ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, SSB
Call: W1XX
Operator(s): W1XX
Station: W1XX
Class: Single Op QRP
QTH: RI
Operating Time (hrs): 24
Summary:
Band QSOs
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160:
80: 200
40: 232
20: 96
15: 83
10: 2
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Total: 613 Sections = 80 Total Score = 97,760
Club: CT RI Contest Group
Comments:
Got the idea to try QRP during the 2010 NEQP...where I found that even though
the wattmeter is barely moving, you can actually get runs going calling CQ.
Plus in S & P someone else almost always beats you out. So you gotta stand in
line which is wasteful. Well not quite the same in SS Phone where I did
mostly did S & P always looking for the opportunity to find a clear frequency
to call CQ. Not always easy especially on 20 and 40. But on sunday morning I
was surprised to get the rate meter to click up to 90 on 80M and 114 on 40M for
short runs until I got crowded out by big signals. My initial expectation was to
hopefully make 500 Qs...but then raised it to 600 which I made thanks to nice
propogation on 15...but Sunday afternoon 100K seemed within reach...but fell a
little short as the last couple of hours were rather dreadful as stations had a
hard time hearing me with no runs possible. Near the end of the contest, N7TR
had a hard time getting my PREC...several "Quebecs" did not seem to cut
it....but QUACK QUACK got through FB! Got lotsa compliments on the high # for
QRP. 15 meters really made a big difference in the score as Qs were often made
on first calls no problemo. Best part of QRP operating is that you can take a
bathroom break withiout fear of losing your run frequency...'cuz you don't have
one! Thanks for all the good "ears" out there that pulled us out of the noise.
TX/RX: FT-1000MP @ 5 w
Ants: 80: 19.5 m vertical with 32 rad.
40: 2 el M2 Yagi at 100 ft.
20-15-10: KT36XA @ 95 ft
RX: Beverages for 80
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