ARRL RTTY Roundup
Call: VA7ST
Operator(s): VA7ST
Station: VA7ST
Class: Single Op LP
QTH: BC
Operating Time (hrs): 22.5
Summary:
Band QSOs
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80: 112
40: 146
20: 201
15: 244
10: 136
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Total: 839 State/Prov = 54 Countries = 18 Total Score = 60,408
Club: Orca DX and Contest Club
Comments:
Low power, unassisted, and mostly one radio. The 40-year-old Hygain vertical
just doesn't work for a second-radio all-band antenna, at least in the
fence-mounted, elevated radial (skimpy) configuration it has now.
Discovered that that 40M 2-element quad tunes just fine on 20/15/10 with the
rig's internal tuner in line, and once I switched to the big wire quad I began
making the occasional second-radio contact. No idea where the RF was aimed, but
at least it heard quite well and a few heard me.
Lost the last 1.5 hours to a work emergency (major snowstorm arrived on
Sunday). With virtually no EU (other than some very welcome OH stations on 20M)
the country mults were in the low teens and I knew there was no hope of beating
my 2013 personal best. I had been on pace QSO-wise until arriving on the high
bands Sunday morning. Things went very poorly and I couldn't get any rate on
any band all day.
So much for solar maximum fun. The slide to minimum is on the way, and I don't
know how much I'll miss 10M after so few highlights in this cycle. I do know
136 contacts on 10M will seem like a dream just a couple of years from now. So
I guess we're livin' the dream!
See many in NAQP CW coming up.
Thanks for the contacts this weekend.
-- Bud VA7ST
Band QSOs Pts Sec DXC
3.5 112 112 3 1
7 146 146 7 0
14 201 201 13 3
21 244 244 24 10
28 136 136 7 4
Total 839 839 54 18
Year-over-year performance review:
QSOs Sec Cty Score
2015 839 54 18 60,408
2014 961 57 38 91,295
2013 1009 57 41 98,882
2012 535 52 18 37,450
2011 438 48 21 30,222
2010 810 56 25 65,610
2009 667 56 17 48,691
2008 802 55 21 60,952 HP
2007 783 53 19 56,376 HP
2006 826 54 30 69,384
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