Monday, September 30, 2024

WQ6X works 5 QSO Parties and SAC Cw contest QRP

The phrase I would use to describe the contest weekend #3 in September is: Crinkly-Weird.

While registering my several operating entries to this year's CQP (California QSO Party), I utilized
the WA7BNM Contest Calendar to look-up the lister FOUR state QSO parties: NHQP, NJQP, TXQP
& WAQP (Salmon Run) - turns out IAQP was ALSO happening during the weekend, altho for some reason, not listed on the calendar.  Wrapped around it was the Scandanavian SAC Cw contest,
in a different world, all to itself.

Fortunately, all of the QSO Parties required an identical Exchange from out-of-state callers.
For WQ6X that was: 5NN CA (on Cw) and "5-NINE California - Charlie Alpha" (on Ssb). 
Thanks to a Dozen pre-definable function keys for each mode:

Using the F-11 key made it easier to send the SAC Exchange.  If repeats are necessary,
F-6 and F-7 are used.  For the QSO Parties, the F-10 key asks for the County.

To save me from a lot of text entry, it was decided to put it all together in one collage.

The same thing applies with the 3830 Scores contest posts - one Collage says it ALL.
DiD YOU work the SAC contest or any of the 5 State QSO Parties?

Is WQ6X in YOUR LoG?


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