Kansas QSO Party - 2023
Call: W0P/R
Operator(s): KK6MC
Station: W0P/R
Class: Rover LP
QTH:
Operating Time (hrs):
Summary:
Band CW Qs Ph Qs Dig Qs
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80:
40: 132 0
20: 548 309
15: 51 0
10:
6:
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Total: 721 309 0 Mults = 85 Total Score = 70,720
Club: Arizona Outlaws Contest Club
Comments:
After not being able to work the KSQP for several years, it was good to be back
in the saddle for this one. The new mobile and rove structure is a good move as
well. Kudos to W0BH and I hope that other QSO parties pick up the idea.
I love mobiling/roving in the midwest. Roads are nicely laid out in a grid,
usually there is a road on the county line that provides good access; and
operating spots with low noise are easy to find. Plus there aren't many
lookie-loos. I did end up across the road from a manure/used stable bedding
dumping and storage lot. There was a semi load full by very 5 minutes or so. It
was huge!
I operated mostly CW on 40M, 20M AND 15M, with some 20M SSB QSOs. I prefer CW in
these contests, but if the QSO Parties are to survive they need to be inclusive,
and there was no shortage of takers for SSB QSOs on 20M. Lets hope that they
catch the QSO Party fever.
I had an antenna issue early on, which I sort of resolved, but a heavy rain put
me off line for a bit. I also had keyer issues, which I think was due to a poor
USB cable and, while one can operate CW in contests without a paddle, it helps
to have one along. Don't ask.
Conditions were good most of the weekend and I seldom had significant periods
where nobody came back to my CQs. 15M was open, but there wasn't much activity
there. When I got on and called CQ, I would work 8 or 10 stations right away,
and then nothing. I suspect that I was working those with multiple band
frequency displays.
My route was a bit convoluted with longer distances between stops than optimum,
but it did help to get all the counties on the air on SSB in addition to CW. I
mostly hit locations on schedule.
Thanks to N5RZ, VE5KS, N6MU, K9CW, W9DC VE3YT, KA9VVQ, AB7BB, WA2MCR, K7SV K2DFC
who followed me around during the whole contest and each were worked 10 or more
times!
I also operated FT8 and FT4 for the digital category under the separate call
KK6MC/r, as suggested. I will submit summary separately.
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