<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><br><br><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; "><o:p style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Sent from my iPhone</o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; "><o:p style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; "><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Scott Dickson, W5WZ<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; "><br></p></div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> webform@b4h.net<br><b>Date:</b> August 20, 2023 at 08:32:42 CDT<br><b>To:</b> 3830@contesting.com, w5wz@w5wz.com<br><b>Subject:</b> <b>NAQP SSB W5WZ M/2 LP</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> w5wz@w5wz.com<br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><span> North American QSO Party, SSB - August</span><br><span></span><br><span>Call: W5WZ</span><br><span>Operator(s): W5WZ WM5H KD5YS KI5YOO</span><br><span>Station: W5WZ</span><br><span></span><br><span>Class: M/2 LP</span><br><span>QTH: LA</span><br><span>Operating Time (hrs): 12</span><br><span></span><br><span>Summary:</span><br><span> Band QSOs Mults</span><br><span>-------------------</span><br><span> 160: 19 15</span><br><span> 80: 142 35</span><br><span> 40: 288 56</span><br><span> 20: 584 58</span><br><span> 15: 22 11</span><br><span> 10: 5 2</span><br><span>-------------------</span><br><span>Total: 1059 179 Total Score = 189,561</span><br><span></span><br><span>Club: Louisiana Contest Club</span><br><span></span><br><span>Team: </span><br><span></span><br><span>Comments:</span><br><span></span><br><span>At the start, we were hopeful for 10 and 15 meters; however we have learned from</span><br><span>experience that our location in north Louisiana often does not get the same</span><br><span>openings as the east and west coasts. This time, 10 was non-existent, and 15</span><br><span>only fleeting. </span><br><span></span><br><span>For Run1 WM5H opened on 20m, with Run 2 manned by W5WZ to run 10m with KD5YS on</span><br><span>the in-band S&P. 15 minutes in we moved from 10m to 15m. 20m was generating</span><br><span>good but not spectacular rate, and we kept a radio on 20m until about an hour</span><br><span>after local sunset. </span><br><span></span><br><span>The big surprise was how quiet the low bands were. Normally 160m in August is a</span><br><span>no-go for us, and 80m is noisy; this time W5WZ had some great rates on 80m</span><br><span>utilizing the 4-sq for both TX and RX. </span><br><span></span><br><span>On the S&P rig, we again utilized the special 1/2" EMT conduit</span><br><span>vertical, and also employed a tri-band yagi at 8 feet above ground, with</span><br><span>surprisingly good results. KD5YS was the primary in-band op, generating nearly</span><br><span>15% of the total QSOs throughout the contest.</span><br><span></span><br><span>No station issues. N1MM crashed once on two differnent computers. </span><br><span></span><br><span>Food as always was good and more than needed. We smoked a pork shoulder during</span><br><span>the contest, had the fantastic deli meats, breads, and cheeses that WM5H always</span><br><span>brings. KD5YS favored us with a fruit tray and veggie tray. Some cake was also</span><br><span>here.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at: http://www.3830scores.com/</span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>