ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW
Call: K3WA
Operator(s): K3WA
Station: K3WA
Class: Single Op HP
QTH: East Peoria, IL
Operating Time (hrs): 24
Summary:
Band QSOs
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160: 0
80: 254
40: 341
20: 294
15: 26
10: 0
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Total: 915 Sections = 83 Total Score = 151,890
Club: Society of Midwest Contesters
Comments:
This Sweepstakes proved me wrong on a number of big issues.
* First, I had expected to do better than last year and get back abouve 1,000
Qs. WRONG. QSOs about the same.
* Second, I kinda expected the bands to be similar both days. WRONG.
Saturday was very different than Sunday. On Saturday I could hardly but a 40M
QSO. On Sunday, 40M was my money band. Sunday was slower than dirt this year.
* Third, I did a lot of antenna testing on the RBN to see what I could expect
from my antennas. WRONG. Didn't help. Performance was very different this
weekend.
* Fourth, I decided to go little "old school" and operate
unassisted. Thought it would be fun. WRONG. Doing any measure of SO2R is
really difficult without spotting assistance in a contest where you only get to
work a station once. And my tuning wrist is sore. Not fun.
* And Lastly, I did not expect a sweep figuring VI and PR wouldn't be there.
WRONG. My last section was NNY one hour before the end. And I did get the
sweep.
Other than that, I guess it was fun.
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