ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW
Call: NM2O
Operator(s): NM2O
Station: NM2O
Class: SO Unlimited LP
QTH:
Operating Time (hrs):
Summary:
Band QSOs
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160:
80: 251
40: 214
20: 114
15: 11
10: 16
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Total: 599 Sections = 82 Total Score = 98,236
Club:
Comments:
First SS from my new QTH in NNY. It was great to pass out a new mult to many
people. This was a shake down for the first antenna.
Highlights and observations:
I'm an out of area PVRC guy for many years; it was great to work the "home
club."
VO1MP called me. I was his NNY. He did 82 for 82. I had worked another NL.
That's a rare one for sure.
Higher sunspots were evident: Skip was as short as 300 miles on 20M. MDC guys
were worked easily. Might be Es, not sure.
Propagation is a bit different here. I've never worked so many SNJ in a SS. DE
was quite active. I've sweated both at times. I think WV was rarest of East
Coast sections.
Lots of guys must use pre-fills. I confirmed NNY rather than WNY a lot.
Used Beta version 4147 of N1MM Plus. Seems to work OK, but I need to
investigate how working spots operates. The radio seemed to spot high in
frequency. There may be an offset setting that I don't know about. I'll try my
FT-1000 with N1MM and N1MM Plus and see if they act the same.
I used a laptop. The power on/off is next to escape. Note to self: "Don't
push power button while running." I'll get a keyboard next time.
73, Ray
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