[FQP] de the "O" in W D FOUR A H Z

[Christopher Blake]

Nice score Ric- clearly you overcame the 'presents' left by Murphy!

Thanks for volunteering to host the "O"  :-)

vy 73,
Chris, NX4N

On Tue, May 1, 2018 at 3:08 PM, wo4o - RiC <wo4o.radio at gmail.com> wrote:

> Had a few visits from uninvited guest "Murphy" trying to crash my party.
> Plus ... some silly op errors and omissions.
>
>
>
> 1. My TCVR would intermittently shut off in the middle of transmitting.
> Eventually discovered the Power cable connection to the radio was loose.
> (Listen for the 'snap'.) Duh!
>
> 2. My Bencher paddle would occasionally not respond when sending by hand.
> Discovered the cable connection to WinKeyer was loose. What the ... another
> Duh! (When re-routing cables prior to contest, ensure all connections are
> deeply seated when mated.)
>
> 3. My efforts to simultaneously feed two Yagis with one NE and another NW
> for a larger footprint, failed. Eventually discovered a relay in the new
> SixPak was sticking which adversely affected the StackMatch. (Could've
> changed SP ports &/or added a T-connector?)
>
> 4. Wasted too much valuable time on 15m. It was open, but few took
> advantage
> of it. (Perhaps should've QSYed from 20m to 15m only when asked by a caller
> wanting the 15m Q.)
>
> 5. Failed to self-spot. Thought the rules prohibited it. (Later learned
> there's an exception for FL 1x1 Spelling Bee ops. Oops!)
>
>
>
> Lessons learned (maybe). Another FUN Party nonetheless! CU next year?
>
>
>
> ... de the "O" in W D FOUR A H Z. (Ron: R.I.P.)
>
>
>
>                FL QSOPARTY Summary Sheet
>
>
>
>        Start Date : 2018-04-28
>
>     CallSign Used : K4O
>
>       Operator(s) : WO4O
>
> Operator Category : SINGLE-OP
>
>              Band : ALL
>
>             Power : HIGH (LOW on 40m SSB)
>
>              Mode : MIXED
>
> Default Exchange : LAK
>
>        Gridsquare : EL98DV
>
>              Name : RiC Morton
>
>           Address : 12902 Honey Blossom Dr
>
>    City/State/Zip : Grand Island  FL  32735-8949
>
>           Country : UNITED STATES
>
>      ARRL Section : NFL
>
>         Club/Team : FLORIDA CONTEST GROUP
>
>          Software : N1MM Logger+ 1.0.7144.0
>
>
>
>         Band   Mode  QSOs     Pts  Mul  Pt/Q
>
>            7  CW     317     634    5   2.0
>
>            7  LSB    105     105   10   1.0
>
>           14  CW     501    1002   73   2.0
>
>           14  USB    477     476   59   1.0
>
>           21  CW      38      76    1   2.0
>
>        Total  Both  1438    2293  148   1.6
>
>
>
>             Score : 339,364
>
>               Rig : Kenwood TS-590SG
>
>          Antennas : F12 C3E, JK401
>
>
>
> Tnx fer the Qs! 73 de ric wo4o
>
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