NA Sprint SSB Contest - September
Call: N1LN
Operator(s): N1LN
Station: N1LN
Class: Single Op HP
QTH: NC
Operating Time (hrs): 4.0
Radios: SO2R
Summary:
Band QSOs Op Time
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80: 40
40: 85
20: 57
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Total: 182 Mults = 43 Total Score = 7,826
Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club
Team: PVRC #1
Comments:
This was painful from the beginning, but is always one of those times that you
just KNOW it will get better. Well, it did not. When the clock hits 04:00 I
always ask myself why did I do that again, and yet I keep coming back. It has
to get better - doesn't it?
The conditions were quite bad from here. 20 sounded fairly OK, but for the
most part I had moved to 40 full time in less than 1 hour. 40 went long very
early and the noise level was over S9 here. I kept switching between my high
beam, low beam, beverages and K9AY for RX. None were very good. I felt like
an alligator at times as I could here stations calling me, but I just could not
hear them above the noise level. I kept going between 80 and 40 but the higher
activity on 80 started well after 40 went long. Good thing for SO2R as I was
able to pick up a few mults by jumping between bands. About 03:30 I was
watching the clock and thinking that this is ALMOST OVER!
As for stats:
121 unique calls (only nine 3 band sweeps)
Hour 1 = 63
Hour 2 = 53
Hour 3 = 32
Hour 4 = 34
The only mult I heard that was missed was Mississippi. I never even worked my
own state.
Thanks for the Qs -
73,
Bruce - N1LN
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