[PVRCNC] K4FQU 1A Field Day

[Jim Jordan]

Good show, gang, but too bad that dupe deprived you of an even 1500 Q's!

 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Barts" <mike at bentwire.net>
To: "PVRCNC reflector" <pvrcnc at mailman.qth.net>; <pvrc at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 8:33 PM
Subject: [PVRCNC] K4FQU 1A Field Day


> 
>         ARRL Section : NC
>         Club/Team :  Carolina Contest Consortium
>         Software : N1MM Logger V12.6.1
> 
>         Band  Mode  QSOs    Pts
>          3.5  CW     222     444
>          3.5  LSB    181     181
>            7  CW     440     880
>            7  LSB    164     164
>           14  CW     231     462
>           14  USB    141     141
>           21  CW      45      90
>           21  USB     63      63
>           50  CW       4       8
>           50  USB      8      16
>        Total  Both  1499    2449
> 
> 
>             Score : 4,898
> 
> The motley crew of N4YDU, W4KAZ, and N4GU took K4FQU on its first 
> foray for the Carolina Contest Consortium/Lost Island DX Society in 
> Field Day. Our goals for this year were: 1) have fun, 2) not work 
> (and sweat) too hard, and 3) have fun.
> 
> We had a great site at Franklinton High School, thanks to N4YDU; 
> basically flat, shaded, and tall pines for hanging wires. A couple of 
> ladder line fed wires for HF and a dipole for 6m made for a 
> relatively quick setup (and take down). As others have observed, 15 
> was anemic and 10 was MIA. 40m was the money band for us.
> 
> Weather was about as good as you could ask for Field Day. We had just 
> the right balance of work and fun. We could improve our 6m antenna, 
> but having the 6m rig running was probably as much a distraction as 
> anything. It was neat to work OX and XE on 6m.
> 
> 
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