Tom,
Well it was fine for what it was, but I have a long way to go. If Lloyd
had run power and had a full weekend, he would have done well over
1,000 QSO's. Some of our CW friends from across the pond like David
and Terry could have outdone my total in just a couple of hours.
I have made some progress in the past year and a half since I decided to
stop looking at CW as a necessary evil and try and enjoy it. With a
little progress each year, I'm on my way to being a world class CW
contest op in about 2036.
Hope you can get the antenna up. Beside FD, there is also NAQP SSB
and CW this summer.
73, Steve KW3A
On 6/1/2015 11:13 AM, Tom Behler wrote:
> Congrats on the great CW effort, Steve!
>
> I'm not sure, but I think you made the most contacts of anyone who has
> reported so far.
>
> I'm now looking forward to Field Day. If I can do FD from out here at the
> RV, I think I will stick mainly to CW.
>
>
> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Steve Forst
> Sent: Monday, June 01, 2015 8:49 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: My CQ WPX Total
>
> Sounds like everyone had fun this weekend. I put 340 in the log, with
> 258 mults and score of 233K. Worked a few on 160, but all within 500
> miles. Was surprised how many Europeans came back to me on80 meters
> Saturday night.
>
> One of these days I'm going to get over this CW phobia. I have big plans
> for each CW contest, but always get some cold feet on Friday night. I end
> up just piddling around until sometime Saturday night,
> then really get into it. Turns out I always have fun. If I could
> just hit it hard from the get - go, I could do a lot better.
>
> Good job on the QRP Lloyd. I know it can be challenging, but also fun.
> I usually run FD home from a battery QRP. Last year I worked
> Finland, which was pretty cool. Maybe do the same for FD this year.
>
> 73, Steve KW3A
>
>
> On 5/31/2015 11:22 PM, Tom Behler wrote:
>> Grea
>
> t going, Mike.
>>
>> Will be curious about how Lloyd, Steve, and anyone else who did the
>> contest fared.
>>
>> Still no antenna up out here at the camp site, yet, but hopefully,
>> that problem will be addressed well before Field Day.
>>
>> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: For blind ham radio operators
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> On Behalf Of Mike Duke, K5XU
>> Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2015 8:03 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: My CQ WPX Total
>>
>> 296 contacts, 240 prefixes, 167,520 points.
>>
>> I heard someone work W3IUU last night, but Lloyd was in hunt and
>> pounce mode like me, so we missed each other.
>>
>> --
>> Mike Duke, K5XU
>>
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