Canadian Prairies QSO Party - 2023
Call: K3KU
Operator(s): K3KU
Station: K3KU
Class: Single Op LP
QTH: MD
Operating Time (hrs): !:33
Summary:
Band CW Qs Ph Qs CW Mults Ph Mults
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40: 5 3 5 3
20: 2 2
15:
10:
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Total: 7 3 7 3 Total Score = 100
Club: Radiosport Manitoba
Comments:
We wanted to paint the basement room in which I have my "shack". To
get to the walls we had to move and shuffle some pieces of storage furniture and
the desk on which my rig sits. So, I had to disassemble the rig. Even though I
am QRV for only the last 90 minutes of CPQP, I timed the painting so that I
could get the rig back together -- about 20 power cords and patch cables -- for
the 'Test. Almost. The rig still has some quirks, but it was good enough to
for the low-rate CPQP.
"Low rate"? I started at 0127Z. 15M dead. 20M CW had a weak VA6RCN
(Nice to see you again!) and nothing else. Nothing on 20M SSB. Down to 40M CW,
where I found a moderately loud VE4GV steaming along (Hi, Rob. Go RSM!) and a
VE5. Pop back up to 20M CW to find another VE5 at 0146Z. Four QSOs in 20
minutes of furious S&P and occasional fruitless CQing to try waking up the
bands.
And so on. The other six QSOs were on 40M, CW and SSB. The only two-bander was
VA6RCN. Last QSO was VE4EA on 40M SSB at 0258Z.
I heard but could not get VA4JP on 40M CW. On 40M SSB I heard (I think VE6TL)
send a report to VA6RCN, but neither of them was loud enough to hear me. At one
point I was competing with OM2VL for the attention of a 40M CW CQer; I think
neither of I succeeded.
At some points the only thing that kept me in the chair was realizing that I had
only 90 minutes to endure. And, indeed, it was a fun 90 minutes and 10 QSOs.
My thanks to the organizers and to the Canadian Prairies participants. CU next
year (and in SS and NAQP and other "domestic" 'Tests).
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