ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW
Call: N7WA
Operator(s): N7WA
Station: N7WA
Class: Single Op LP
QTH:
Operating Time (hrs): 23.5
Summary:
Band QSOs
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160: 0
80: 79
40: 186
20: 316
15: 266
10: 90
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Total: 937 Sections = 79 Total Score = 148,046
Club: Western Washington DX Club
Comments:
CW Sweepstakes was the first full effort following a year-long station move from
the spare bedroom to a dedicated location in a remodeled garage. This includes a
new operating desk that supports standing more than sitting. I'm happy to say I
didn't spend most of the 24 hours sitting in a chair and that operating while
standing (SO2R even) is a nice change of pace.
That said, my performance on the air did not meet my expectations for this
year.
I had hoped that this would be the year I finally broke through the 1000 Q
barrier but I again crashed on that rocky shore. It was looking good in the
first few hours (after a lousy first hour). In fact, just an average of 4 more
Q's an hour would have done it. Can't blame anybody but myself as W7WA managed
to do it plus find the one elusive section I missed - NL. Hats off to Dan!
(I'll be over to cut his coax before next year.)
SO2R was a non-issue with exactly 10% of the Q's coming off the old
TS940. Probably time to retire that thing, get a newer rig, and move the
FT1000MP to second fiddle as the phase noise from the venerable 940 is just
getting too irritating. I'm amazed at how terrifying SO2R was I first started
and now it's almost second nature. Because of the long exchange, SS is perfect
for SO2R. I still manage to screw up - it just doesn't bother me so much.
It was fun working you all.
Looking forward to CQWW.
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