
>         3.5     210     420   25
>           7     175     350   15
>          14     115     230   36
>          21      37      74    1
>       Total     537    1074   77
>
>
>            Score : 82,698
>
>              Rig : Corsair II
>
>         Antennas : 160M dipole at 75'  80M dipole at 70'  40M 2el
> phased wire beam   TH6 at 72'
>
> Soapbox : My first SS, and many tnx to PVRC for all the great tips.
> Next time I WILL participate in one of the practice sessions, as it
> took me a precious 35 minutes to get in sync at the beginning of the test.
>
> I had set a goal of 500 Q's, and I got halfway there by around midnight, 
> so
> with three hours of sleep I got serious on Sunday and had an absolute 
> ball,
> ending up with 537 Q's and 77 mults--missing NL, MB, and NWT.  My last US
> Sec was WTX, who I chased down on 20M late Sunday afternoon.  Sure was 
> good
> to hear so many PVRC'ers!
>
> I have been working diligently on getting my station set up for 100%
> solar/battery
> operation, including computer, lights, radio gear, etc.  Everything
> worked perfectly,
> and at the end of SS, I had enough reserve to do it all over again.  The
> shack
> location is deep in the woods near my house, with zero background noise.
>
> 73,  Paul  AA4XX
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