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Subject: [3830] SS SSB W0OR Single Op HP
From: w0or@msn.com (w0or@msn.com)
Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 09:38:24 -0800
                    ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, SSB

Call: W0OR
Operator(s): W0OR
Station: W0OR

Class: Single Op HP
QTH: MN
Operating Time (hrs): 18

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
------------
  160:     
   80:   32
   40:  129
   20:  657
   15:  214
   10:   20
------------
Total: 1052  Sections = 80  Total Score = 168,320

Club: Minnesota Wireless Association

Comments:

Well, it's over for another year--the two most hectic weekends in ham 
radio. I was too darn tired to run the post contest software last 
night, gettin' too old, I guess. Anyhow, surprised myself by hanging 
in there much longer than I planned. Being primarily a cw guy, I have 
never done that much with phone contests. And this year I was only 
going to put in a few hours to help the maroon team a bit. But one 
hour led to another, and another, and another. With my XYL gone for 
most of the weekend it was easier to just keep going. When it was 
over I had done just about the same as in the CW gig. By far the 
best phone SS score I've ever done. Now I wonder what could have 
been had I put in the full 24 hours. Still wouldn't have won HP, but 
might have been able to hit 200K. Operating time was about 18 hrs. 
The sweep was the easiest I remember. My last two sections were ND 
and NE. Once I got them early Sunday afternoon, I worked several 
more of each. Twenty meters was fantastic, with the rate meter at 125-
130 a number of times. Forty was lousy the first night, so I quit 
around 10 and went to bed and got a full 8 hours. I am convinced 
that for an SS the single Vee antenna I use really works well. I'm 
lucky to have lots of space out behind my lot, and it points east and 
west. Still, managed to work two of the Yukon stations without any 
trouble. Thanks to all the MWAers who called. Congratulations to 
all on a great showing.


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