RAC Winter Contest
Call: VA7ST
Operator(s): VA7ST
Station: VA7ST
Class: SO CW HP
QTH: BC
Operating Time (hrs): 14
Summary:
Band CW Qs Ph Qs CW Mults Ph Mults
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160: 23 4
80: 82 6
40: 104 7
20: 240 9
15: 51 4
10:
6:
2:
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Total: 500 0 30 0 Total Score = 65,520
Club:
Comments:
Gear:
FT-2000 + N1MM Logger
1 x 160M inverted-L
1 x 80M delta loop
1 x 40M half-square
1 x 3-element tribander at 45'
1 x SB221 amplifier @ ~500W
Could not even get close to last year's score, or 2005's low-power score. Tied
2006 on mults (30) but Qs were down considerably, due very much to a failure on
40M.
My US/VE half-square came down during a wind storm near the end of OK DX RTTY
two weeks ago. I waited till the morning of RAC Winter to go out and repair it,
but as I was raising the repaired wire, the halyard rope broke half way up the
tree. Friction in the branches kept the rope from slipping all the way out and
lowering the wire completely, but it was very droopy. So, I was using a rather
compromised primary antenna for this contest -- used the EU/W6 half-square
quite a bit, as well as tuning up the 80M delta-loop (300-ohm feed) for 40M.
(211 Qs last year vs. 104 this year on 40M).
Definitely noticed the bad band conditions. Didn't match 2006 Q totals on any
band.
Enjoyed watching the snow fall all day Saturday. Took the final two hours (2-4
p.m. Pacific) to rest and was in Stew Perry at 4:30 p.m. Snowed most of the
night, too, as I worked top band.
Had fun. Thanks again to RAC for the CW section, and to all for getting in
there under rather lousy conditions.
2005 Band QSOs Pts Sec -- Low power
1.8 47 264 3
3.5 45 284 7
7 131 752 9
14 154 670 8
21 47 232 5
Total 424 2202 32 70,464
2006 Band QSOs Pts Sec -- High power
1.8 36 202 4
3.5 101 476 5
7 211 1046 9
14 272 1096 10
21 62 382 2
Total 682 3202 30 96,060
2007 Band QSOs Pts Sec -- High power
1.8 23 136 4
3.5 82 326 6
7 104 400 7
14 240 1018 9
21 51 304 4
Total 500 2184 30 65,520
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