ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW
Call: K5NA
Operator(s): K5NA
Station: K5NA
Class: Single Op HP
QTH: STX
Operating Time (hrs): 24
Radios: SO2R
Summary:
Band QSOs
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160:
80: 53
40: 774
20: 455
15: 124
10:
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Total: 1406 Sections = 80 Total Score = 224,960
Club: Central Texas DX and Contest Club
Comments:
Wow! Conditions were really good and there seemed to be a lot of stations to
work this year. But maybe my station improvements are finally starting to pay
off with better scores.
This year was a personal all-time best for me in SS CW. I had been improving my
QSO totals slowly the past few years with 1261, 1265, and 1275 QSOs. When I hit
1300 QSOs this year, I was really surprised. And then getting to 1400 QSOs was
a really unexpected thrill.
The multipliers were all worked early allowing me to concentrate on QSOs. I
found VY1JA on 15M with the second radio during the third hour of the contest,
then the other multipliers called me. At 0900Z I took a sleep break with 79
multipliers in the log. The only one I had missed was KP4 and I was beginning
to wonder if KE3Q had cancelled his KP4 operation.
But early the next morning I found WP3R on 20M using the second radio. Later in
the day as the QSO rates fell and I used the second radio more, I heard him
many, many times.
I noticed that my score breaks the old STX CW SO HP record; but I guess glory
is brief. Congratulations to N5RZ who set the new record from K5TR with a much
greater score. Nice going Gator.
Dare I hope for a top ten finish? I hope saying it doesn't jinx me. The last
time I managed a top ten CW SS finish was twice in the 1970s as K5PFL. I was a
lot younger then but it was just as hard. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for
this one.
Thanks for all the QSOs guys.
73, Richard - K5NA
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