Steve:

Well, for what it's worth, I consider you to be an excellent contester, and
a great role model to learn from.

In fact, I was pleased to learn that, with the most recent contest,  I'm
starting to close the gap a little between us in terms of number of qsos,
points earned, etc., as I do more and more contests.

So, even if we won't necessarily be world class contesters, we can have a
lot of fun doing what we are doing, and always set the bar higher each year.

To me, that's something worth striving for.

Tom Behler: KB8TYJ


-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Steve Forst
Sent: Monday, January 20, 2014 2:37 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: North American QSO Party SSB Contest Results

I know if I had a higher antenna with some more gain, I could have done much
better on the high bands.  I also think I could have gotten a higher QSO
total if I had spent more time on 40 in the afternoon, but there were a lot
of western mults to be had on 15 and 20.

I think I get lazy and lull myself into spending to much time calling CQ 
when things aren't really popping.   I'm never going to be world class 
in this game, but always try and  beat my previous year's effort.

73, Steve KW3A

On 1/20/2014 2:25 PM, Lloyd Rasmussen wrote:
> Some stations with bigger antennas can keep running stations on one 
> frequency for longer.  But in something like NAQP where everyone is 
> supposed to be running 100 watts or less, it's harder to keep a 
> frequency clear or to have a really outstanding signal.  I don't think 
> I stayed in one place for longer than 15 minutes, either.  But perhaps
Steve sees things differently.
> I don't have the patience to keep calling CQ, especially if I know 
> there are many stations to be searched and pounced upon.
>
>
>
> Lloyd Rasmussen, Kensington, MD
> http://lras.home.sprynet.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Behler
> Sent: Monday, January 20, 2014 12:37 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: North American QSO Party SSB Contest Results
>
> Lloyd:
>
> I am not sure why this is, but I didn't find C Q ing to be as 
> productive in the N A Q P contests as I would have thought.
>
> This time, I did more c q ing than ever, and still found myself 
> calling C Q for extended periods of time with only occasional replies.
>
> When I did manage to get a good run going, it only lasted for maybe 10 
> or 15 minutes at the most.
>
> Perhaps it's just the nature of this particular contest.
>
> In addition, my antennas are somewhat limited in their performance on 
> certain bands, so I'm sure that played a role as well.
>
> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators 
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Lloyd Rasmussen
> Sent: Monday, January 20, 2014 10:59 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: North American QSO Party SSB Contest Results
>
> I was only on for 3 hours and had 170 QSOS and 47 multipliers.  The 
> only place where I called CQ was 75 meters, where there is room to 
> spread out, especially below 3700.
> 73,
>
>
>
> Lloyd Rasmussen, W3IUU, Kensington, MD http://lras.home.sprynet.com 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Behler
> Sent: Monday, January 20, 2014 8:36 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: North American QSO Party SSB Contest Results
>
> Hi, everyone.
>
>
>
> I just wanted to report that my NAQP SSB contest effort was reasonably 
> successful.
>
>
>
> I ended up with 302 QSO's, and 122 multipliers, for a final total 
> score of
> 36844 points.
>
>
>
> I operated for the allowable  full 10 hours.
>
>
>
> I worked most of the states, several Canadian provinces, one Mexico 
> station, and a DX station from Bonaire.
>
>
>
> I had hoped to do better, but a couple of things slowed me down a bit.
>
>
>
> First, 10 and 15 were not as good as they had been the week before for 
> the CW contest.  I had a much harder time in the SSB contest  getting 
> contacts via S and P, and my C Q ing didn't fare me much better on 
> those two bands either.
>
>
>
> My other issue was that I had hoped there would be more stations on 
> 160 meters later at night.  I think I went down there around 11:15 or so.
>
>
>
> I heard very few stations, which surprised me.
>
>
>
> It is pure coincidence, but I also had 302 qsos for the CW contest 
> last week-end, but my total points score was a bit  higher for that 
> contest, probably due to the fact that I got more multipliers, namely 136.
>
>
>
> The only list member that I worked was Steve (KW3A) on 75 meters 
> Saturday evening.
>
>
>
>
>
> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
>
>