NAQP – SSB
The North American QSO Party is run up by NJC. They have three sets: CW-only, SSB-only, and RTTY-only. The QSO parties are held twice each during the year, in Winter and in Summer.
2008 Winter : 300 points QRP
Contest ran from 19.Jan.2008+1800z through 20.Jan.2008+0600z
Station: K2+T1 running about 5W (QRP) into mobile ham-stick style antennas (15m, 40m), 102″ stainless steel whip (20m) from the driveway of my in-laws’ house in 24ยบ F weather.
I only operated on Saturday from about noon to six that evening, and had a couple of long breaks to come in and thaw. The temperature held pretty constant. It was always my feet that drove me in; have to do something about that for the next cold-spell contest. Worked back east quite a bit on 15-meters. Had over an hour of active no-contacts on 40-meters. Worked some 20-meters on the stainless steel whip, relying heavily on the T1’s ability to tune bedsprings and bedpans.
Stats: 20 total QSOs * 15 total SPC (on 3 bands) = 300 points.