ARRL RTTY Roundup
Call: VA7ST
Operator(s): VA7ST
Station: VA7ST
Class: Single Op HP
QTH: BC
Operating Time (hrs): 18
Summary:
Band QSOs
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80: 151
40: 225
20: 308
15: 118
10: 0
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Total: 802 State/Prov = 55 Countries = 21 Total Score = 60,952
Club:
Comments:
Gear:
* FT-2000 + SB221 @ 500W
* N1MM + MMTTY
* Single 80M delta loop pointing east
* 40M half-squares x 2
* 40M phased verticals -- raised radials
* 3 ele. tribander at 45'
Flux: 79 | Ap: 14 | Kp: 3
Saturday was hard work, while Sunday was pleasure. Each year I hope for a
decent EU opening on 20M and for the past three years at least, there has not
been one. Worked a pair each of G, F, and that's it. There was no meaningful
polar path this weekend from here, so those extra non-NA mults are in the
tank.
Last year, I quipped "Hope for better conditions next year with sunspots on the
way back." Well, it's a year later and nothing has changed. Well, except the
official start of Cycle 24 according to this weekend's report from SIDC (RWC
Belgium): "The first solar-cycle-24 sunspot group is present." By next year, we
should be well underway!
Considered going LP after last year's HP effort produced far below my 100w
effort in 2006. I chose to run the amp and the new radio helped do more than
last year, but still below 2006 LP in Qs, DX mults and score. (Had 55 S/Ps this
year, better than usual... missed Maine for WAS).
Took three hours off on Saturday afternoon as 20M was brutal, 15M dead, and low
bands not yet alive here. Took a few sundry breaks, and four hours off for sleep
from 12:30 to 4:30 a.m. Total time on was just shy of 18 hours.
Sunday morning, 40M was going well at 4:30 a.m. Pacific (1230z). Stayed on till
1530 then napped for a couple hours -- by 1800z 20M was hopping and at 1915z I
went to 15M to find it wide open to all of NA. Ran about 100 stations in 1.5
hours, surprised at how good the band was.
Wished for better conditions, but can't complain about the antennas -- not even
the tribander, which didn't kick up too much fuss running HP this time out.
FT-2000 is a pleasure to use on the packed bands. Posted to Live Scores --
http://www.getscores.org/ -- and it was great fun watching the scores move.
More people are posting these days, but even more participation would be
great.
Thanks to everyone who called in. See you all in the next one!
Year-over-year performance review:
2008 Band QSOs Pts Sta Cty HIGH POWER
3.5 151 151 4 0 Full-size delta loop
7 225 225 11 5 Half-squares E-W + N-S
14 308 308 36 13 Tribander at 45'
21 118 118 4 3
Total 802 802 55 21 Raw : 60,952
2007 Band QSOs Pts Sta Cty HIGH POWER
3.5 129 129 3 0 Full-size delta loop
7 153 153 6 5 Pair of 40M delta loops
14 392 392 39 11
21 109 109 5 3
Total 783 783 53 19 Raw : 56,376
2006 Band QSOs Pts Sta Cty LOW POWER
3.5 156 156 5 0 Pair of delta loop
7 206 206 6 1 Pair of 40M delta loops
14 322 322 16 21
21 142 142 27 8
Total 826 826 54 30 Raw : 69,384
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