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Tom Behler <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 9 Oct 2011 21:47:43 -0400
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    David:

As I think you know, I use N3FJP's logging software.  He has many state QSO 
Party and other contest logs.

Steve (KW3A) has had success with Ritelog, which I think also supports many 
if not most State QSO Parties.

73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Simpson" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2011 9:41 PM
Subject: Re: Thanks for working me


> Is there a logging program specific to state QSO parties? I didn't get 
> into
> the PA QSO party this weekend, for a number of reasons, but one of them 
> was
> that I couldn't figure out an easy way to make contacts and do all my
> logging easily enough to rack up points.
>
> Dave
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Tom Behler
> Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2011 8:31 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Thanks for working me
>
>    Steve:
>
> Great job on the P A Q P!  It sounds like you may be in line for this 
> year's
>
> Beacon award, if they are doing that again.  You beat me by far, but I 
> knew
> it was going to be that way because I was limited to one antenna, namely 
> the
>
> DXCC.  Actually, the DXCC did tune up a little better last night on 80 
> than
> I expected, but I could tell that it was not very efficient.
>
> I will write to you off list about the specifics, but I made a total of 
> 206
> contacts.  And, now, here's the heart-breaker:  I worked 65 out of the 67
> counties!  I just could not find those two missing counties anywhere. 
> They
> were Indiana and Lebanon counties.
>
> Anyway, I'll write to you more off list, when I get the chance to work 
> with
> my log, but it was a fun week-end indeed.
>
> P.S.  A friend came over this afternoon, and we believe we found the 
> problem
>
> with my Carolina Windom 160 compact.  It is a hair-line crack in the seme 
> of
>
> the matching unit coil at the feed point.  We got the water out again, and
> sealed up the seam with liquid coax seal.  SWR's look good, but it will 
> take
>
> a rainy week again to determine whether the seal will hold.
>
> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Steve Forst" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2011 8:18 PM
> Subject: Thanks for working me
>
>
>> Had a great time in the Pennsylvania QSO party this weekend.    Tnx to
>> those from the list who found me in the din.  Worked Tom KB8TYJ and Lou
>> WA3MIX twice each, and Pat KK3F once on80 CW.   Now he knows the dirty
>> little secret that I am somewhere  between a 4th rate and 5th rate cw
>> operater.
>>
>> Over 800 QSO's in the log this weekend, and  if anyone else  gave me a
>> point, many thanks.
>>
>> 73, Steve KW3A
>>
> 

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