2018

                     Stew Perry Topband Challenge

Call: NR4M
Operator(s): NR4M
Station: NR4M

Class: Multi-Op HP
QTH: FM18
Operating Time (hrs): 8:42

Summary:
Total:  QSOs = 582  Total Score = 2,408

Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club

Comments:

After a while (about 50 Q's), I realized I had left packet connected, so I changed to 'Multi'.

Thanks for the Q's.

73 de Steve, NR4M
 

Call: NR4M
Operator(s): NR4M
Station: NR4M

Class: SO CW Unlimited HP
QTH: VA FM18
Operating Time (hrs): 5:13

Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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CW: 328 57
SSB:
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Total: 328 57 Total Score = 74,784

Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club

Comments:

Thanks for the Q\'s

73 de Steve NR4M
 

Well, this was really a messed up contest for me.  I have no clue how I did this well.

Normally, I do not do much, if any, of a write-up, but this time I thought it might be worth an explanation of ‘Mr. Murphy’s’ visit.

CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW

Call: NR4M
Operator(s): K7SV W0IMD K4QS KA4RRU NR4M N2YO N3AIU K2WK K4MI K4GMH
Station: NR4M

Class: M/M HP
QTH: Central VA
Operating Time (hrs): 48

Summary:
Band QSOs Zones Countries
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160: 367 21 80
80: 991 29 107
40: 1977 38 151
20: 1960 34 142
15: 590 25 100
10: 9 4 3
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Total: 5894 151 583 Total Score = 11,899,608

Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club

Comments:

Contest started out well enough, I suppose. With a new rule this year that
requires competitive stations to have an audio file of their operating
AVAILABLE, if needed, I suppose. I used Audacity (freeware from the web) and it
seemed to work well enough, but it each computers on-board sound card, were 'all
over the place' as far as getting settings correct, and, hopefully, the same.
We'll see...

As always, a big part of any of our contesting efforts is enjoying the camaraderie of those with a like passion for contesting, especially CW contesting. The spirit of camaraderie was in abundance this weekend. We had a guest op, Don, K6ZO, who we met at the Richmond hamfest. He rode down from DC to spend the weekend in front of a radio. We also had Matt, W4GO, come by on Saturday, to meet the gang and get a feel for the station.

The CW CQ160 contest was as always a lot of fun. Lack of atmospheric noise and partial resolution to power line noise problems to the west made it even more enjoyable.

North American QSO Party, CW - January

Call: NR4M
Operator(s): NR4M
Station: NR4M

Class: Single Op LP
QTH: VA
Operating Time (hrs): 6

Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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160:
80: 172 42
40: 328 50
20:
15:
10:
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Total: 500 92 Total Score = 46,000

Just could not get enthused about this contest. My 20 meter antennas were frozen (literally) toward EU and working the US off the back of an antenna is not much fun. And too much other stuff going on to be in a contest I really wasn't up for.