ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, SSB
Call: N6BV
Operator(s): N6BV
Station: N6RO
Class: Single Op HP
QTH: EB
Operating Time (hrs): 24
Radios: SO2R
Summary:
Band QSOs
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160:
80: 125
40: 677
20: 516
15: 602
10:
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Total: 1920 Sections = 80 Total Score = 307,200
Club: Northern California Contest Club
Comments:
Here's my rate sheet.
BREAKDOWN QSO/mults N6BV 2009 Phone ARRL SWEEPSTAKES Single Operator
HOUR 160 80 40 20 15 10 HR TOT CUM TOT
21 ..... ..... ..... 20/12 106/27 ..... 126/39 126/39
22 . . . . 133/15 . 133/15 259/54
23 . . . 92/10 12/1 . 104/11 363/65
0 . . . 102/4 . . 102/4 465/69
1 . . 116/4 . . . 116/4 581/73
2 . 1/0 88/1 . . . 89/1 670/74
3 . . 76/2 . . . 76/2 746/76
4 . . 95/0 . . . 95/0 841/76
5 ..... 14/1 66/1 ..... ..... ..... 80/2 921/78
6 . 26/0 45/0 . . . 71/0 992/78
7 . 22/0 61/0 . . . 83/0 1075/78
8 . 31/0 3/0 . . . 34/0 1109/78
9 . . . . . . . 1109/78
10 . . . . . . . 1109/78
11 . . . . . . . 1109/78
12 . . . . . . . 1109/78
13 ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 1109/78
14 . . . 37/0 3/1 . 40/1 1149/79
15 . . . . 81/1 . 81/1 1230/80
16 . . . 1/0 87/0 . 88/0 1318/80
17 . . . 5/0 71/0 . 76/0 1394/80
18 . . . . 74/0 . 74/0 1468/80
19 . . . 21/0 29/0 . 50/0 1518/80
20 . . . 63/0 1/0 . 64/0 1582/80
21 ..... ..... ..... 41/0 5/0 ..... 46/0 1628/80
22 . . . 66/0 . . 66/0 1694/80
23 . . . 68/0 . . 68/0 1762/80
0 . . 49/0 . . . 49/0 1811/80
1 . . 57/0 . . . 57/0 1868/80
2 . 31/0 21/0 . . . 52/0 1920/80
DAY1 . 94/1 550/8 341/26 597/45 . . 1582/80
DAY2 . 31/0 127/0 175/0 5/0 . . 338/0
TOT ..... 125/1 677/8 516/26 602/45 ..... ..... 1920/80
I started out rather slowly compared to previous years but the average rate
held up above 100 for the first five hours. I decided to open up on 15 meters,
since there seemed to be a number of big signals on 15 before the contest
started. I briefly tried to call CQ on 20 when I felt the rate wasn't that hot
on 15 but quickly went back to running on 15.
I struggled all weekend with very aggressive people plopping down within 1 kHz
of my run frequency and calling CQ, without the courtesy of asking whether the
frequency was in use. The amount of splatter seemed higher than usual, with
some very wide signals. But maybe I'm just getting old and crotchety.
40 meters was an endless well of weak signals, requiring multiple requests for
repeats. But perseverance pays off in SS, with an unusually high number, at
least for me, on 40 meters. The stacked 4/4 M2 antennas played well.
I went to bed for my six-hour break at 0830 Z with more QSOs in the log than in
previous years, and I looked forward to the grind on Sunday. NOT! But as I said
before, the game is to persevere through the pain and misery of SS phone.
As we have done for a number of years, the owner of the station, Ken, N6RO,
operated in the background on bands I wasn't using, or when I was asleep. He
started operating after a music gig he played until about midnight local time.
When I woke up after my customary single six-hour break, we shared the open
bands. Ken would let me operate the highest-rate band that was open, while he
used another band. For example, when I was on 40, Ken would be on 80. When I
was on 15, he would be on 20. That way we could maximize the number of points
for NCCC from a single station. He ended up logging close to 800 QSOs for the
club competition.
I think a lot of smaller stations ended up S&Ping on 15 meters, avoiding the
contentious zoo that was 20 meters. 15 was open nicely to all parts of North
America all Sunday. I engaged in only a smattering of SO2R operating, partly
because of our N6BV/N6RO dual-station operation -- but also because I quickly
became paranoid about losing a lucrative run frequency while doing a quick SO2R
move!
Thanks to Ken, N6RO, for the use of his fantastic station.
Antennas:
15 m: 6/6/6 at 130/85/50'
20 m: 5/5/5 at 130/90/45'
40 m: 4/4 at 130/70'
80 m: 2L quad at 130'
Radios: K3, Orion
Amps: AL-1200, Homebrew 8877
Software: Win-Test
73, Dean, N6BV
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