Well, that sure was fun. If I were feeling better, I think I’d have made the 400 Qso goal, but as it sits there are 11 Q’s missing. But that is closer than I genuinely expected to get to the 400Q goal.<\/p>\n
Summary:\r\n-------------------\r\n 160: 160 1\r\n 80: 201 41\r\n 40: 139 38\r\n 20: 47 18\r\n 15: 1 1\r\n 10: 0 0\r\n-------------------\r\nTotal: 389 99 Total Score = 38,511<\/pre>\nTheGood:<\/strong>
\nThis contest went very well. The very high point had to be being called by UT5UIA in the last minute of the contest on 80m. I don’t actively pursue much DX on 80m, but it is obviously there. I hear lots of DX during DX contests, but have always assumed they were probably running power. The noise level on 80m was very low during the last half of the contest. Great 80m conditions.<\/p>\nI also had a few interesting QSO’s on 40m phone. KH6FI was so loud I thought he was in the mid-west.<\/p>\n
Of the pre-contest goals, I was able to meet most of them, at least to my own less demanding standard. I fell short of the 400 Q goal by just less than one percent. Given the interruptions, my claimed 9.5 hours is more than I was actually butt-in-chair, having to get up several times for errands. Those times are counted as operating time, since the breaks were less than 30 minutes. I also had to take a break during the evening rush to meet the two hour off requirement. So I expect those two goals are dependent. The good news is that I didn’t get tired and conk out early.<\/p>\n
Running at 24wpm worked out fairly well, after a bit of initial fumbling around. When the rush hour arrived the grey matter was copying well enough to keep up with the run. I found I was needing fills again before the end of the contest, but I was mostly able to keep up.<\/p>\n
It was fun to run.<\/p>\n
TheBad:<\/strong>— The 160m-L needs work. It is still showing a high SWR. Debugging needed. 20m had a high local noise level. It sounds like there may be something in the neighbor’s new addition that is generating RFI. There’s not really a more suitable location for that particular antenna – unfortunately. Running on 20m is mostly wasted effort, even in NAQP. S&P is fine. Not much activity early in the contest.<\/p>\n
TheUgly:<\/strong>— None this time. I’m sure Murph is out somewhere looking for new tricks…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Well, that sure was fun. If I were feeling better, I think I’d have made the 400 Qso goal, but as it sits there are 11 Q’s missing. But that is closer than I genuinely expected to get to the 400Q goal.<\/p>\n
Summary: ——————- 160: 160 1 80: 201 41 40: 139 38 20: 47 18 15: 1 1 10: 0 0 ——————- Total: 389 99 Total Score = 38,511 <\/p>\n
TheGood: This contest went very well. The very high point had to be being called by UT5UIA in the last minute of the contest on 80m. I don’t actively pursue much DX on 80m, but it is obviously there. I hear lots of DX during DX contests, but have always assumed they were probably running power. The noise level on 80m was very low during the last half of the contest. Great 80m conditions.<\/p>\n
I also had a few interesting QSO’s on 40m phone. KH6FI was so loud I thought he was in the mid-west.<\/p>\n
Of the pre-contest goals, I was able to meet most of them, at least to my own less demanding standard. I fell short of the 400 Q goal by just less than one percent. Given the interruptions, my claimed 9.5 hours is more than I was actually butt-in-chair, having to get up several times for errands. Those times are counted as operating time, since the breaks were less than 30 minutes. I also had to take a break during the evening rush to meet the […]<\/p>\n