ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, SSB
Call: KT3W
Operator(s): W3PP
Station: W3PP
Class: Single Op LP
QTH: DE
Operating Time (hrs): 5.5
Summary:
Band QSOs
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160:
80: 68
40: 98
20: 3
15: 1
10:
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Total: 170 Sections = 56 Total Score = 19,040
Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club
Comments:
I took all the BP filters out of the 160 position and hooked up the spotting
dipole for 40 and the spotting triband vertical. I found (just before the
contest) that wind and downed trees had ripped all the radials off of the
vertical. With no counterpoise, SWR was over 3:1 on 10/15/20. I managed a
Q with one local on 15 and 3 Q's on 20. The signals had to be in excess of
30 over 9 for me to get through, and then I was asked for a lot of repeats.
About 20 percent of my time was used making those 4 Q's. Near the end, when
Jose was on 40, I stole an unused 80 meter antenna (my EUR wire array) and
it seemed to play very well. Twas fun considering I had not planned on
doing ANY operating.
73 Dallas W3PP
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