Lloyd:

Well, that just goes to show you. ... I should have checked the band later.

Of course, with my antenna situation as it is, I wouldn't have done nearly 
as well as you, but probably could have gotten many more contacts, 
especially out to the south and west.

Again, great going yesterday!

Tom Behler: KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lloyd Rasmussen" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2013 3:31 PM
Subject: Re: North American QSO Party SSB Contest Anyone?


> When I was on 20, conditions weren't bad at all.  I had propagation to
> everything west of Illinois and Wisconsin on 20, except for KL7 and KH6.
> Even got a VY0 and a VE8 without turning the beam.  Of course, this was 
> with
> 100 watts only.
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Tom Behler
> Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2013 3:20 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: North American QSO Party SSB Contest Anyone?
>
> Lloyd:
>
> Congrats on the great score in just two hours of operating under very
> adverse conditions!!
>
> All of this makes me wish that I had my tower and KLM tri-bander back.
>
> Maybe, somewhere down the road, I'll fix that issue, but not now, until 
> our
> finances are firmly established for retirement in a few years, and our
> retirement plans are clear.
>
> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Lloyd Rasmussen" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2013 2:46 PM
> Subject: Re: North American QSO Party SSB Contest Anyone?
>
>
>>I didn't know how much time I could put in.  We had an NFB chapter picnic.
>> Then I had to fix up the braille version of the church bulletin for Judy
>> and
>> me, and finish proofreading the state NFB newsletter, of which Judy is
>> editor.
>>
>> So at about 9:15 PM I came on 20 meters and pointed the beam west.  With 
>> a
>> couple of excursions to 75 and 40 meters, I mostly ran stations on 20.
>> 227
>> QSOs in just over 2 hours, including Dan, KB6UNC.  It was a blast.  Some
>> of
>> the signals were quite weak; our 20-meter net provides practice for this.
>> 40 meters is too crowded for my tastes, and the 40 dipole is the poorest
>> of
>> my antennas except for 160 meters.  I'm glad we could participate, 
>> anyway.
>> 73 -- Lloyd, W3IUU
>>
>> -----Original Message----- 
>> From: Tom Behler
>> Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2013 10:41 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: North American QSO Party SSB Contest Anyone?
>>
>> Albert:
>>
>> Well, my NAQP outing was a disappointment here too.
>>
>> Here in Central Lower Michigan, 10 and 15 were completely dead.  20 was
>> open, but in very poor shape, at least for most of the afternoon.  40 was
>> better, and got better as the night progressed, but by about 10 p.m., I
>> kind
>> of ran out of gas and called it quits.
>>
>> Made a total of 130 contacts.
>>
>> Did manage to work Steve (KW3A) on 40 meters.
>>
>> I have had similar experiences with the summer contest before, and find
>> that
>> things are much better for the winter contests in January, so that is
>> something to look forward to for sure.
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Albert Sanchez" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2013 7:13 AM
>> Subject: Re: North American QSO Party SSB Contest Anyone?
>>
>>
>>> Well I tried to participate in the NAQP with limited success. I made 
>>> some
>>> contacts on 20 and 15 meters then a storm front came past leaving us 
>>> with
>>> thunder/lightning so had to disconnect. Maybe next year will be better.
>>> Best 73's,
>>> Albert, WA7FXB
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Friday, August 16, 2013 8:04 PM
>>> Subject: North American QSO Party SSB Contest Anyone?
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi, again, everyone.
>>>>
>>>> Well, this week-end is the North American QSO Party SSB contest.
>>>>
>>>> It runs from 1800 Z tomorrow, until 0600 Z Sunday morning.
>>>>
>>>> Operating bands are the usual contest bands--160 through 10.
>>>>
>>>> The exchange is very simple--just name and state/province.
>>>>
>>>> I plan to wrack up as many qsos on as many bands as I can during the
>>>> allowed
>>>> 10 hours of operating time, so please look for me.
>>>>
>>>> I will be working from the home QTH, rather than the RV, since my XYL
>>>> has
>>>> another week-end commitment.
>>>>
>>>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ, Big Rapids, MI
>>>
>>
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