WQ6X Dual-OPs another NAQP Ssb contest

With being a part of NX6T's Multi-2 1st-place in the NAQP Cw contest (10+ days ago) and a reasonably successful run in the WAE Cw contest last weekend, the August NAQP Ssb GiG was destined to be an exact repeat of 2 weekends ago. Fortunately, that is what more-or-less happened. 

 Then again, there was a noticeable Space-WX difference between the two weekends.

This contest event was marked (or should I say marred) by the after-effects of solar events
on Thursday, streaming noise and fast-fading (S9 to S1 in 2-secs) into and throughout the
12 contest hours.  At no time during the NAQP was it ever QRN or QSB free.
The QRN and fast-fading was confirmed by numerous stations across the country.

The real issue for WQ6X was microphone audio.  The shack Electro Voice EV-664 mic worked fine with the FT-2000 to open the contest. 

However, after 2-hours remoting into NX6T (using a Heil PRO-Set), the 664 stopped functioning.  

Unfolding an EV-664 transforms it into a mic stand for the PRO-Set, which is more of a contest mic; unlike the Electro Voice, which is more broadcast quality.

The grating-action of the solar-QRN created a fatigue-effect after several hours.  The array of audio filters in use at the W7AYT QTH allows "shaping of the sound' differently in the hopes of remedying the noise-tedium.  However, in Ssb contests, over-use of audio filtering can render voices relatively unintelligible, whereas Cw copy is usually improved using those settings.  Once again, "Stereo-Cw" audio processing saves the operation.

Success in this NAQP event was all about persistence (not giving up) for WQ6X. 
Running as NX6T, it was all about running frequencies, with an occasional S&P search,
done for completeness.  I've written much about persistence in particular. 
([CLICK HERE] to read about that.)

When it was all over, it would seem that NX6T took 2nd-Place place overall
and 1st-place for left coast and the Southwest.

DiD YOU run the NAQP Ssb contest?

Is NX6T or WQ6X in YOUR Log?