NA Sprint SSB Contest - November
Call: N1RM
Operator(s): N1RM
Station: N1RM
Class: Single Op HP
QTH: VA
Operating Time (hrs): 4
Summary:
Band QSOs Op Time
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80: 67 1.2
40: 116 2.7
20: 6 .1
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Total: 189 Mults = 46 Total Score = 8,694
Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club
Team:
Comments:
My first sprint. I haven't really figured it all out yet, but it was lots of
fun. The dynamic is really fast-paced so I'm glad it was only 4 hours. Like
others, I found 20M to be a bust for me, so I went to 40M early. When rates got
low I kept trying 80M, but did find any sprint activity until about the last
hour and a half. With my mediocre 80M antenna I didn't have as many calls to
work as on 40M. There were many times when I would catch the end of a QSO and
jump in to call a new station, but get beat out by someone loud that I had
already worked. I figured out that by going up the band to the first clear spot
and calling CQ, I could sometimes catch "the one that got away".
With the frenzied pace, I expected things to get a little rancorous, but I found
folks were friendly and seemed to be enjoying themselves. It was a nice group. I
did notice that there were many overlapping loud stations when there appeared to
be plenty of open spaces in the band map. Other than that, it was a great
experience.
Thanks for the Qs!
Rick
N1RM
K3s/KPA500/A2000
DB18e/OCF Dipole
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