ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW
Call: W6ONV
Operator(s): W6ONV
Station: W6ONV
Class: Single Op LP
QTH: Oakley CA
Operating Time (hrs): 16
Summary:
Band QSOs
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160:
80:
40: 2
20: 264
15: 106
10: 39
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Total: 411 Sections = 78 Total Score = 64,116
Club: Northern California Contest Club
Comments:
Looking over my log and comparing it to last year two things are evident. First,
I improved my overall score by 12.3% over 2010 in about 30 fewer minutes. I had
a realistically set 20 hours as my goal, unfortunately the SteppIR BigIR did
not seem to work at all. I could received fairly well, but I could not be
heard, even in the local area. Leads me to believe I have issues between the
shack and antenna. Just adding in about 90 QSOs (based on last year's numbers)
I would have achieved my goal of 500 QSOs. Unfortunately without 40M and 80M I
was left scratching my head Saturday night.
I missed out on achieving the sweep as I never heard SC or VE4 calling CQ. I
heard each once during the contest, K4HR and VE4YU and tried to follow them on
bands in hopes they would run a frequency but that never did happen. No real
problems with any of the others sections unlike the past few years.
I ran only 100w, unassisted again this year. Figured it would allow me more
time to go up and down the bands in S&P than chase needed sections if I were
using packet. All contacts were S&P. Guess I should learn how to run a freq to
be more effective and add to my score.
Steve
W6ONV
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