ARRL 10-Meter Contest
Call: G4FKA
Operator(s): G4FKA
Station: G4FKA
Class: SO Mixed LP
QTH: Bristol
Operating Time (hrs):
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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CW: 405 89
SSB: 161 57
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Total: 566 146 Total Score = 282,948
Club: Bristol Contest Grp
Comments:
Hoorah for some propagation at last. The last decent year for this event in the
UK was 2002. It was possible to make good QSOs all over the place from a small
station. Then the sun went to sleep and my QSO totals from 2003-10 were 94, 32,
6, 31, 15, 24, 39 and 45. So this year's total is more than the combined total
of 2002 to 2010. What a difference a year makes!
First signals appeared on Saturday around 0545, with the first local QSO at
0622 and the first non-UK QSO at 0716. Thee band stayed active until 1700 after
which it began to fade and everything was gone by 1800. On Sunday the band arose
slightly later with the first local QSO at 0653 and the non-UK QSO arriving at
0710. However the band stayed open longer with the last QSO around 1900 and
final NA/SA signals disappearing around 1930.
Station was the IC756 ProIII, with two sloping wire dipoles, one oriented NE
(centre at 5m) and one NW (centre at 7m).
Decided to enter mixed mode to get a balance of rate and mults. Breaking SSB
pile-ups is generally more of a challenge these days so the greater part of the
time was spent on CW.
The statistics are:
CW- Qs 405, Mults 89
SSB - Qs 161, mults 57
Totals - Qs 566, mults 146.
A raw score of 282, 948.
All in all a very rewarding weekend and although there were many that "got
away" it is a pleasure to finally have some results on 28 after rather too long
a barren spell.
Thanks to all for the great QSOs.
Geoff G4FKA
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