North Carolina QSO Party
Call: N8II
Operator(s): N8II
Station: N8II
Class: SO Mixed LP
QTH: WV
Operating Time (hrs): ~7
Summary:
Band CW Qs Ph Qs Dig Qs
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80: 16 24
40: 47 69
20: 14 2
15:
10:
6:
2:
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Total: 77 95 0 Mults = 66 Total Score = 28,623
Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club
Comments:
Wx was lousy, snow to sleet to freezing rain which never changed to rain as
forecast. I had some ice on antennas, but it was not a serious problem. There
was plenty of ice on the ground! I spent about 20 minutes or so shoveling crud
only to have the rain glaze over it all again. I forgot about the QP, and was
not really motivated to push it hard anyway, so first QSO was 77 minutes after
the starting gun. The K index was 2-3 as I recall and absorption was high.
There was a huge amount of activity on 20 I could not touch with 100 W on
backscatter, an amp with KW would have really made a difference, even on 40. I
heard N4E on 20 CW Q5 from a bunch of counties and could not be heard, and
don't think he was on 40 until evening. I could not run stations very well on
40 phone until 21Z when a large portion of the activity had gone QRT. I think
my audio from the TS-590 is not that great and it probably puts out less than
100 W also, both of which hurt responses to CQ's. One of my best hours was the
last one on 75/80 where I was able to run on SSB and even CW finally with about
20 minutes left.
So, it was a let down in many ways, someone else will get a chance to win the
honors. Thanks to the guys who answered CQ's and the mobiles (fewer than last
year). AA4XX was the most consistent on 40. I did not work mobiles KC3X or
W4TMO on 40 until the band opened well around 21Z; TMO was very weak here.
The snow is falling hard today, probably 8-9 inches deep now!
73, Jeff
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