ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, SSB
Call: K1HTV
Operator(s): K1HTV
Station: K1HTV
Class: Single Op LP
QTH: MD
Operating Time (hrs): 19:15
Summary:
Band QSOs
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160: 2
80: 303
40: 114
20: 399
15: 68
10: 0
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Total: 886 Sections = 80 Total Score = 141,760
Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club
Comments:
The Phone SS certainly was different for the northern half of the country
with the 'K' index jumping between 4 and 5. I found the propagation to
the north and NW to be rather shallow and non existent most of the time.
I didn't hear Jay, VY1JA as I searched for NT on 20M Sunday afternoon,
but I did run across stations trying to call VY1MB. After checking
back on the frequency a number of times I finally started to hear
VY1MB and eventually snagged NT for section #79. That left, would you
believe, VE2 for the sweep. After not even hearing a VE2 by 0200Z
I decided to look on the Topband and caught VE2RP as he finished
chatting with another station on 1840. Fortunatelly Pierre obliged
my request for an SS QSO and section #80 was in the log for the
Clean Sweep!
20M seemed to be my best band. The 5 element yagi played well, even
with 1/2 of one side of the reflector removed by hurricane Isabell.
The 80M wire vertical played well but I found 40M to be very tough
with low power and switched slopers. Best hours were 77, 77 & 75.
Worst hours, 5 of them, were in the 20's. Looking forward to more
stable conditions for the 2004 SS contests.
73 de Rich - K1HTV
dz@voa.gov
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