PVRCNC Digest, Vol 253, Issue 13

Mon Feb 24 15:27:54 EST 2025

Thank you Marc and all the Carolina guys and gals for another fun NCQP. My first time not being out there swapping pileups with Bert and Jim. But the opportunity to be in Turks and Caicos for the weekend before ARRL was too good to pass up. 
Propagation from here was excellent and many times N4CW was as loud as anyone on the bands. Receiving is always tough with a mobile antenna (as I also know) and I know he was sorry to miss a few in the “Peloton” that I could hear calling. Much quieter Sunday than Saturday when I could make no headway in CQ 160 SSB from here. 
Thanks for all the Qs and figuring out that this crazy V call was not a special event Canadian. 
Not quite sure how to classify as we weren’t NC and we weren’t single op. I’ll work on the log soon. 
73,
Jim K4QPL.   VP5M

Sent from my iPhone

> On Feb 24, 2025, at 12:39 PM, W4MPS <w4mps at nc.rr.com> wrote:
> 
> Another great NCQP !  And thanks to Jim VP5M for the Q's. I have to admit,
> my brain wasn't expecting a carribean call so I'm embarrassed to say that I
> had to ask Jim for a repeat as I figured it must be a VE... Duh. Operated
> from home as W4C this year as I stepped aside after 12 years on the NCQP
> committee. Had fun as usual but an antenna glitch wasted an hour which
> could have been put to good use. Luckily, all's well. Simple fix which is
> usually the case (just gotta find it). Kudos to Bert and Jim. They are true
> road warriors. Yay for us old farts.
> 
> All CW/ Low power
> FT-710 testing 3 antennas - elevated 20M vertical / 40M doublet / 71 ft end
> fed sloper on my postage stamp HOA lot.
> 
> 80M= 57
> 40M=180
> 20M=140
> 15M=32
> 10M=4
> Total Q's 413 / 82 mults
> 
> 73
> Marc, W4MPS
> 
> 
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>> Today's Topics:
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>>   1. AG4TT NAQP RTTY (James Jordan)
>>   2. FW: NCQP W4BBT SO SSB HP (Don Gladwell)
>>   3. K3WA in NC QSO Party (Bill Axelrod)
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>> Message: 1
>> Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2025 15:52:29 -0500
>> From: James Jordan <k4qpl2 at gmail.com>
>> To: PVRC Submissions <pvrc at mailman.qth.net>, PVRCNC
>>        <pvrcnc at mailman.qth.net>
>> Subject: AG4TT NAQP RTTY
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>> 
>> The not so subtle references to the illustrious VP5M team, two of whom
>> admittedly jumped ship to escape from the freezing corn crib, requires a
>> response to the allegedly humorous allegations that humans should not be
>> drawn to outstanding propagation, nice weather, etc. where the only thing
>> cold is the local beer at the beachside bar where pre-contest strategy was
>> hashed out.
>> 
>> The alleged perps, a/k/a KU4V and NR4O, have instructed me to pass on their
>> feelings of remorse in appropriate language which is something on the order
>> of: "Our hearts bleed for you and Dave" and "Get over it!"
>> Not sure if that's the exact translation after a bit of literary license
>> while contemplating the response with T firmly inserted in C.
>> 73,
>> Jim K4QPL   VP5M
>> 
>> 
>> ------------------------------
>> 
>> Message: 2
>> Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2025 20:09:09 -0500
>> From: "Don Gladwell" <dongladwell1 at gmail.com>
>> To: <pvrcnc at mailman.qth.net>
>> Subject: FW: NCQP W4BBT SO SSB HP
>> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: webform at b4h.net <webform at b4h.net>
>> Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2025 8:06 PM
>> To: dongladwell1 at gmail.com
>> Subject: NCQP W4BBT SO SSB HP
>> 
>>                    North Carolina QSO Party - 2025
>> 
>> Call: W4BBT
>> Operator(s): W4BBT
>> Station: W4BBT
>> 
>> Class: SO SSB HP
>> QTH: NC
>> Operating Time (hrs): 4:30
>> 
>> Summary:
>> Band  CW Qs  Ph Qs  Dig Qs
>> ----------------------------
>>   80:          60
>>   40:         127
>>   20:          83
>>   15:
>>   10:
>>    6:
>>    2:
>> ----------------------------
>> Total:   0     270      0  Mults = 82  Total Score = 44,330
>> 
>> Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club
>> 
>> Comments:
>> 
>> Got a late start due to church but 20, 40 and 80 were very good for
>> running.
>> 
>> Thanks of all the Q's.
>> 
>> Equipment:
>> Kenwood TS-590SG
>> ZS6BKW antenna @ 50' as inverted "V"
>> Elecraft KPA500/KAT500 Amp/Tuner
>> 
>> 
>> Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at: http://www.3830scores.com/
>> 
>> 
>> 
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>> 
>> Message: 3
>> Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2025 20:30:12 -0500
>> From: Bill Axelrod <bill at axelrods.org>
>> To: PVRC NC <pvrcnc at mailman.qth.net>, PVRC <pvrc at mailman.qth.net>
>> Subject: K3WA in NC QSO Party
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>> 
>> Soapbox:  Always fun.  A lot of DX this year.  Fewer Qs than last year.
>> Operated five hours, mostly running.  Seemed like a dupe fest.  Some (even
>> NC stations diped 4 to 5 times.  Ugg.
>> 
>> Details:
>> 
>> K3WA/4
>> SO HP AB CW
>> 
>> Band  CW Qs
>> 40        133
>> 20        180
>> 15           7
>> 10           5
>> 
>> Claimed score 77,025
>> 
>> Rig:  Flex 8600, Power Genius Amp, Tuner Genius Tuner
>> Antenna:  24 ft flap pole.  Fried Balun during Saturday's NAQP so couldn't
>> use 80M.
>> 
>> 73...   Bill
>> 
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