NA Sprint SSB Contest - February
Call: N6ED
Operator(s): N6ED
Station: N6ED
Class: Single Op HP
QTH: CA
Operating Time (hrs): 4
Summary:
Band QSOs Op Time
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80: 44
40: 110
20: 80
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Total: 234 Mults = 43 Total Score = 10,062
Club: Southern California Contest Club
Team: SCCC #1
Comments:
SSB sprint activity is again wayyy down which is just sad, not sure why the
contest community has shunned it so much, it's a blast and back a few years
ago, working 300+ was a possibility and just depended on skill and being able
to be in the groove for 4 hours. It has turned into a band sucking vacuum job
based on major begging and praying for 20 to last more than the first 30
minutes with the hopes for 225 QSO's by the end. Thinking maybe a corporate
sponsor with some nice prizes could help to turn it around or even a combined
winner getting a magazine cover photo shoot!! Might make for some interesting
dart board material ;-)
As usual, even with low activity, solar numbers that are increasing which
seemed to yield the same old usual lackluster propagation, I had a blast. I
spent some of the time cheering on old friends that got on, joked with others,
and plain flat-out crunched for every QSO I could vacuum from the bands.
20 was short lived with most of the east coast guys super weak. 40 was better
but pretty noisy out here due to the extreme dry conditions and wind. 80 was
like licking an electric fence.
Thanks to the usual suspects for an enjoyable challenge and to all of you who
took the time to get on to make this contest still the most fun 4 hours in
contesting!!
73 de Craig N6ED
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