From bill at axelrods.org  Wed Nov  1 11:44:33 2023
From: bill at axelrods.org (Bill Axelrod)
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2023 11:44:33 -0400
Subject: Reminder PVRC-NCHybrid-Zoom Meeting tomorrow 2 Nov
Message-ID: <CAJ_MLyWfdSySZ+MqdHm49swXaDjrQnEC4nvu1iwHhDDzW7gDNw@mail.gmail.com>

The PVRC-NC monthly meeting is tomorrow, Thursday 2 November.

Please join us in person or via Zoom.  There will be a special meeting with
discussions vy Jim, K4QPL, Eric NR4O, and Wayne KU4V about their adventures
at VP5M during the recent CQ WW SSB contest and award of the 2022-2023
Olympics competition medals.

What:    PVRC-NC Chapter Hybrid-Zoom Meeting
When:    Time: 2 November 2023 6:00 PM Eastern Time
         Early birds welcome at 5:30 PM.
Where:   The Hickory Tavern at 1156 Parkside Main St Cary, NC 27519 or via
Zoom.
Why:     Hot contest discussions, good food, adult beverages, the usual
tall tales,
             stories, and VP5M experiences.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86351519785?pwd=x5VJbDJaJO78JPteNnGhEh9jrzJyOs.1

73...   Bill K3WA

From k4qpl2 at gmail.com  Sun Nov  5 20:44:46 2023
From: k4qpl2 at gmail.com (James Jordan)
Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2023 20:44:46 -0500
Subject: K4QPL ARRL SS CW 2023
Message-ID: <CAMaWZHnHn9KNogO=W1Ow_CQ6a2SHWwJA8=Rj6YH4KKAB93t5eA@mail.gmail.com>

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

Class: Single Op LP
QTH: NC
Operating Time (hrs): 13

Band QSOs
160: 0
80: 23
40: 378
20: 192
15: 9
10: 20
Total: 622 Sections 81

Total Score 100,764


Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club

Goal met. Thanks for the Q'S

PVRC: Thanks for all the PVRC Q's. I'm finding SS harder to stay in the
chair every year. Struggling to maintain a 50 Q/hr LP rate is no longer
fun, but we do what we must do for the club!!

73, Jim, K4QPL

From n4ydu at yahoo.com  Sun Nov  5 21:31:17 2023
From: n4ydu at yahoo.com (Nathan Moreschi)
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2023 02:31:17 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [PVRCNC] SS CW N4YDU SOHPU
References: <1254111866.1935379.1699237877491.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1254111866.1935379.1699237877491@mail.yahoo.com>

ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW - 2023

Call: N4YDU
Operator(s): N4YDU
Station: N4YDU

Class: SO Unlimited HP
QTH: NC
Operating Time (hrs): 8
OpMode: SO2R

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
------------
  160:     
   80:   23
   40:  307
   20:  168
   15:   34
   10:    4
------------
Total:  537  Sections = 84  Total Score = 90,216

Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club

Comments:

Entertaining conditions Sunday afternoon - short hops on 20M to W3 was fun.

Missed ONN.

73,

Nate/N4YDU

From w4mps at nc.rr.com  Mon Nov  6 07:31:13 2023
From: w4mps at nc.rr.com (W4MPS)
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2023 07:31:13 -0500
Subject: CWSS
Message-ID: <CALqxZvt2toUS_XLJ_Xvc3vvLN2JVKrM4030tXpvKjk1d-JQ40A@mail.gmail.com>

Call: W4MPS
Operator(s): W4MPS
Station: W4MPS

Class: SO Unlimited LP
Class Overlay: Limited-Ant
QTH: NC
Operating Time (hrs): 15

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
------------
  160:    0
   80:    0
   40:  221
   20:  152
   15:   60
   10:   16
------------
Total:  449  Sections = 85  Total Score = 76,330

Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club

Comments:

Simple 40 Meter End Fed HW so no Q's on 80 or 160. Always amazed at how well
this simple wire antenna works. Haven't done sweeps in a couple of years, so fun
to hop back in. FTdx1200@ 90W.

From bill at axelrods.org  Mon Nov  6 11:11:03 2023
From: bill at axelrods.org (Bill Axelrod)
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2023 11:11:03 -0500
Subject: 6M openings
Message-ID: <CAJ_MLyUN3jiTE55i6NPKrfte73HvQip-qJ6L==YBQytyL53CtA@mail.gmail.com>

A surprising morning on 6 Meters.  Others here in NC and in MD have worked
TJ, 7Q, and some Western EU stations.  I was even able to print and work an
EA on my simple loop at 15 feet.

The openings have all been (typically 6M) very short.

73...   Bill K3WA

From n4tl2 at yahoo.com  Mon Nov  6 14:10:05 2023
From: n4tl2 at yahoo.com (Tom Lewis)
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2023 19:10:05 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [PVRCNC] 6M openings
In-Reply-To: <mailman.9638.1699287084.25502.pvrcnc@mailman.qth.net>
References: <mailman.9638.1699287084.25502.pvrcnc@mailman.qth.net>
Message-ID: <395372410.16794.1699297805625@mail.yahoo.com>

 I worked ZD7BG and 7Q6M.
73 Tom
    On Monday, November 6, 2023 at 11:13:32 AM EST, Bill Axelrod via PVRCNC <pvrcnc at mailman.qth.net> wrote:  
 
 A surprising morning on 6 Meters.? Others here in NC and in MD have worked
TJ, 7Q, and some Western EU stations.? I was even able to print and work an
EA on my simple loop at 15 feet.

The openings have all been (typically 6M) very short.

73...? Bill K3WA
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From n4tl2 at yahoo.com  Wed Nov  8 16:12:12 2023
From: n4tl2 at yahoo.com (Tom Lewis)
Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2023 21:12:12 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [PVRCNC] November 2023 RARS Exciter
In-Reply-To: <CAE+LM1FQLirmMK8hfb_RMvdVXt78rD+WFNQPG-RRxtF7xze+Fw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAE+LM1FQLirmMK8hfb_RMvdVXt78rD+WFNQPG-RRxtF7xze+Fw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <1931632806.632303.1699477932840@mail.yahoo.com>

 The November 2023 RARS Exciter is nowavailable.

Download it from the web at thefollowing URL:

?

https://www.rars.org/exciters/2023/RARSExciter11-2023.pdf
Ifyou find any typos, please let me know so I can fix them.



73 Tom N4TL 

RARS Exciter Editor

?



  

From k4qpl2 at gmail.com  Sun Nov 12 16:21:04 2023
From: k4qpl2 at gmail.com (James Jordan)
Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2023 16:21:04 -0500
Subject: Elecraft KPA500
Message-ID: <CAMaWZHnJxut6uGWa_2suk8Yrivw_JsiC6BOZ2ODODT=Ot-k7SQ@mail.gmail.com>

Anyone in the area repair or have troubleshooting experience for this amp?
Power on Standby HV reads " .1"
Operate gets red light and message "270V ERR"
I hate to ship the whole heavy thing back to Watsonville if there's a
component that can be changed out. I built it as a kit so I don't mind
"unbuilding" it if I know what I'm looking for.
Please reply offline.
73,
Jim, K4QPL

From dongladwell1 at gmail.com  Sun Nov 12 19:40:12 2023
From: dongladwell1 at gmail.com (Don Gladwell)
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2023 00:40:12 +0000
Subject: Fw: WAE RTTY W4BBT Single Op HP
In-Reply-To: <20231113003207.cb96328dc5276061@b4h.net>
References: <20231113003207.cb96328dc5276061@b4h.net>
Message-ID: <IA1PR20MB676048EFD4A1F6A798345EF8ABB3A@IA1PR20MB6760.namprd20.prod.outlook.com>


________________________________
From: webform at b4h.net <webform at b4h.net>
Sent: Sunday, November 12, 2023 7:32 PM
To: 3830 at contesting.com <3830 at contesting.com>; dongladwell1 at gmail.com <dongladwell1 at gmail.com>
Subject: WAE RTTY W4BBT Single Op HP

                    WAE DX Contest, RTTY - 2023

Call: W4BBT
Operator(s): W4BBT
Station: W4BBT

Class: Single Op HP
QTH: NC
Operating Time (hrs): 21:42

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  QTCs  Mults
-------------------------
   80:
   40:
   20:
   15:
   10:
-------------------------
Total:  929   538   393  Total Score = 394,825

Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club

Comments:

First time using QTC and it was different.  Sorry to anyone that I screwed up.

Had a good time competing with Eric NR4O on the online scoreboard even if he
didn't know it was a competition.  It went back and forth on Saturday but I knew
he would get me on Sunday, and he did.

Thanks to all the PVRC members for their Qs.

Band conditions were not that great, especially when RX/TX QTCs.

Was able to contact several JA and even did QTC with one of them.  Also tried
QTC with a ZL but conditions on his end weren't good enough.

Good time had by all.

73, Don W4BBT


Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at: http://www.3830scores.com/

From k4qpl2 at gmail.com  Sun Nov 12 20:50:39 2023
From: k4qpl2 at gmail.com (James Jordan)
Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2023 20:50:39 -0500
Subject: KPA500 error
Message-ID: <CAMaWZHkZnuYtwzwrMB=wVYqYknuuZ0_hgYDZq8B_KhoAm=iFwA@mail.gmail.com>

Problem solved!
Hard to believe, but after years that the cover interlock worked properly,
and assuming it engaged with the top screwed down, it didn't. Guy, K2AV,
suggested checking it again so I took off the cover and actuated the
microswitch. HV came on as normal. Looking closely there are only a couple
millimeters between off and on. Over time either the top warped a mm or the
actuator arm weaked a mm or two or both, but it was just barely not
closing. This amp has had a hard life traveling to VP5 and being exposed to
salt air, so some mechanical issues are not surprising.
I put a couple layers of Scotch rubber tape on the underside to make the
top thicker and now the switch closes with the top screwed down. Frankly,
it's a pretty kluge design not to have a more positive action on the
interlock, but discovering it without a trip to Watsonville was a huge
relief.
Thanks again to those who responded offline.
73,
Jim K4QPL VP5M

From kilo4tmc at gmail.com  Mon Nov 13 14:19:04 2023
From: kilo4tmc at gmail.com (Henry Pollock - K4TMC)
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2023 14:19:04 -0500
Subject: October 2023 CQ Amateur Radio found
Message-ID: <CAGJtcTcupySXZVUqJvqZVtccOfweiR9bdgfYHb3BD4Mvpx0KDQ@mail.gmail.com>

With 36 issues left on my 5-year subscription, it is becoming more
difficult to find current issues. It sure would be nice if CQ could send
out a broadcast email to subscribers when the issues are available on Zinio.

Seems that the Zinio format for CQ has changed. I finally was able to see
that the Oct issue was there; however, when you select the mag it goes to a
Buy Issue or Subscribe option. Before, the complete mag file was available
for a page by page view.  Lower on the page is an In This Issue of only 6
articles.  But on the right side is a View All link.  That takes you to a
page with a lot more articles and I assume that is a complete list;
however, there is not an obvious article that includes the Table of
Contents, so I have to wonder if everything is there.

This all brings up the question - Is the printed copy no longer available?

And...it's now November 13 and the November issue is no where to be found
on Zinio.

73,
Henry - K4TMC

From kilo4tmc at gmail.com  Mon Nov 13 14:34:36 2023
From: kilo4tmc at gmail.com (Henry Pollock - K4TMC)
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2023 14:34:36 -0500
Subject: October 2023 CQ Amateur Radio found - Follow-up
Message-ID: <CAGJtcTeyO48SATSyDR+iqacKnegbOLay+VzR4kaZzxYrDZkHmA@mail.gmail.com>

Now, I am really ticked-off!  I started reading the individual
articles...and after the 5th one, I cannot see the complete article
anymore.  Even though I am signed into my account, it says "I have reached
my limit of free articles. Subscribe..." There is a "Save Article" button,
but it only saves the preview portion that was already readable on the View
All page.

Is anyone else having this problem?

73,
Henry - K4TMC

From kilo4tmc at gmail.com  Tue Nov 14 09:54:43 2023
From: kilo4tmc at gmail.com (Henry Pollock - K4TMC)
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2023 09:54:43 -0500
Subject: CQ Amateur Radio Magazine - Positive Update
Message-ID: <CAGJtcTfnmVj81swC1hzUXbOfibsUkuk_r+Z6DJK6VGfSCjPaoQ@mail.gmail.com>

Well this is interesting...today I went back to Zinio, signed in, went to
My Library, and there was the October issue in its page by page view.
Yesterday, only the issues up to September were there. I don't know what
was wrong yesterday, but I'm a happy camper now.

Maybe we'll see the November issue before Christmas...

73,
Henry - K4TMC

From bill at axelrods.org  Tue Nov 14 10:36:37 2023
From: bill at axelrods.org (Bill Axelrod)
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2023 10:36:37 -0500
Subject: [PVRC] CQ Amateur Radio Magazine - Positive Update
In-Reply-To: <CAGJtcTfnmVj81swC1hzUXbOfibsUkuk_r+Z6DJK6VGfSCjPaoQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAGJtcTfnmVj81swC1hzUXbOfibsUkuk_r+Z6DJK6VGfSCjPaoQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAJ_MLyV=tYJVnSJORTtHgWe8muyJQTHwb+70VhxAaOs+aXHs5A@mail.gmail.com>

Henry,

       You are better off than I am.  I can't even find
CQ magazine on Zineo.  Money down the toilet.

73...   Bill K3WA


On Tue, Nov 14, 2023, 9:54 AM Henry Pollock - K4TMC <kilo4tmc at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Well this is interesting...today I went back to Zinio, signed in, went to
> My Library, and there was the October issue in its page by page view.
> Yesterday, only the issues up to September were there. I don't know what
> was wrong yesterday, but I'm a happy camper now.
>
> Maybe we'll see the November issue before Christmas...
>
> 73,
> Henry - K4TMC
>
>

From k4qpl2 at gmail.com  Wed Nov 15 10:00:25 2023
From: k4qpl2 at gmail.com (James Jordan)
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2023 10:00:25 -0500
Subject: CQWPX CW 2023
Message-ID: <81F40F49-C7DC-4977-8E64-2BD91937DFDF@gmail.com>

I sent the following to team members 
John, K4BAI; Dave, N4CWZ; and Daryl, WT3K:
> 
> It?s official. Congratulations team for winning world M/S LP. Another achievement for ?The little station that could.? Great ops are the key. I look forward to hanging another plaque at Harbour Rock!
Scores went 75% PVRC and 25% to my home state via K4BAI to SECC.
73,
Jim K4QPL VP5M 


From bill at axelrods.org  Wed Nov 15 12:12:13 2023
From: bill at axelrods.org (Bill Axelrod)
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2023 12:12:13 -0500
Subject: [PVRC] CQWPX CW 2023
In-Reply-To: <81F40F49-C7DC-4977-8E64-2BD91937DFDF@gmail.com>
References: <81F40F49-C7DC-4977-8E64-2BD91937DFDF@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAJ_MLyVE0RQ9fkT5es3A=z3U84Szg9y6=m-iJfh+Tgn45DKuCw@mail.gmail.com>

Wow!  Way to go.

73...   Bill K3WA

On Wed, Nov 15, 2023, 10:00 AM James Jordan <k4qpl2 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I sent the following to team members
> John, K4BAI; Dave, N4CWZ; and Daryl, WT3K:
> >
> > It?s official. Congratulations team for winning world M/S LP. Another
> achievement for ?The little station that could.? Great ops are the key. I
> look forward to hanging another plaque at Harbour Rock!
> Scores went 75% PVRC and 25% to my home state via K4BAI to SECC.
> 73,
> Jim K4QPL VP5M
>
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From bill at axelrods.org  Thu Nov 16 07:10:52 2023
From: bill at axelrods.org (Bill Axelrod)
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2023 07:10:52 -0500
Subject: Fwd: [PVRC] PVRC Scholarship Fund Drive Status
In-Reply-To: <CAB0HKYGE7nxASr0iRxTVsWD0cfAqB86ipjC_Bn2uNKGnUgGMqw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAB0HKYGE7nxASr0iRxTVsWD0cfAqB86ipjC_Bn2uNKGnUgGMqw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAJ_MLyXw6K4UtnMqk=gbaYqGr-+Xe0VuPyU8zR8hiuLYf78FfQ@mail.gmail.com>

Let's double down on this scholarship drive and help out our future!

73...   Bill K3WA

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: T.H. Bauer <thbauer at gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Nov 15, 2023 at 8:00?PM
Subject: [PVRC] PVRC Scholarship Fund Drive Status
To: PVRC Reflector <pvrc at mailman.qth.net>


To ALL PVRC Members:


We have one month left for the 2023 PVRC Scholarship Drive. Our goal is to
equal the amount donated to WRTC last year - $4000. We are only halfway to
that goal,

and that is thanks to a couple of generous donors. Every donation, small or
large, makes a difference! Everyone can help by contributing, and they are
all needed if

we are to make our goal.



Why is donating to the PVRC Scholarship Fund important? The scholarships
awarded help young hams meet the expenses of their education AND are a
pathway to

engaging them into becoming PVRC members/contesters. That is just as
important as supporting our members who go to WRTC. Without engaging new
contesters

through our scholarships, PVRC has no future. So, let?s all invest at least
a little bit in our future. Each of your officers has done so. Join us.



How do you make your donation? A complete description of how to make your
contribution is in the scholarship article in the September 2023 PVRC
Newsletter.

But here is the quick and easy way:

Phone Kevin Beal, K8EAL, at the ARRL Foundation. Kevin will accept your
donation via credit card over the phone, easy-peasy. Here is Kevin?s
number: 860-594-0317;

leave a voicemail if he is not there, and he will call you back.



REMEMBER, your contribution is tax deductible.



Thank you for making this scholarship drive a success.

73, Happy Thanksgiving!
---
Ted   WA3AER
PVRC Treasurer

From bill at axelrods.org  Sun Nov 19 10:04:15 2023
From: bill at axelrods.org (Bill Axelrod)
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2023 10:04:15 -0500
Subject: K3WA in 2023 SS SSB contest
Message-ID: <CAJ_MLyVM50d_aZvYCbauAFLr177j1frsjMQvvK6LTbf3i0LLRw@mail.gmail.com>

Soapbox:  Very limited time - only two hours - spent that much time
cleaning up my microphone

Details:

K3WA SOHP-Assisted
Pittsboro, NC
Limited antenna overlay

Contest: SS SSB
 Band     QSOs     Pts  Sec
     7            16      32   10
    14           37      74   26
    21           14      28   11
    28            8      16    5
 Total         75     150   52
Claimed Score: 7,800

Rig:  Flex 6600, Power Genius amp
Antenna:  Flagpole

73...   Bill K3WA

From bill at axelrods.org  Sun Nov 19 10:33:49 2023
From: bill at axelrods.org (Bill Axelrod)
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2023 10:33:49 -0500
Subject: PVRC-NC December 2023 Monthly Meeting
Message-ID: <CAJ_MLyVrCi9GGwdZO37iFW-KDEygdtw0kQAAvtQ9xobMKtPxkA@mail.gmail.com>

Oh boy!  December is coming and with it is the PVRC-NC December meeting.
December includes the 10 and 160 meter contests, Christmas, the Stew Perry
160 contest, good food, family gatherings, and, of course, our last meeting
for 2023.  Come on down, and don't forget all the stories you forgot to
mention all year long!

The PVRC North Carolina Chapter invites you to our December scheduled
chapter hybrid-Zoom meeting.

What:    PVRC-NC Chapter Hybrid-Zoom Meeting
When:    Time: 7 December 2023 6:00 PM Eastern Time
               Early birds welcome at 5:30 PM.
Where:   The Hickory Tavern at 1156 Parkside Main St Cary, NC 27519 or via
Zoom.
Why:      Hot contest discussions, good food, adult beverages, the usual
tall tales,
               stories, and dreams for Christmas.  And of course our last
meeting for 2023

Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 862 4430 6521
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73...   Bill K3WA

From dongladwell1 at gmail.com  Sun Nov 19 20:18:49 2023
From: dongladwell1 at gmail.com (Don Gladwell)
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2023 01:18:49 +0000
Subject: Fw: SS SSB W4BBT Single Op HP
In-Reply-To: <20231120010244.54b31f1724086175@b4h.net>
References: <20231120010244.54b31f1724086175@b4h.net>
Message-ID: <IA1PR20MB6760BAF838FE3B209341214BABB4A@IA1PR20MB6760.namprd20.prod.outlook.com>


________________________________
From: webform at b4h.net <webform at b4h.net>
Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2023 8:02 PM
To: 3830 at contesting.com <3830 at contesting.com>; dongladwell1 at gmail.com <dongladwell1 at gmail.com>
Subject: SS SSB W4BBT Single Op HP

                    ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, SSB - 2023

Call: W4BBT
Operator(s): W4BBT
Station: W4BBT

Class: Single Op HP
QTH: NC
Operating Time (hrs): 4:42

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
------------
  160:
   80:   14
   40:   40
   20:   36
   15:   10
   10:
------------
Total:  100  Sections = 52  Total Score = 10,400

Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club

Comments:

All S&P when I had time.

73, Don W4BBT


Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at: http://www.3830scores.com/

From k4qpl2 at gmail.com  Sun Nov 19 22:01:06 2023
From: k4qpl2 at gmail.com (James Jordan)
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2023 22:01:06 -0500
Subject: [PVRCNC] PVRC-NC December 2023 Monthly Meeting
In-Reply-To: <mailman.11285.1700408053.25502.pvrcnc@mailman.qth.net>
References: <mailman.11285.1700408053.25502.pvrcnc@mailman.qth.net>
Message-ID: <E16D3F1E-30BB-4CE7-A3B3-B133BA7E0DFB@gmail.com>

I don?t ALWAYS practice what I preach, but if you?re in the area, invest a gallon or so of gas, get some food and a drink and come to the meeting in person. There?s nothing like an eyeball QSO. Also, the restaurant has been generous so far letting us use the private room when it?s nowhere near capacity. Otherwise we could be back to zoom meetings only. 
Hope to see y?all there!
73,
Jim K4QPL 
BTW listen out for me SO VP5M in WW CW. 


Sent from my iPhone

> On Nov 19, 2023, at 10:34 AM, Bill Axelrod via PVRCNC <pvrcnc at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
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From kilo4tmc at gmail.com  Tue Nov 21 08:57:33 2023
From: kilo4tmc at gmail.com (Henry Pollock - K4TMC)
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2023 08:57:33 -0500
Subject: ARRL 2023 SS SSB SOLP - K4TMC - 1st Clean Sweep
Message-ID: <CAGJtcTdgqveUiV2F26TWQcdwwh97ZEVsTNG1Mg3GGrsVFyfFeQ@mail.gmail.com>

Call: K4TMC
Operator(s): K4TMC
Station: K4TMC

Class: Single Op LP
QTH: NC
Operating Time (hrs): 17

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
------------
  160:    0
   80:    0
   40:   45
   20:  325
   15:   90
   10:    8
------------
Total:  468  Sections = 85  Total Score = 79,560

Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club

Wow?My first ever Clean Sweep without even trying hard!  This trip to the
Atlantic Beach, NC sand dune was still 50/50 until Wednesday afternoon
before the contest. With the recent change by ARRL to use a 250-mile club
circle, it made the decision to do more ARRL contests from the sand dune
site an easier decision.  So, with the XYL and dog Zoe, off to the beach we
went mid-day Thursday.

Sage advice from fellow PVRCers and a review of the Sweepstakes map on page
3 of the Nov PVRC Newsletter made it clear that I needed to have antennas
oriented to the NE and NW.  But I could not ignore the hotbeds on the west
coast and the smaller scattered areas in the SE. So I quickly decided to
deploy two BuddiHex triband antennas, making them instantly selected via a
manual coax switch on the operating table between the rig and laptop. Based
on reported results from the CW portion of the contest, it was clear that
20M was going to be my money band, but I wanted to quickly keep a check on
10 and 15, which turned out to be a wise decision.

I spent all day Friday erecting the two BuddiHexs and a 40M EFHW inverted-L
and running coax to the operating table.  Even though it was only 70
degrees, the humidity was high, and some of the summertime biting insects
were still around.  It did not take long to break into a sweat and retreat
to the inside for a cool-off period. Thank goodness for the blessing of the
wind gods?there was no wind Friday, Saturday or Sunday.  Push-up masts are
no fun when top-loaded and winds are creating side loads. My luck ran out
on Monday morning as I took down the antennas.  But taking them down in
winds is easier than trying to raise them.

The contest started a little slow?trying to find a good spot on 20. Plus I
had powerline-like noise of S-5 to 8 on 20 and S-9 on 40M, which plagued me
most of the contest. It stopped for only brief times.  I ran on 20 around
14.245 until 0100 with only a few excursions to 15 and 10 to see what I
might be missing?not much.  Some time on 40 made me go back to 20 where the
line noise was slightly less. And, I kept racking-up mults.  Sometime late
Sunday morning I realized I had 70+ mults.  I looked at the list of mults
needed and realized I needed more West Coast-area mults.  So, I made a
strategic decision to move to 15M where I was hearing more West Coast
stations, and a brief time on 10.  I did a combination of running and S&P.
I quickly added ID, EB, PAC, BC, SCV, SB, SV, & AK. Then back to 20 and
snagged ONN and MB.  Another shift to 15 and got SF and SDG?and that was
it, at 2039 Sunday afternoon. No assistance, no self-spotting, just pure
BIC running and some mixed-band S&P.  Now if I can just get N1MM+ to score
this correctly. The Multipliers window shows all 85 mults worked; however
the Score shows only 84 worked.  A cross-check of the log mults versus a
list of sections note all 85 sections worked. I feel confident that I
worked all 85 sections, although some were only one QSO per section.  So, I
continued until 2330 Sunday evening doing S&P, trying to add more duplicate
contacts in some of the rarer sections.

Thanks for all of the fellow PVRC contacts.

Rig: Elecraft K3+/100w with Heil HC-4 mic element

Antennas: Two Buddipole BuddiHex (tri-band wires only), one at 32 ft AGL
oriented W/NW and one at 20 ft AGL oriented NE; PAR end fed half wave
(EF40) inverted-L with base at 9 ft AGL on 33 ft fiberglass pole.

73,

Henry ? K4TMC

From bill at axelrods.org  Sun Nov 26 17:18:40 2023
From: bill at axelrods.org (Bill Axelrod)
Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2023 17:18:40 -0500
Subject: K3WA in CQ WW CW contest
Message-ID: <CAJ_MLyXXVVnnknnK9J=L_pTMHbaskvb0CFBn4Gv+QnR0qnwAxA@mail.gmail.com>

Soapbox:  How do you know when conditions are excellent?  When you can work
25 countries on 80 meters and gather over 1M points on all bands with your
24 ft flagpole in a single contest.  Well, the conditions were excellent.
And it's been a long time since they were this good.  Between visiting XYL
every day at the Physical Rehab facility and 15 hours in this contest, it
has been a full and fulfilling weekend.

Call: K3WA
Operator(s): K3WA

Class: SO(A)AB HP
QTH: NC
Operating Time (hrs): 15

Club:  Potomac Valley Radio Club

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Zones  Countries
------------------------------
  160:    0      0         0
   80:   38      8        25
   40:  135    14       65
   20:  167    26       79
   15:  182    27       87
   10:  295    28       97
------------------------------
Total:  817   103      353  Total Score = 1,044,696

Rig:  Flex 6600, Power Genius Amp
Antenna:  24 ft Flagpole

73...   Bill K3WA

From k4qpl2 at gmail.com  Sun Nov 26 21:45:40 2023
From: k4qpl2 at gmail.com (James Jordan)
Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2023 21:45:40 -0500
Subject: CQ WW CW VP5M (K4QPL)
Message-ID: <CAMaWZHnJWzKLu0X27mpxAHq3sPtuRQiLgjw=v92PC16RotmE2w@mail.gmail.com>

Call: VP5M
Operator(s): K4QPL
Station: VP5/K4QPL

Class: SOAB HP
Class Overlay: Classic
QTH: VP5
Operating Time (hrs): 24.2
Location: Other North America

Summary:   Compare Scores
Band QSOs Zones Countries
160: 120 9 14
80: 231 11 42
40: 553 22 67
20: 878 23 71
15: 499 28 68
10: 405 22 58
Total: 2686 115 320 Total Score 2,694,825


Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club

Comments:     [email]     2023-11-27 02:18:20
I started last years soapbox with"What a fun contest!" This year I can only
say, "What a crazy contest."
This year I had better low band antennas (big shout out to Guy, K2AV, who
engineered fine tuning of the 160 inverted L and an inverted L for 80M).
Both were improved from last year and we have plans for even better on 80m
for future contests.
I think conditions were even better than last year with the high bands open
to the world at almost the same time for hours on end.
And, for the first time I went high power (500 watts) to play with the big
boys.

So what could go wrong and what's crazy?

I learned last year that my mult count was low and my Q count high which
cost me in the final points. In classic overlay there's no spots and only
one radio. So I did it the old fashioned way. Ran to get mults on 80 and
160. Probably stayed too long there enjoying the new antennas. Then I S&P'd
through the other bands to grab the mults I missed before. Boy was I
successful doing that. Mult count way up. Again, I probably spent too much
time doing that as my Q total was down by more than 700 and overall 100k
points down.

Finally, my lack of hardball pileup skills,wide-band ears and insufficient
memory database caught up with me big time. Extra power and great
conditions attracted swarms of callers to my single-chance VP5 mult like
flies to S_______! 20-30 callers on or near my frequency made my little off
frequency tuning ineffective from my method with LP. I simply cannot handle
20 or 30 caller pileups that go from huge to unmanageable. My rate would
drop from 300 in a moderate pileup to 150 or less trying to sort out the
QRM and almost always only getting a partial. At one point on 15M I gave
up, in my head told everyone where to go, and went back to S&P where I
could get a rate around 100 dropping the VP5M call and clearing my
headache.
Maybe next year I can compromise my strategy, improve my skills, and get
back to a fun contest.
73 and thanks to everyone for hanging in there in the pileups and my
apologies to those of you I never got in the log.
Jim K4QPL  VP5M

From k4qpl2 at gmail.com  Mon Nov 27 11:50:39 2023
From: k4qpl2 at gmail.com (James Jordan)
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2023 11:50:39 -0500
Subject: CQWW CW (Pileups)
Message-ID: <2F4BC9EE-D6F8-400C-A457-98740524FE71@gmail.com>

Bruce N1LN nailed it in his report:

?I do have to make one negative comment. Yes, I like pile-ups and I also like to work through the pile-ups. What I do not like is when I try to pull out a call by sending a partial call or perhaps even one letter, most of callers just continue to send their call that does not resemble the partial I sent. The rate goes to hell and, unfortunately, some of the, better behaved callers leave. 
Who knows if they ever come back. If stations without the partial call letters would STOP calling, I could work through the complete pile-up much faster and everyone would benefit.?

Ideal conditions make pileups bigger which also adds to the load on the run station. I tried everything to control these rude callers mostly to no avail. Trying to work a rare mult with this dude repeatedly sending his unrelated call. Often a string of dits followed by the partial helps. In that case I sent his call and ?SHUT UP? He did!
As SO unassisted and a forlorn hope to place Classic Overlay I recorded my audio per WW rules. I wish these lids could hear themselves and me trying to work through them. Oh well, as they say in Ireland,
?C?est la damn vie?
73,
Jim K4QPL VP5M

Sent from my iPhone

From bill at axelrods.org  Thu Nov 30 16:47:25 2023
From: bill at axelrods.org (Bill Axelrod)
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2023 16:47:25 -0500
Subject: 160M Contest
Message-ID: <CAJ_MLyUxMv0zirtVJgj-qxhxbY6Paf0X=eWEUDY8Q3ALZZ-UqQ@mail.gmail.com>

Starts tomorrow at 5 PM.

I'll be operating remotely using the K3AJ station.

Let's light up the band!  Please remember that this is a 5M contest.
73...   Bill

From k4qpl2 at gmail.com  Thu Nov 30 17:51:44 2023
From: k4qpl2 at gmail.com (James Jordan)
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2023 17:51:44 -0500
Subject: 160M Contest
In-Reply-To: <CAJ_MLyUxMv0zirtVJgj-qxhxbY6Paf0X=eWEUDY8Q3ALZZ-UqQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAJ_MLyUxMv0zirtVJgj-qxhxbY6Paf0X=eWEUDY8Q3ALZZ-UqQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <FC84C263-1971-46EA-B1CC-CE4457B176E1@gmail.com>

Too bad I couldn?t toss out our non-ham guests at Harbour Rock this week and do it from VP5M ??. Maybe next year. 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Nov 30, 2023, at 4:47?PM, Bill Axelrod <bill at axelrods.org> wrote:
> 
> ?Starts tomorrow at 5 PM.
> 
> I'll be operating remotely using the K3AJ station.
> 
> Let's light up the band!  Please remember that this is a 5M contest.
> 73...   Bill

