[PVRCNC] NAQP SSB NC4KW(@N1LN) M/2 LP

[Jim Jordan]

Where/when were you guys on 80?

I got home and turned on the radio about 0330 but no internet and just S&P'd 
for locals, friends and PVRC'ers. No 160 antenna so couldn't go there. Made 
about 37 Q's in about an hour or so. Went up and down the band at least 
twice looking for you. Amazing--first contact on 80 was N6SFO. Easy copy 
apparently. Afterwards I discovered my radio was still set for 5W from the 
last QRP contest! Maybe there's something to QRP SSB. Cranked the power up 
20x immediately though. Worked WX3G then WW4LL and he tried to send me up to 
40. Heard John BAI operating there at about S-1 but he never even heard me. 
Scanned 40 and made a couple and went back down to 80. Worked Paul, N4PN, 
Kirk K4RO and a few other familiar calls. QRT about 0445.

73,

Jim
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bruce Meier" <bemeier at bellsouth.net>
To: "'PVRCNC reflector'" <pvrcnc at mailman.qth.net>; <pvrc at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2012 9:45 AM
Subject: [PVRCNC] NAQP SSB NC4KW(@N1LN) M/2 LP


>
>                    North American QSO Party, SSB - January
>
> Call: NC4KW
> Operator(s): N1LN, N4YDU, W4KAZ, N4GU
> Station: N1LN
>
> Class: M/2 LP
> QTH: NC
> Operating Time (hrs): 12
>
> Summary:
> Band  QSOs  Mults
> -------------------
>  160:  107    33
>   80:  307    47
>   40:  528    58
>   20:  556    50
>   15:  260    41
>   10:  129    30
> -------------------
> Total: 1887   259  Total Score = 488,733
>
> Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club
>
> Team:
>
> Comments:
>
> If you read my NAQP-CW report from last weekend you would have seen 
> comments
> about one of my K3s failing.  Well, a BIG THANKS goes out to Elecraft for 
> a
> SAME DAY response to my request for assistance.  The K3 was back on the 
> air
> by
> last Monday night and ready for this weekend.  Try to get that response 
> from
> another Ham radio manufacturer!
>
> This was a fun 12 hours.  We didn't really have any goals set before the
> contest started, but because of the good early rates, we quickly set out
> sites
> at 2000 Qs and 500,000 points.  We missed both, but not by much.  Our 
> usual
> mults and rates on 75 and 160 were not there last night, especially in the
> last
> 2 hours.  Perhaps due to the east coast location, but not sure.  We were 
> on
> target to reach both goals until 0400 UTC. Then slow motion set in.
>
> We also had problems all day moving mults.  We certainly tried, but only a
> few
> stations moved, so that hurt our overall mult counts.
>
> None the less, the team really came together and pushed hard and had a 
> great
> time.  Thanks to all for the Qs and hope to work everyone and more in next
> weekends CQWW-160 CW.
>
> 73 from the NC4KW team,
>
> Nate N4YDU
> Kaz W4KAZ
> Mike N4GU
> Bruce N1LN
>
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