ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, SSB
Call: KR2Q
Operator(s): KR2Q
Station: KR2Q
Class: Single Op QRP
QTH: fn20ru NNJ
Operating Time (hrs): 7
Summary:
Band QSOs
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160:
80: 66
40: 38
20: 73
15: 23
10:
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Total: 200 Sections = 60 Total Score = 24,000
Club:
Comments:
I contest to have fun...so I didn't do much contesting this time cuz it just
wasn't any fun.
Started work (vocation) at 1:30am Friday morning local time cuz I had the next
week off and I still had lots that I wanted to get done. By the time 3pm local
Friday rolled around, I was really dragging...and still in Manhattan with a long
commute back home.
Got on at the start and cudn't work anybody (or almost nobody). Figured it was
no big deal and I could make it up later, if things improved, so went QRT for a
bit. Got on somewhat later, still terrible from here. Went to bed at 0030z
(really!) and woke up around 10z. So much for 6 hours off time.
Bands were still crummy from here (super loud guys were CQing in my face).
Decided to check email. Had a request from overseas to check out a "funny" log
in the RTTY contest. Now THAT was a lot more fun (I love log-checking) and took
another hour or so. Indeed, found some funny stuff in the log, but waiting for
more info to flow in.
Then, while on-line, I got a call from CT1BOH and we had a nice ~1 hour QSO
(VoIP) about, of all things, LOG CHECKING (not related to the RTTY request, but
I did mention it), plus some other stuff including, of course, CQWW CW next
weekend. Again, this was a lot more pleasant than trying to do SS ssb qrp (at
least from here).
As for the contest, I have never had such a hard time having guys hear me. I
still can't believe how many loud guys (like 40 over 9 loud) CQ'ed in my face;
really depressing. And then, some guys clearly doubted that I was qrp cuz "you
are so loud" or "wow, that is one big qrp signal." Go figure.
Worked 7 other QRPers. Some specs
NX9T sent me 85 at 2200z while I sent him #21 (ugh)
N8IE sent me 143 at 1057z
KC5R sent me 599 at 2128
N9KT sent me 568 at 0011
Nice scores guys!
I heard reports of "guys down south" being QRP and having HUGE numbers. Can't
wait to see who.
This one was not any fun for me, so I stayed out of it. Just as well...more
rest for CW next weekend. My goal in the last hour or two ended up being to
have a nice "even" score. I think I did that.
Of note, it is now snowing here in NNJ so it must be the perfect time to go
outside adjust the antennas!
de Doug KR2Q
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