NAQP Phone August 2013

About 8 hours spent in this contest. Band conditions were horrible at the start (A index up around 30) but got a little better as the evening progressed. Still, not a great time for me.

Propagation Hell

Some of the states needed for Triple Play and 20m/40m WAS on LOTW that I worked were WV, MI, OH and TN (20m); OK, NE, and MT (40m); 15m was awful -- other than ME, NB and Mexico all I heard were CA stations.

I threw in the towel just after 0300 by which time the local RFI noise became unbearable. Haven't they outlawed plasma TVs yet?

QRV: Approx. 8 hours for 137 QSOs

• 1800-1900: Off
• 1900-1945: 20m (11 QSOs)
• 1945-2020: 15m (6 QSOs)
• 2020-0030: 20m (69 QSOs)
• 0030-0100: 15m (8 QSOs)
• 0100-0110: 20m (3 QSOs)
• 0110-0305: 40m (40 QSOs)
• 0305-0600: Off

Station: Elecraft K3 @100w, Tarheel screwdriver vertical.

Final Claimed Score: 7,124
33 states; 2 Canadian provinces (ON & NB); 2 DX (XE & KP2).