North American QSO Party, SSB
Call: KA1ARB
Operator(s): KA1ARB
Station: KA1ARB
Class: Single Op LP
QTH: NC
Operating Time (hrs): 8.5
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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160: 6 5
80: 346 37
40: 122 30
20: 118 36
15: 25 9
10:
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Total: 617 117 Total Score = 72,189
Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club
Team: Team VoxLox
Comments:
This was one of those days that was both painful and fun at the same time. The
highlights included my best run ever! I spent 2 hours with very few CQs -
people were calling in as fast as I could work them. And this was on 80
meters, with S9+ noise plus static crashes. Lowlights were many mechanical
breakdowns - bad mic cable, bad mic, bad 40 meter dipole, and bad antenna
switch - that were all topped off by our well pump dying just as the contest
began and leaving us with no water. So far, I have fixed them all but the
water pump.
Even with the high noise, 80 meters was the hot band here. I never could get
anything going on 15 meters, and I missed much of the daylight operating due to
all the problems. I milked 20 meters for all I could before it died, but I
didn't get to 40 meters until well after dark. There were mostly west coasters
by then, and I missed all of the in-close 40 meter mults. Had a few short runs
on 40, but mostly bounced between 40 and 80, S&P and running. Loaded up my 80
dipole for a few 160 QSOs and mults. Several times I had to force myself to
keep at it, and I kept telling myself that I promised Team VoxLox that I'd give
a full effort and I didn't want to let them down. It felt like going to the gym
- I don't always want to go, but I'm always glad that I did.
Next time, besides having my station and my house working for the contest, I'm
going to hit the low bands a bit before dark to pick up those mults, and I will
make a list of the tougher mults to ask them to move to other bands.
But, all these challenges keep it interesting and fun. Thanks for all the
QSOs!
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