Thanks, Lloyd.

And, yes, I did work N3QE, Tina on 80 meters.

Of course, I did recognize the text-to-speech voice, and thought that was
pretty slick!

Certainly saves on the vocal chords!

I do recall hearing you work someone on 80 meters as well, but since we were
both in search and pounce mode, I couldn't make a contact with you.

I was hoping that you would find me when I did my CQ runs later in the
evening, but it might have been to late for that.

Tom Behler: KB8TYJ

-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Lloyd Rasmussen
Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2016 9:45 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: KB8TYJ NAQP SSB Contest Report

Submit it. There is nothing to be ashamed of, and contest sponsors can do a
better job of checking if people at all levels of competition submit their
logs.
I did a stint of operating in the mid-afternoon and another after we got
back from a chili cook-off at church. So in about 4 hours of operating I had
199 QSOs and 67 multipliers. I also worked Steve, and I'm pretty sure he
beat both of us. When I called CQ on 75 meters I was mostly in the upper
portion of the Extra Class phone band. I think I only worked 2 or 3 Michigan
stations.
If you worked N3QE, who identified as "Tina", this station is a couple of
miles west of me, normally operated by Tim. He was using an Android tablet
to tune the rig, and I guess also to do the exchanges in text-to-speech.
73,

Lloyd Rasmussen, W3IUU, Kensington, MD
http://lras.home.sprynet.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Behler
Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2016 5:36 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: KB8TYJ NAQP SSB Contest Report

Hello, everyone:



Well, this year's NAQP SSB contest was a very unique  operating event in a
number of respects, owing to very strange band conditions.



10, 15, and 20 meters were in extremely poor shape for me up  here in
Central Lower Michigan, and I probably stayed on those bands too long.  My
main disappointment, though, was 40 meters.  I usually do quite well on that
band with my Alpha Delta DXCC antenna, but that was not the case yesterday.
I usually make the mistake of getting to 40 meters too late, and that really
hurt me this time around.  By the time I got there around 6:30 Eastern time,
the band had really gone long, to the point that there were actually very
few stations to work.



After about 9 and a half hours of operating, I ended up with 226 qsos and

88 multipliers.



My breakdown by dand was as follows:



160 meters--9

80 meters--117

40 meters--27

20 meters--43

15 meters--21

10 meters--9



I did mostly hunt and pounce, but tried some c q ing on 80 late in the
evening.



I did have a bit of a good run between 11:30 and 12:30 Eastern time, which
is what raised my qso count so much on 80 meters.



To show you how strange things were for me up here, I only worked one
Michigan station, and that was KE8FT on 160 meters at the very end of the
contest.  I heard some Wisconsin stations, but my efforts to contact them
were unsuccessful.



I did manage to work Steve (KW3A) on 80 meters.  I also heard Lloyd on 80
meters, but we were both doing S and P, so couldn't work him.



I am trying to decide whether to submit my log.  I submitted my log for last
week's CW contest, not because I thought I would win anything, but because
it was a much better showing.



I'll see how I feel about that later this evening.



Tom Behler: KB8TYJ