ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, SSB - 2023
Call: N4IW
Operator(s): N4IW
Station: N4IW
Class: SO Unlimited LP
Class Overlay: Limited-Ant
QTH: VA
Operating Time (hrs): 11
Summary:
Band QSOs
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160: 0
80: 14
40: 85
20: 32
15: 27
10: 7
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Total: 165 Sections = 84 Total Score = 27,720
Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club
Comments:
2023 ARRL November Sweepstakes - This was my first ever ARRL November
Sweepstakes. The required exchange was a little daunting at first but once I
got the hang of it, it was fine. All of my operations were search and
pounce. When I first started, I had no idea of trying for a clean sweep, but
early on I worked a few stations that I had considered would be hard to get.
(HI, AK and the western Canadian sections. Once I realized I had a shot at
it, I concentrated on new sections at the expense of getting many contacts. I
spent many, many hours trying to reach Northern New York, Delaware, and
Newfoundland. I only heard two Northern New York stations, but they never heard
me due to my low power and puny wire antennas.
Locally, I heard NN4RB several times, W4WWQ and actually got to work W1IE as he
was running at the time. It was a lot of fun, and I learned a whole lot about
the N1MM software. I had spent a lot of time early in the week setting things
up to run all the WAV automation, but found it to be stilted and a little
slow. Now while it is fresh on my mind, I’ll tweak all that and be ready
for next year.
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