Georgia QSO Party - 2022
Call: KY4ID
Operator(s): KY4ID
Station: KY4ID
Class: Portable LP
QTH: Trenton, SC
Operating Time (hrs): 8.5
Summary:
Band CW Qs Ph Qs
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160:
80:
40:
20:
15:
10:
6:
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Total: 418 0 CW Mults = 45 Ph Mults = 0 Total Score = 37,530
Club: Swamp Fox Contest Group
Comments:
Today was quite the adventure! We arrived at our shelter 2 hours early to setup.
Got everything hooked up and went to raise the antenna. Where we planned to put
it wouldn't work. No big deal, just put it on the other side of the shelter.
That would have been fine if it didn't require taking the whole station back
down to reorient it to the new antenna location. We got everything setup a
second time, then decided we didn't like that location at all. So everything
went back in the car and we went to a different shelter. The new location was
worth it. It was on a small peninsula in the Savannah River. Very scenic... Got
everything setup and ready to go about 15 mins before the action started.
It was very cold starting out and the fingers went numb for 1-2 hours. That,
plus a bad connection in my paddle cable, added to the fun.
Then right in the middle of a pileup, the game warden paid a visit to my son who
was fishing. My son had the foresight to buy a license, but it was an SC license
and we were on the GA side. Luckily (and unbeknownst to me) the two states have
a reciprocity agreement for the Savannah River. Crisis averted.
I stopped at LINC (Elijah Clark State Park) around 1:50p, then we executed a
fire drill/mad dash to COLU and Mistletoe State Park. The spot there was
magnificent.
Operated a total of about 8.5 hours. Conditions were better than I expected them
to be this morning, and the action was strong all day. Thanks for everyone who
turned out and thanks for all of the Qs. This was my first experience running
outside of the SST or ARRL CW, so thank you all for your patience as well.
I built my portable antenna to allow for operation on 160m, and I was able to
squeeze in 1 QSO there which was one of the highlights of the day.
Thanks again!
Michael Burton
KY4ID
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