ARRL 10-Meter Contest
Call: W0YK
Operator(s): W0YK
Station: W0YK
Class: SO CW HP
QTH: CA
Operating Time (hrs): 7
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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CW: 211 26
SSB:
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Total: 211 26 Total Score = 21,840
Club: Northern California Contest Club
Comments:
Maybe ten meters really is dead. There were so few contacts that each one was a
joyous occasion, many resulting in a sip of wine, keeping me stone sober
throughout the contest. Never have I appreciated each QSO as much as this
weekend. Thank you all, especially those who struggled through my noise floor.
Missed many of the (very short) spotlight openings as I just got on
sporadically. Worked mostly CA, a few from each of the 7-area states, VE5-7
plus CO & ND. Saturday morning there was a direct connection into Montana and
VE5 with seemingly every licensed ham in Montana. Also, three ZLs called in,
one quite strong. Sunday morning a few VE3s, the mid-west and east coast made
it through and a very loud KD0S was heard S&Ping but not caught by me. Heard
other locals working call areas that were completely inaudible for me. Then
around 18z a pile-up actually developed for a while with stations calling in
from coast to coast except for the south. Unfortunately I had to shut down for
a work engagement ... of course.
Pre-amp on, both RF and AF Gains at maximum and most signals were in the noise
floor except for local LOS stations. Dual receivers worked great for S&Ping
simultaneous with running, perfect for single-band contesting. Most of the
time I drove two Yagis, one NE and one SE.
35 years ago, 2500-3000 QSOs and a million points were available in the
10-Meter Contest from Colorado. Hope those conditions return some day.
Ed - W0YK
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