ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, SSB
Call: W0AH
Operator(s): W0AH
Station: W0AH
Class: Single Op LP
QTH: SC
Operating Time (hrs): 11
Summary:
Band QSOs
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160:
80: 139
40:
20: 80
15: 61
10:
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Total: 280 Sections = 77 Total Score = 43,120
Club: Grand Mesa Contesters of Colorado
Comments:
While wife was at motel, I stole away for 11 hours and operated portable from
our small travel trailer on our upstate SC lot where we will be moving in 1-2
years. Used my new Yaesu FT 857D and end fed wire antenna tuner (Yaesu
FC-40)which loaded a 60' sloping wire from the 42' level of an oak tree. It was
OK on 15, 20, and 80M, but would not load on 40M. I felt about as strong as
when running QRP with my monobanders in Colorado. Unusual goals: instead of
maximizing score, I hunted down states and completed WAS, finally working AK,
HI, RI, and AL Sunday afternoon/evening. Also wanted to better last years top SC
entry which I did. As with the CW SS in CO, I never heard BC! I couldn't break
the pileups to WSF and NT. Only worked one other SC station, but heard others
S+P ing. No luck running with my setup. Worked some of my Grand Mesa of Colorado
buddies and many Colorado stations: K0DU, K0KE, KC0INX, KB0YH, K0GAS, W0ZA,
N6KL, K0IRL, W0ZP, K1EQA, W0NTA. Heard friend W0ETT calling others.
I will be here for the CQWW (goal: DXCC if I get some better wire antennas up)
and maybe the 160M test.
This one was as fun as a DXpedition for me!
Doug north of Inman SC EM85wb
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