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Subject: [3830] ARRL 10 K5TR(WM5R) SO SSB HP
From: webform@b41h.net
Reply-to: wm5r@wm5r.org
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:22:04 -0800
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                    ARRL 10-Meter Contest

Call: K5TR
Operator(s): WM5R
Station: K5TR

Class: SO SSB HP
QTH: TX
Operating Time (hrs): 36
Radios: SO2R

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
-------------------
   CW:    0     0
  SSB: 2451   139
-------------------
Total: 2451   139  Total Score = 681,378

Club: Central Texas DX and Contest Club

Comments:

Station K5TR:
   http://www.kkn.net/~k5tr/blanco/k5tr_station.html
   Elecraft K3
   Elecraft K3 + Elecraft P3
   Ameritron AL-1500
   Ameritron AL-1500

   26' boom, 6-element Yagi @ 115' rotatable
   24' boom, 6-element Yagi @ 60' rotatable
   24' boom, 6-element Yagi @ 30' fixed NE
   4-element Yagi @ 40' fixed SE
   Half wave vertical, base @ 20'
   Ameritron RCS-8V antenna switches
   Heil Proset Plus HC-4
   W9XT contest card
   TR Log 6.96

This is the 11th ARRL 10 Meter Contest in a row that I have operated
from the K5TR contest station in Blanco County, Texas.  I have now
operated this contest across a complete solar cycle.  George added
a new Yagi to his complement of 10 meter antennas this year - six
elements on a 26 foot (8 meter) long boom.  He put it on the same

mast as his high 40 meter Yagi at 115 feet (35 meters) or so above
ground.  There were definitely times when I think it heard better
than the lower antennas, but the difference was never as big as I
would have anticipated.  The best benefit was having the flexibility
of another rotatable Yagi in the mix.

This was only the fourth-highest QSO total I've made in the past 11
years, but it was a second-best multiplier total for me.  That was
a bit of a surprise, given that I worked only a single Mexican
station this weekend.  Last year, I worked 40 XE stations in 21
states.  That is 20 fewer multipliers from Mexico that I missed out
on this year.  Comparing notes from other stations in Texas, it
seems that either activity was well down in Mexico this year, or
we simply didn't have propagation.  I did, however, manage to work
all US states, the District of Columbia, and all Canadian multipliers

except VE0, VO1, and VO2. I even worked three stations in the
Northwest Territories.

Propagation to Europe and Japan was the best we've had in this
contest since 2002.  Last year, I did not work a single station in
Japan - this year, over 100 made it into the log.  I worked stations
all over Europe, but missed a few multipliers including OM, LA, LX,
YL, ES, and EU.  Some exciting multipliers that did make it into
my log included EA9, ST, VP8, ZK2, and a BV station I worked on long
path on Sunday morning.

I had some really big rates during the contest.  My best 10 minute
rate was 264 QSOs/hour, which was much higher than last year,
when I couldn't break 200 QSOs/hour even for a 10 minute period of
time.  My best minute was 7 QSOs.  Maybe next year I can do 8.


HOUR   HR TOT CUM TOTAL  SCORE  PCT
----   ------ ---------  -----  ---
0000   185/22   185/22   0.01M  7.4
0100   139/6    324/28   0.02M  5.6
0200    64/1    388/29   0.02M  2.6
0300    32/1    420/30   0.03M  1.3
0400     3/0    423/30   0.03M  0.1
0500     ---    423/30   0.03M  0.0
0600     ---    423/30   0.03M  0.0
0700     ---    423/30   0.03M  0.0
0800     ---    423/30   0.03M  0.0
0900     ---    423/30   0.03M  0.0
1000     ---    423/30   0.03M  0.0
1100     ---    423/30   0.03M  0.0

1200     8/5    431/35   0.03M  0.3
1300    29/14   460/49   0.05M  1.2
1400    97/23   557/72   0.08M  3.9
1500   130/10   687/82   0.11M  5.2
1600   119/6    806/88   0.14M  4.8
1700   180/8    986/96   0.19M  7.2
1800   152/3   1138/99   0.23M  6.1
1900   126/2   1264/101  0.26M  5.0
2000   120/2   1384/103  0.29M  4.8
2100   103/1   1487/104  0.31M  4.1
2200    38/6   1525/110  0.34M  1.5
2300    89/4   1614/114  0.37M  3.6
0000    21/3   1635/117  0.38M  0.8
0100    14/0   1649/117  0.39M  0.6
0200     6/0   1655/117  0.39M  0.2

0300     8/1   1663/118  0.39M  0.3
0400     6/0   1669/118  0.39M  0.2
0500     1/0   1670/118  0.39M  0.0
0600     ---   1670/118  0.39M  0.0
0700     ---   1670/118  0.39M  0.0
0800     ---   1670/118  0.39M  0.0
0900     ---   1670/118  0.39M  0.0
1000     ---   1670/118  0.39M  0.0
1100     ---   1670/118  0.39M  0.0
1200     3/1   1673/119  0.40M  0.1
1300    30/8   1703/127  0.43M  1.2
1400    94/3   1797/130  0.47M  3.8
1500    77/3   1874/133  0.50M  3.1
1600    75/0   1949/133  0.52M  3.0
1700    76/1   2025/134  0.54M  3.0

1800    96/0   2121/134  0.57M  3.8
1900    97/1   2218/135  0.60M  3.9
2000    68/1   2286/136  0.62M  2.7
2100    47/0   2333/136  0.63M  1.9
2200    57/1   2390/137  0.65M  2.3
2300    61/2   2451/139  0.68M  2.4
----   ------ ---------  -----  ---
DAY 1          1614/114
DAY 2           837/25
TOTAL          2451/139
----   ------ ---------  -----  ---

Gross QSOs=2497        Dupes=46        Net QSOs=2451

Unique callsigns worked = 2451


The best 60 minute rate was 190/hour from 0003 to 0102
The best 30 minute rate was 208/hour from 0026 to 0055
The best 10 minute rate was 264/hour from 0037 to 0046

The best 1 minute rates were:
 7 QSOs/minute    1 times
 6 QSOs/minute    5 times
 5 QSOs/minute   18 times
 4 QSOs/minute   87 times
 3 QSOs/minute  213 times
 2 QSOs/minute  402 times
 1 QSOs/minute  533 times

Number of letters in callsigns

Letters  # worked
-----------------
   3         2
   4       596
   5      1046
   6       796
   7         2
   8         5
   9         4

Continental Distribution
------------------------
  USA calls   =  1501
  VE calls    =   145
  XE calls    =     1

  N.A. calls  =    35
  S.A. calls  =   127
  Euro calls  =   447
  Afrc calls  =    17
  Asia calls  =     5
  JA calls    =   118
  Ocen calls  =    55
  Total calls =  2451

Multiplier Distribution
-----------------------
   1.           Wa  137
   2.           Ny  132
   3.           JA  118
   4.           Ca  112

   5.           Ma   86
   6.           Nj   85
   7.           Or   75
   8.           DL   67
   9.           Tx   64
  10.           PY   62
  11.           Il   58
  12.           Pa   58
  13.           Md   58
  14.            F   55
  15.           On   54
  16.            G   53
  17.            I   51
  18.           Ct   47
  19.           Va   42

  20.           PA   41
  21.           EA   40
  22.           LU   37
  23.           In   34
  24.           Bc   33
  25.           Oh   33
  26.           Mi   31
  27.           Tn   31
  28.           Mo   30
  29.           Nh   28
  30.           Mn   27
  31.           Co   26
  32.           Wi   25
  33.           Me   25
  34.           Nc   24

  35.           Ga   24
  36.           Fl   22
  37.           VK   21
  38.           Id   20
  39.           Ky   16
  40.           Qc   16
  41.           Ab   16
  42.           CE   14
  43.           Ri   14
  44.           De   14
  45.           ZL   14
  46.           CT   13
  47.           OK   13
  48.           Al   12
  49.           Ia   12

  50.           SP   12
  51.           Ak   12
  52.           Ks   11
  53.           ON   11
  54.           9A   10
  55.           S5   10
  56.           Vt   10
  57.           Mt   10
  58.           Nd    9
  59.           Nv    9
  60.           Sc    8
  61.           HB    8
  62.           Hi    8
  63.          KP4    7
  64.           EI    7

  65.           Ne    6
  66.           YO    6
  67.          EA8    6
  68.           Ns    6
  69.           Mb    6
  70.           Wy    6
  71.           SV    6
  72.           ZS    5
  73.           Ok    5
  74.           Sk    5
  75.           DU    5
  76.           Sd    4
  77.           Ms    4
  78.           Ut    4
  79.           CM    4

  80.           OZ    4
  81.           SM    4
  82.           GM    4
  83.           Dc    4
  84.           YB    4
  85.           OE    4
  86.           Wv    3
  87.           Ar    3
  88.           GW    3
  89.          KP2    3
  90.           Nt    3
  91.           Nb    3
  92.           HA    3
  93.           UR    3
  94.           GI    3

  95.           P4    2
  96.           HK    2
  97.           HP    2
  98.           HI    2
  99.           TK    2
 100.           E7    2
 101.          EA6    2
 102.           UA    2
 103.           Nm    2
 104.           YV    2
 105.           OA    2
 106.          CT3    2
 107.           TI    2
 108.           Pe    2
 109.          Ags    1

 110.           La    1
 111.           C9    1
 112.           4O    1
 113.           LZ    1
 114.           ZA    1
 115.          SV5    1
 116.           CU    1
 117.           Az    1
 118.           FY    1
 119.          VP5    1
 120.           HC    1
 121.           CX    1
 122.           ZP    1
 123.          UA9    1
 124.           BV    1

 125.          9M6    1
 126.          KH2    1
 127.           D4    1
 128.           OH    1
 129.           ST    1
 130.          EA9    1
 131.           LY    1
 132.           YU    1
 133.           4X    1
 134.           VR    1
 135.           Yt    1
 136.          VP8    1
 137.          PJ2    1
 138.          ZK2    1
 139.           HL    1


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