Sounds like you guys had fun.   I totally forgot the start time and was 
tied up with something else.  Since I had done no CW with this radio 
before, I had to move some wires, connect the Winkeyer, and  set up some 
things in the radio.   It all went well, but I only put 100 in the log 
and went to bed.

Only worked S and P and  did some on all bands 160 through 10 meters.

Just for the heck of it, I used a pre-fill file for the first time and 
found it pretty useful.

Found a number of guys sending "Rich" as the name.   I think in many 
cases it was in honor of KL7RA, who became a silent key in November.

Plan to hit it a bit harder next weekend, and hope to see some of you.

73, Steve KW3A

On 1/10/2016 3:08 PM, Tom Behler wrote:
> Congrats, Mike, on a great effort.
>
> I ended up with 320 contacts in just under 10 hours of operating, and will
> post more details once I work with my log a bit and view my stats for each
> band.
>
> The NAQP contests continue to be up there among my favorites, during the
> typical contest year, and I'm looking forward to the SSB event next
> week-end.
>
> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Mike Duke, K5XU
> Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2016 2:42 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: My NAQP CW QSO Party run
>
> The contest got off to a good start with a reasonable 10 meter opening, and
> good conditions on 15. Working 20 and 40 was about like shooting fish in a
> barrel, and 80 wasn't too bad, especially considering that we had some
> thunder storms near my qth just before the contest began..
>
> I finished with a total of 366 contacts, and 49,044 points. That's 107
> contacts more than I made during the August session, and my best score yet
> in this event.
>
> I worked Lloyd on 80, and heard Tom, but since he and I were both in "hunt
> and pounce" mode, we missed each other.
>
> Other highlights for me were getting both Mississippi and Arkansas on
> 15 meters, and Louisiana on 20.
>
> The phone NAQP is next Saturday, January 16.
>
> --
> Mike Duke, K5XU
>