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

[Jim Jordan]

Weird. I especially looked on the low end. C'est la vie. If you lose by one 
Q I'll feel bad. I must have also tuned over you on 40 but it was already 
long by then.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nathan Moreschi" <n4ydu at yahoo.com>
To: "Jim Jordan" <k4qpl at nc.rr.com>; "Bruce Meier" <bemeier at bellsouth.net>
Cc: "'PVRCNC'" <pvrcnc at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2012 1:03 PM
Subject: Re: [PVRCNC] NAQP SSB NC4KW(@N1LN) M/2 LP


> Jim -
>
> At 0330z we were on 3665 and 7169.
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Jim Jordan
> Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2012 12:36 PM
> To: Bruce Meier
> Cc: 'PVRCNC'
> Subject: Re: [PVRCNC] NAQP SSB NC4KW(@N1LN) M/2 LP
>
> 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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