ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, SSB
Call: K5TA
Operator(s): K5TA
Station: K5TA
Class: Single Op HP
QTH: NM
Operating Time (hrs): 23.8
Summary:
Band QSOs
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160:
80: 259
40: 649
20: 703
15: 186
10:
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Total: 1797 Sections = 80 Total Score = 287,520
Club: New Mexico Big River Contesters
Comments:
Thank y'all for the Qs. **FOUR** "NT" stations (2 VY1s and 2 VE8s) called me
during the weekend. That's never happened. I half expected to see a unicorn in
the back yard.
Our little local club has won the SS gavel for the past 2 years. The members
were a little hesitant to participate this year, but I really wanted to extend
the streak to 3. After a relatively slow start on CW, Bruce (AA5B) and I, who
have done multis in recent years, decided to split up to try to maximize the
club score. I'm not sure we've done it, but we're in the running.
Bruce, whose own station consists of 50' push-up masts, operated LP at NN5K,
our only member with real antennas. I chose HP at home. I have 2.3 towers,
but currently no functional yagis except a 3L Hy-gain DB1015A 10/15 trap
duo-bander (a relic from perhaps 2 sunspot minima ago) @ 30'.
I realized this weekend that I need to investigate low-noise RX antennas for
domestic 80m -- I was, unfortunately, a bit of an alligator. I finally tried
listening on the 20m dipole, many times for the better.
I hope the ARRL doesn't remove the dozens of "NR 1" QSOs that I tutored in the
complexities of the exchange -- I'm not sure those guys went on to work anyone
else.
I enjoyed the friendly banter that you really don't get in CW SS. One exchange
was particularly poignant:
HIM: "What's your check?"
ME: "Sixty-Six, Six-Six"
HIM: "Wow -- that's the year I was born."
Maybe there's hope for the hobby after all!
73, Scott K5TA
Station:
SO1R: TS850 + TT Titan I
N1MM/Soundcard DVK
80: 1/4-wave wire vertical
40: dipole @ 75'
20: dipole @ 60'
15: Hy-gain DB1015 trap duobander @ 30'
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