[FQP] FQP Digest, Vol 81, Issue 1

[Hank Greeb]

Thanks, Dan,

Actually, during the contest I didn't have the foggiest idea of whether 
I was close to, or far from, contacting all 15 Special Events Stations.

Had I known how close I was I might have devoted some time trying to 
find W4A.   I "sorta knew" that I needed to work some specific 
stations.  I also "sorta guessed" that I had worked quite a number of 
them but was surprised to find 14 of them in the log.  If you do this 
again, I might keep track and be diligent in finding them all.   My main 
goal was to make a few contacts, and occasionally beat out a "high 
power" station in a pileup.

Some stations who were VERY LOUD, would call CQ right in the face when I 
was calling them.  Others, fairly weak, (some who reported later running 
High Power) would pick me out and get all my info first time.  Often 
folks would ask for fills, some times again and again, for my call, or 
my state, and then thank me for "my" patience when it was "their" 
patience and copying ability which completed the contact.  Thanks to all 
those considerate folks!

73 de n8xx Hg
Operator of WQ8RP during FQP 2012

On 5/1/2012 3:00 PM, FLQSOParty at aol.com wrote:
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> Date: Tue, 1 May 2012 01:48:28 -0400 (EDT)
> From: FLQSOParty at aol.com
> Subject: Re: [FQP] FlQP WQ8RP(N8XX) SOABMixed QRP
> To: fqp at kkn.net
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> Haven't seen anyone reply to this.
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> We made sure that all 15 1x1s were at fixed stations.  W4A made lots  of contacts.  Sorry your paths didn't cross.
>
> Nice job QRP!
>
> 73, Dan, K1TO
>
>
> In a message dated 4/30/2012 5:14:25 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  n8xx at arrl.org writes:
>
> Missed  W4A - don't recall if I ever heard that call, but if so, I probably lost out in the pileup.
>
> Was he one of the mobiles using a 1X1 call?  Those were the ones which were hard to break into the herd of folks calling.