KR1S on QRP Contesting
Some of this is a little dated (well, it was written over 15 years ago!), but the core info is great stuff that everyone interested in QRP contesting should consider. The article first appeared in the inaugural issue of 72, the New England QRP Club newsletter, and was reprinted in the April 1992 issue of QRP Quarterly. Jim has the article archived on his web site and I highly recommend it. While you're there, poke around his site for more great QRP reading.
This Past Weekend
We were just finishing up moving out of the apartment into the house, but I was able to spend a little time on the air and make a few contacts in several little contests. The antenna was the Par End-Fedz 10/20/40 hung as a sloper. Rig was 5w from an FT817. In addition to the handfull of QSO party contacts, I worked a radio celebrity (W1VT, Zack Lau, an ARRL staffer) and three new QRP DXCC countries, including SU - first call!
The annual Shelby hamfest is next weekend. I'm hoping to pick up some antenna supplies to go along with the 2500' of wire my ol' hoarder buddy N4OX is sending me. Need to get up some better wires before the contest season, which is fast approaching!
Ohio QSO Party
Class: Single Op QRP
Operating Time (hrs): 1
Summary:
Band CW Qs
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40: 8
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Total: 8 CW Mults = 8 Total Score = 128
The annual Shelby hamfest is next weekend. I'm hoping to pick up some antenna supplies to go along with the 2500' of wire my ol' hoarder buddy N4OX is sending me. Need to get up some better wires before the contest season, which is fast approaching!
Ohio QSO Party
Class: Single Op QRP
Operating Time (hrs): 1
Summary:
Band CW Qs
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40: 8
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Total: 8 CW Mults = 8 Total Score = 128
YO DX HF Contest
Class: SO CW QRP (actually Low Power - don't think there's a QRP class)
Operating Time (hrs): 10 min
Summary:
Band CW Qs Mults
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40: 4 4
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Total: 4 0 4 Total Score = 56
Operating Time (hrs): 10 min
Summary:
Band CW Qs Mults
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40: 4 4
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Total: 4 0 4 Total Score = 56
Kansas QSO Party
Class: Single Op QRP
Operating Time (hrs): 10 min
Summary:
Band CW Qs
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20: 3
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Total: 3 Mults = 3 Total Score = 27
Hawaii QSO Party
Operating Time (hrs): 10 min
Summary:
Band CW Qs
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20: 3
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Total: 3 Mults = 3 Total Score = 27
Hawaii QSO Party
Class: SO CW QRP
Operating Time (hrs): 10 min
Summary:
Band CW Qs Mults
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20: 1 1
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Total: 1 1 Total Score = 2
Operating Time (hrs): 10 min
Summary:
Band CW Qs Mults
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20: 1 1
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Total: 1 1 Total Score = 2
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