[FQP]Re: Why I did the 2003 FQP, W4WLC

[Jim White, K4OJ]

Thanks Dave... and thanks Charlie, NF4A...

As far as the QRMing other FL part - you are now a member of the club,,, 
we all have done it in the FQP I am sure - the trick is to realize there 
is another guy on the same frequency and move (assuming you had NOT been 
there for a while and staked out your turf)

With so many of us mobiling with compromised antenna systems we do not 
generate a heckuva lot of ground wave signal - fortunately enough of it 
makea its way out into the ether that others can hear us...

Which reminds me time to make another posting...

Thanks again, Dave - we welcome your joining the FQP family!

K4OJ


Dave wrote:
> Why I did the 2003 FQP
> 
> I will have to give a little history to explain this.  I got my Novice
> ticket (WN5QMW) in the Fall/Winter of 1975 thanks to K0RAJ (my Elmer).
> Along came marriage and kids and my last HF contact was as a Novice in June
> 1983.  I never let the license expire (the one good thing I did) and
> upgraded to Tech+ in 1988 I believe.  During this time I was WB5QMW, N5MAI,
> KE4YAY, and back to WB5QMW.  The only rig I had for 15 years was a 2 meter
> handy-talky.  I moved from Melbourne, FL to the Panama City area in June
> 2001.  In August of 2002 I found the Panama City ARC by accident.  What a
> great group of guys and gals.  I got the bug again and upgraded to Extra in
> November 2002 and changed my call to W4WLC.  Did a lot of radio research and
> got the Icom 756 Pro II in February 2003.  So I have only been back into HF
> two months.  NF4A (Charlie) gave the club a little spill on the FQP and
> using CT and NA.  So loaded up CT, read the rules, set up the voice keyer
> and went for it.  If I hadn't took so many breaks, some of them up to an
> hour long I would have likely done much better.  I need to start working on
> my CW again (I enjoyed it as a Novice) so I can play both sides.
> 
> That's my Ham life story, boring but true.
> 
> My biggest problem or concern was causing interference to another Florida
> station.  Naturally I couldn't hear them and someone would tell me that
> there were two Florida station on the freq.  I would move to another free
> spot (they were hard to find).  My apologies to anyone I may have caused
> QRM.  I found it hard to hold a frequency, I would get squeezed out.  I
> guess that is just part of the game.  All in all I found it an enjoyable
> experience.  I am a motorcycle rider and I found that beautiful weather we
> had over the weekend calling me, but I resisted.  Maybe motorcycle mobile
> next year?
> 
> Dave
> W4WLC
> Lynn Haven, FL
> 
> 
>>Jim wrote:
> 
> 
> 
>>Please let us know why you decided to get on for this one, and - if you
>>would be so kind, let us know the highs and lows of being a new entrant.
>>
>>Welcome to the fun - if you wanna try some more contesting check out the
>>web site for the Florida Contest Group, sponsors of the FQP at:
>>
>>http://www.qsl.net/fcg
>>
>>Thanks again for joining us... of course we hope you will be back in 363
>>days... think I got that right 2004 is a leap year...
>>
>>73,
>>
>>Jim, K4OJ
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>Dave wrote:
>>
>>>This was first contest I have ever worked.  I took a lot of breaks, had
>>
> a
> 
>>>lot of fun especially during the runs.  I worked all SSB with a G5RV at
>>
> 28
> 
>>>feet.  The ICOM 756 Pro II worked great.  I guess I need get back into
>>
> CW,
> 
>>>haven't worked any in 20 years.  Looking forward to next year.
>>>
>>>Call:      W4WLC
>>>      Category:  Single Operator
>>>      Power:     Low Power
>>>      Band:      All Band
>>>      Mode:      SSB
>>>      County:    BAY
>>>
>>>      MODE      QSO    QSO PTS  MULTS
>>>
>>>
>>>       CW        0        0        0
>>>      SSB      325      325       52
>>>      -----------------------------------------
>>>
>>>      Totals   325      325       52
>>>
>>>      Power Multiplier = 2  Final Score = 33,800
>>>
>>>Dave
>>>W4WLC
>>>Lynn Haven, FL
>>>
>>
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