[SOC] W1SOC in FOC Bill Windle QSO Party

[BP]

            FOCBWQP Score Summary Sheet

        Start Date : 2012-09-22

     CallSign Used : W1SOC
       Operator(s) : N4BP

Operator Category : SINGLE-OP-ASSISTED
              Band : ALL
             Power : HIGH
              Mode : CW
  Default Exchange : Name
        Gridsquare : EL96UD

              Name : Bob Patten
           Address : 2841 N.W. 112 Terrace
    City/State/Zip : Plantation, FL  33323
           Country : USA

      ARRL Section : SFL
         Club/Team : Second Class Operators Club
          Software : N1MM Logger V12.9.2

         Band    QSOs     FOC
          3.5      12       9
            7      88      57
           14     161      92
           21     119      68
           28      70      31
        Total     450     257

             Score : 257

               Rig : Elecraft K3, Ameritron AL-1500

          Antennas : Cushcraft A4S, 40/80 Coax Trap Dipole

           Soapbox : 2012 Sep Bill Windle FOC QSO Party
Major rain storm on Saturday morning.  Even though the A4S trap
drain holes are properly oriented, they must have filled with
water as the SWR went sky high on 20 & 15.  I plodded along with
what power the beam would accept and it took until about 4PM for
the SWR to drop to normal.  Than the rain started again with
accompanying S9+ rain static!  Very frustrating.  Worked many
FOC members on four bands and N2KW on five.  As usual, FOC
members took the "Second Class Operators Club" call in stride
and made me feel welcome.
On the plus side: Lake Okeechobee which has been in drought condx
for years is now above normal.

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73,     Bob Patten, N4BP                Plantation, FL

E-Mail :   n4bp at arrl.net                Website: http://www.qsl.net/n4bp
SOC #1          ARS #799                QRP ARCI #3412       FISTS #7871
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