ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW
Call: KV8Q
Operator(s): KV8Q
Station: KV8Q
Class: Single Op LP
QTH: OH
Operating Time (hrs): 24
Radios: SO2R
Summary:
Band QSOs
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160: 0
80: 300
40: 277
20: 184
15: 71
10: 6
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Total: 838 Sections = 80 Total Score = 134,080
Club: DELARA Contest Team
Comments:
Another CW Sweepstakes behind us. I am always amazed at how many folks stop for
a second to say Hello. Conditions were great and I found a sweep for the second
year in a row.
I put up a temporary antenna for 15/10 meters and it did actually work. Then,
Mr. Murphy showed up and began producing a bunch of noise from the remote
antenna switch. That made 15/10 meters useless the first afternoon for the
second radio. With flashlight in hand, I bypassed the switch around 5:30am
Sunday morning and then was able to use 15/10 meters again Sunday. But,
honestly, with the second radio and the ability to tune while CQ'ing on a
different band, was more of a distraction for me than a help this past weekend.
I've got the hang of it down now. I just need more practice at it to make it
beneficial for me. With my elaborate antenna system - a G5RV at 45' - my main
money bands are 20/40/80 meters. It seemed like activity was down there this
weekend. I still felt loud and could hold my frequency - just not as many
callers it seemed. maybe everyone was having fun with the sunspots.
No complaints about conditions. Eighty meters was very quiet all weekend with
a nice mix of long and short skip. My QSO total was down a bit this year; but,
the fun level was way up there. Thanks to everyone who made this a very,
enjoyable contest. I look forward to seeing you all agin next year.
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