[PVRCNC] Carolina Weekend - K3TD - Part One

[Jim K4QPL]

                    South Carolina QSO Party

(As posted to 3830)

Call: K3TD

Operator(s): K4QPL

Station: K3TD

 

Class: SO MobileCW LP

QTH: SC

Operating Time (hrs): 10:20

 

Summary:

Band  CW Qs  Ph Qs  Dig Qs

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  160:    0     0       0

   80:  218     0       0

   40:  295     0       0

   20:   49     0       0

   15:    0     0       0

   10:    0     0       0

    6:    0     0       0

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Total:  562     0       0  Mults = 42  Total Score = 92,988

 

Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club

 

Comments:

 

What was going to be a leisurely start turned out to be a dash to the
starting line after the Tarheel Screwdriver couldn't find resonance points.
Turned out Murphy got into the coax jumpers overnight and a temporary power
break while connecting the second battery required an anti-theft code to
restart the NAV system. Do you remember your anti-theft code? Waking the XYL
to pull the file with the card did not make me flavor of the day. So we
started 40 minutes late as we crossed the line into MARL and then looped
into CHFD before the trek East and South along some of the worst paved roads
and loudest line noise in recent memory. Not to mention 20M was not exactly
the money band we hoped for and we had ignition noise on 15M making it a
nonstarter. It was clear that low power mobile SSB was not going to cut it
this time so Tad became full time navigator and driver with Jim being butt
in back seat for the duration.

It was amazing how well everyone copied us but we left a lot of callers down
in the noise that even the K3s couldn't tame. Apologies to all we just
couldn't bring through. Although noise persisted, 40 and 80 came up strong
in the afternoon and evening to save the day. Thanks to all the friends
following us in our Great South Carolina Road Trip. I thought for sure we'd
lose OM2VL when we went to 80M but there he was calling us in every county.
FB OM!!

Thanks to our friends South of The Border for organizing the first leg of a
great weekend. Looking forward to tomorrow and the NCQP.

73,

Tad, K3TD

Jim, K4QPL