[FQP] K4R half time report

[Robert Chudek - K0RC]

 From my out-of-state (MN) perspective, the propagation did not start 
off very well on 20m. Signal levels were pretty low but built up to more 
respectable levels the second 5 hours. The QSB god was very accurate, 
timing the fades right when the report was about to be exchanged! I sat 
through about 6 QSOs while trying to hear whether a mobile had advanced 
into the next county as expected! I would periodically check 15m. I 
logged 10 QSOs so far, with some booming SSB signals later in the 
afternoon. 40m opened late and had QRN while the RTTY contest filled 
part of the band with those signals.

Using the FlQP Log Analyzer to compare last year, I am running behind in 
QSOs, 304 vs. 256. I am one county short of the CW sweep (Desoto). I am 
dead even on raw counties at half time (104).

In another 15 minutes I'll be back on the radio, starting on 40m. The 
worksheets I created have been helpful although I was not able to log a 
"shortest sweep". When looking ahead, I discovered duplicate entries in 
the Sunday listing and somehow N4EEB was not listed on either day. Maybe 
his routes were posted after my last website review. His schedule is now 
integrated into the version 2.0.7 files posted for download.

CU guys and gals in the second half! The fun is only one-half over!

73 de Bob - KØRC in MN

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On 4/28/2013 5:54 AM, BP wrote:
> On 4/27/2013 10:59 PM, John Getz wrote:
>> Everything has worked perfectly so far.  Only problem has been the 1x1
>> F-L-O-R-I-D-A stations in the mobile window on 40 which really caused
>> problems.  I can't move down because of antenna SWR and can't move up
>> due to RTTY QRM.  So had to run 40 just outside of the mobile window.
>>
> K4R only ran above 7035.  I did some S&P on 40M and worked my six fellow
> 1X1's as well as a few of the mobiles.
>
> I don't think the 1X1's are scored but at halftime:
>
> SSB	689 Q's		81 M's
> CW	531 Q's		81 M's
> 283,500 Pts
>
> N5KM did our first two hours on SSB, but then had to return his rental
> car and head for FLL for his flight back to TX.