ARRL DX Contest, SSB
Call: K1VR
Operator(s): K1VR
Station: K1VR
Class: SOAB LP
QTH: EMA
Operating Time (hrs): 34.4
Radios: SO2R
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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160: 0 0
80: 76 43
40: 123 58
20: 307 82
15: 270 81
10: 578 92
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Total: 1354 356 = 1,442,868
Club: YCCC
Comments:
Actually started the contest at the start of the contest, for a change. This
was the first DX Phone contest I've ever entered with low power, and it was
even lower than necessary, as I couldn't seem to coax more than 60 watts output
from my newly purchased FT-1000MP -- which proved to be a problem on 40, where
every watt was necessary to overcome EU broadcast QRM.
Hqaving operated in the assisted category in previous years, I must say that
"no packet means no packet pileups." This makes for a a calmer contest, which
was ncie. However, it was still a phone conetst, which means that it was hard
to find a frequency on 20 or 15 to call CQ.
After the conetst, I learned why 160 was so bad -- as A and K indices were
high.
Employing a new footswitch system finally allowed me to know with certainty to
which audio thread (RUN or MULT) I was listening.
Thank goodness the really big snowstorm held off a day.
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