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NAQP SSB Contest Results

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I had fun in the National QSO Party SSB contest yesterday.  I used the old Yasesu FTdx-3000 since my Flex is back in Austin for repairs (operator error - tuned up into a dead short, and vaporized R24 on Ant Input 1, but that is another story).    Setup was quick thanks to the excellent Rig integration provided by Scott's N3FJP Contest Logger.  http://www.n3fjp.com/help/righelp.html Operated off and on for about 3 hours while we got ready to host the after party for Ava's Sadie Hawkins Highlights dance.    Worked 4 HF bands - 15, 20, 40 and 80M from EM12ub.   Made 89 Contacts with 66 multipliers including Hawaii,  Belize, the US Virgin Island and 4 provinces in Canada (BC, SK, MB, ON) resulting in 5874 QSO points for my claimed score.    From the NAQP Website: "The North American QSO Parties are favorites of beginners and seasoned operators alike. The NAQPs are low-power only (no amplifiers allowed) which makes for a lot mo...