BARTG HF RTTY Contest
Call: VA7ST
Operator(s): VA7ST
Station: VA7ST
Class: SOAB HP
QTH: BC
Operating Time (hrs): 24
Summary:
Band QSOs Countries Call Areas
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80: 58 2 15
40: 217 19 17
20: 341 44 19
15: 157 25 22
10:
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Total: 773 90 73 Continents = 6 Total Score = 755,994
Club: Orca DX and Contest Club
Comments:
* FT2000 + SB221
* N1MM Logger + MMTTY
* 3-element Steppir at 40'
* 40M -- Steppir dipole at 40'
* 80M -- twin vertical array E-W
2011 -- SFI = 88 | A = 2 > 5 | K = 2
2010 -- SFI = 84 | A = 9 > 1 | K = 1 > 0
2009 -- SFI = 69 | A = 7 > 4 | K = 4 > 1
Went into this hoping to set a new personal best, but after the first night I
figured that was a longshot. Still, I was within a few Qs of my best-ever 2010
rate all the way through Saturday, and actually well ahead by Saturday evening.
Ended up raising the bar by 9 mults and 140 Qs from last year.
Finished with most-ever Qs and mults.
Highlight of the weekend: the final Q -- stumbling upon Ed VE4EAR on 80M with a
minute remaining, for a bunch of last-minute points.
Never heard a peep on 10M all weekend.
Also never heard a VK anywhere. Thanks to EA8OM and CN8LI for that oh-so-rare
AF, which was the hardest-to-get sixth continent this year. 3D2, ZL3 and 9M6
were the only OC worked.
15M was FB on Saturday with a nice over-the-pole opening to Europe. Also some
strong Asian stations, including VR2, and all JA call areas except 5 and 8.
Sunday wasn't as strong but managed a few European Qs. Doubled my Q total on
15M vs. last year.
Enjoyed working Phil GU0SUP on 15M and 20M -- it has been a very long time.
40M was really good, and even allowed more than a handful of European contacts,
though just a couple of JAs worked. Qs on 40M were up by 47 from last year,
which is a meaningful improvement.
80M was very disappointing, and the only band that didn't outperform last
year.
Thanks to all for the contacts.
-- Bud VA7ST
http://www.orcadxcc.org
http://www3.telus.net/va7st
Year-over-year comparison:
QSOs DX Areas Conts Points
2011 773 90 73 6 755,994 HP 24 hrs
2010 637 84 70 6 588,588 HP
2009 352 37 46 6 177,408 HP
2008 705 63 57 6 501,840 HP
2007 432 55 47 6 264,384 HP
2006 328 26 49 6 147,600 LP
2004 293 46 67 5 164,980 LP
2003 155 26 36 5 50,375 LP
Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at: http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/
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