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
>>
>