ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, SSB
Call: KQ2M
Operator(s): KQ2M
Station: KQ2M
Class: Single Op HP
QTH: CT
Operating Time (hrs): 1.5
Summary:
Band QSOs
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160: 0
80: 174
40: 25
20: 0
15: 0
10: 0
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Total: 199 Sections = 56 Total Score = 22,288
Club: Yankee Clipper Contest Club
Comments:
After spending 4 wet and frustrating hours in the driving rain Saturday
afternoon to fix my wire 40 meter antennas, I got on briefly to test them.
Spent 30 min making 36 q's. The 4-square was completely omni-directional for
stateside and directional for DX. Weird. I then briefly tried 80. I had
lowered my 80 M 4-square to about 5' above the ground to avoid the ferocious
winds predicted for Sunday, good thing too as the gusts were in the 60 - 70 mph
range and big branches were falling everywhere.
Late Sunday evening, I decided to go down to the shack and try to fix a
computer problem. While there I decided to turn on the radio and call CQ SS on
80. No answer. With the 4 square near the ground I did not expect much. I
called CQ SS again. Nothing. Ok, one more time. BOOM! 3 stations. And then a
BIG pileup! And then RATE! From 0200 - 0259 I worked 163 stations! WOW! Best
rate was Last 10 of 264.7 !! I have NEVER experienced anything like that in SS
from CT!
Even more surprising was having MULTIPLE VE4, VE5 and VE6 stations call in that
raging 80 meter pileup!
I used to love operating in SS but career, family and preparing for DX contests
became greater time priorities for me over the past 20 years and I have not been
on ; but after this really fun experience I will have to put SS back on my
calendar.
Tnx for all the q's and have a happy and healthy Thanksgiving!
73
Bob KQ2M
kq2m@kq2m.com
rshohet@rlsfinancialgroup.com
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