[PVRCNC] SS CW K4QPL SO QRP

[James Jordan]

Call: K4QPL
Operator(s): K4QPL
Station: K4QPL

Class: Single Op QRP
QTH: North Carolina
Operating Time (hrs): 16.5
OpMode: SO2R

Summary:   Compare Scores
Band QSOs
160: 0
80: 107
40: 231
20: 120
15: 42
10: 1
Total: 501 Sections 80 Total Score 80,160

Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club
Comments:    2022-11-07 02:40:07
It was a very good year for QRP and there should be some high scores.
Multiple bands being open spreads everyone out so 5 watts stands a chance
of being heard, at least some times. Missed what should have been some easy
mults like EWA and QC. Oh well. SO2R made a big difference, but I can't
stay in the chair for long hours like in the olden days so I gave up my
chance to be competitive by taking a LOT of breaks. My target was 500 Q's
and a nice round score but a last minute caller came through on my 80M run
and I couldn't disappoint him. Log checking will of course cut me down.
Golden logs are not in my vocabulary.
I continue to be puzzled by how many ops copy you perfectly while others in
the same area with a relatively clear channel CQ in your face. I suspect it
is in the receivers that can't handle adjacent strong signals and overload
the AGC. Or maybe it's something between the ears of the operators.
For a completely different game I'll be VP5M in CQ WW CW. Rock on!
Thanks for the Q's.
73/72,
Jim K4QPL