ARRL 10-Meter Contest
Call: W1WBB
Operator(s): W1WBB
Station: W1WBB
Class: SO CW QRP
QTH: W1
Operating Time (hrs): 22:30
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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CW: 477 110
SSB:
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Total: 477 110 Total Score = 209,880
Club: CT RI Contest Group
Comments:
First sustained effort at QRP...figured with expected fine propagation I could
be heard somewhat during the weekend and I could improve upon the Section
record for ARRL 10m 'test Single Op QRP CW (@ only 10k pts). With 200k+ pts
logged by contest's end I'm stunned and amazed with what just a few watts and a
decent directional antenna can do on a very open 10m band!
Band conditions, esp. Day 1, did NOT disappoint! While running was never very
productive for me (using 5w & only a broadband Hexbeam up 32', at just 115'
ASL) I was amazed at all the quickly answered DX S&P calls I made...many,
many great ears and CW ops out there. I worked often up high in the band, with
folks crowding above 28.150 on Saturday!
Wow!! Appears about 56% of my contact totals were with DX -- non US/VE stations
-- with me running flea power...what a blast! Lots of long haul QSO fun on the
10m band this weekend, no doubt. ZM4 and ZM90 were farthest worked - FB guys!
And over 220 Eu QSOs, with a few Middle East/N. Afr included. Could it likely
be 11 more years before we see another ARRL 10m contest with excellent
conditions like this?!!
The Saturday Eu opening was stronger and lasted longer into the local afternoon
here. North America sigs were then very loud here and sustained. Vy few
repeats required all day. Sunday Eu not quite as strong and faded much earlier
it seemed. Likewise N/A not as strong Day 2, more spotty and with earlier sig
fade...but I did have some hard-earned backscatter success Sunday working IL,
OH, NC, DE, NY & NJ with QRP. Tnx to those patient ops! All states west
of Mississippi River heard and worked.
Sporadic-E heard only here for a short while just Friday eve... but with 5w,
unable to cash in on any of those mults other than KE9I in IN - nice! Some JA
heard Saturday eve briefly with decent sigs but none heard near end of Day 2.
Many, many thanks to all the ops able to put my QRP sigs in the log. I hope
you had fun on the low end of 28 MHz working CW like I did!
Rig: Icom IC-706MKIIG (loaner de KW2G - TNX!) @ 5 watts output & MFJ
digital mtr
Ant: K4KIO broadband 5-band Hexbeam (G3TXQ-style) up 32'(10mH)
other: N1MM logger with ancient Dell computer (apologies for occasional
lagging comp. generated CW due to apparent CPU overload -
mostly resolved) & Vibroplex paddle/MFJ keyer for some fills
73, Bill W1WBB
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