SARTG WW RTTY Contest
Call: VA7ST
Operator(s): VA7ST
Station: VA7ST
Class: SOAB HP
QTH:
Operating Time (hrs): 14
Summary:
Band QSOs Pts Mults
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80: 7 70 6
40: 89 930 26
20: 248 3085 68
15: 2 25 3
10:
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Total: 346 4110 103 Total Score = 423,330
Club:
Comments:
* FT920 + SB221
* N1MM Logger and MMTTY
* 3-el tribander @45'
* 40M half-squares
* All-band vertical
Year Qs Mult Score Class
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2007 346 103 423,330 (SOABHigh)
2006 225 67 156,110 (SOABLow)
2005 45 18 8,460 (SO20Low)
2004 176 71 132,060 (SOABLow)
2003 109 57 74,385 (SOABLow)
2002 98 66 73,920 (SOABLow)
Conditions much better than hoped for (considering SFI=68). Nice low A=1 and
K=0 figures for the final session. Enjoyed the rain on Sunday night and morning
as it killed my atrocious B.C. Hydro power line noise for a while.
80M delta loop out of action due to major wind damage, and the backup all-band
vertical was terrible on TX -- could hear quite a few stations but most of my
800W was going into the ground, and the rest straight up, I think. Far more
activity Sunday (3rd period) than on Friday night (1st period).
40M half-squares were very good to everywhere but EU. 89 Qs and 26 mults up
from 37Q for 16M last year with a 2-element wire yagi and LP. Worked Italy
twice, but no other EU at all. No VKs, a few ZLs, no JAs worked though heard a
couple of very weak ones.
20M was solid to EU in all three sessions. The wee hours of Sunday morning were
dead, but picked up by daylight here in B.C. The SB221 made for much more fun --
LP last year 177 Qs for 40 mults; this year 248 Qs for 68 mults.
Left a soft 40M at 1200z Sunday after endless unanswered calls and slept.
Intended to get on for the final 2.5 hours, but ended up enjoying sleep too
much and got back for just the final hour. Found VE9DX and VA7RY (10 miles from
me) in the final half hour. Last mult and Q was IS0LFZ -- nice way to finish.
Wish I hadn't slept as EU was very good for that hour, with the 10-minute rate
meter at 114/hr as the clock hit 1600z.
Biggest disappointment was 15M, which was mosty dead as a post. Only 2
contacts, down from a measley 8 last year. Called for ages, hunted for even
longer but missed out on what should have been easy W/VE mults. No one looking
northwest, I guess.
Overall, rates weren't too high but steady. Made the hours go quickly. Had a
super time. Thanks to all for the contacts.
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