ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW
Call: W4PK
Operator(s): W4PK
Station: W4PK
Class: SO Unlimited HP
QTH: VA
Operating Time (hrs): 18
Summary:
Band QSOs
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160:
80: 98
40: 248
20: 125
15: 65
10: 71
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Total: 607 Sections = 80 Total Score = 97,120
Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club
Comments:
Thanks to all who put up with this CW-challenged operator! I am comfortable up
to about 25 wpm but anything above that I started having problems with 7's, 8's
or 9's. Also if the operator sent the precedence without a space following the
serial number I was likely to type a '6' when it was a 'B'.
I spent until late Sunday afteroon just S&Ping. I tried to work some of the
super-fast stations but I had to ask for too many repeats. I felt like I was
slowing their rate down so I soon gave up on that idea.
I did get brave enough to try running late Sunday afternoon. I ran at 24 WPM
and to my surprise I didn't have much of a problem at all. Most stations
answered me at my speed but I was successful even with those who had answered
at up to about 30 WPM. I had my best rates the last couple of hours of this
contest. This included a temporary QSY to 160M to work TU2T for a new band
country.
This year I did manage to work all 80 sections, a first for me.
I came across a gentleman who was running stations at a brisk pace and he gave
me a check of 39, the year that I was born! I checked QRZ.COM and it turns out
that he is 90 years young!
73, Sam W4PK
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