ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, SSB
Call: K6ZH
Operator(s): K6ZH
Station: K6ZH
Class: Single Op LP
QTH: SDG
Operating Time (hrs): 14
Summary:
Band QSOs
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160:
80: 60
40: 119
20: 139
15: 196
10: 121
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Total: 635 Sections = 80 Total Score = 101,600
Club: Southern California Contest Club
Comments:
First the 'hairball.' Whenever I do an SSB contest I quickly remember why I
prefer CW contests! [I normally do SS CW but this year we were out of town.]
Having said that, my goal here was a Sweep - so I could get another coffee cup
:-) and 100K points. Made both. I went to bed Sat. night with 78 sections
worked - needing only VE2 and VO1. Started up again around 9 a.m. local on
Sunday - VE2HIT called me around 10 a.m. on 15 mtrs. I then headed to 10
meters to tune the band, and Presto: found VO1TA and worked him in a couple of
calls! So I made the sweep in less than 12 hours of operating time.
'Twas really hard to get runs going. Had a nice one on 15 mtrs a couple of
hours into the contest, a fair one on 20 a little later, and a very beneficial
one on 75 around 8 p.m. I needed all of the W6 sections except SDG, and they
all called me in a matter of 30 minutes!
W6YI worked virtually everyone in the contest, of course, but I got 'thanks for
SDG, needed that' from quite a few people.
Excellent band condx on 10, 15, and 20. So-so on 40, and not much in terms of
long distance on 75. But I use 75 to work the W6 sections and that's about
it.
So, why 100K points? It's a holdover from the days when we (SCCC) used to
'pledge' a score for contests, and I would usually volunteer for 10K for Sprint
and 100K for SS - and usually make it.
Kinda fun, kinda long (many unanswered CQs). But got the Sweep! 73 - Jim,
K6ZH
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