ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, SSB
Call: W3LL
Operator(s): W3LL
Station: W3LL
Class: SO Unlimited HP
QTH: MD
Operating Time (hrs): 21
Summary:
Band QSOs
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160:
80: 173
40: 707
20: 115
15: 236
10: 69
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Total: 1300 Sections = 83 Total Score = 215,800
Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club
Comments:
All SO1R and SO1V.
I started out on 10M and couldn't resist S@P for more than half the needed
mults, including the more difficult ones such as VY1, VE8 and VY0. Got the
mults at the cost of total average Q count per hour. The last sections for the
sweep were PR and NL.
Received many comments on the number of participating MDC stations.
I also found the OCF dipole worked better than the 4-SQ on 80M.
The most difficult part of the contest was finding a run frequency. Squeezing
in between stations often resulted in a request to move, which I did, or endure
trying to run stations with 40 db over 9 QRM. When I did manage to get an open
spot it wouldn't last long if I wasn't spotted. Others would see the hole in
the bandmap and try to fill it.
Having the seep early made the Sunday doldrums more difficult. So, when the Q
count got to a nice even 1300 it was time to quit.
73,
Bud W3LL
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