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Subject: [3830] SS CW NN7SS(K6UFO) Single Op QRP
From: webform@b4h.net
Reply-to: k6ufo@arrl.net
Date: Mon, 03 Nov 2014 19:03:30 +0000
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                    ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW

Call: NN7SS
Operator(s): K6UFO
Station: NN7SS

Class: Single Op QRP
QTH: WA
Operating Time (hrs): 24
Radios: SO2R

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
------------
  160:    0
   80:   37
   40:   93
   20:  219
   15:  180
   10:  148
------------
Total:  677  Sections = 82  Total Score = 111,028

Club: Western Washington DX Club

Comments:

When I beat N0AX last year using his own old station, 
I knew I was going to be in trouble this year. Well, 
"Revenge of the Nerd," he sprinted out ahead of me and  
walloped me. Well done, Ward!

I got to the station late Friday, assuming everything 
was in good shape. Saturday I setup and had a good 
start with a 60 rate for the first hour, excellent 
for QRP!

But, but, something is wrong with the Steppir. Weak 
signals, no big runs (well, as good as can be scared 
up while QRP), and poor SWR. When I left 10m in the
3rd hour, I tried to figure it out and my rate 
suffered from the distraction. I just should have 
ignored it. Its my "lower" second tribander for 
SO2R and I could have adapted somehow, but I dearly 
wanted it for Sunday. 

As we moved to the low bands, conditions were lousy,
which really took a toll on QRP. I stopped at 11 hrs 
with only 357 QSOs instead of my goal of 400. The 
Mult count was fine with 77.

My brief overnight sleep was plaqued with dreams of  
antennas, but a solution came to mind and first thing 
Sunday morning the Steppir antenna was fixed. Yeah!
This was at very early Oh-dark-thirty, so I cooled 
on 40m and 20m until sunrise and I could get up to 
15m and 10m where QRPers have a chance.

Still, no good runs, a lot of tuning for the needed 
Mults, and endless CQing. I never gave up, and I am 
satisfied I gave my best effort on Sunday with CQing 
and tuning looking for new stations and strong enough 
to hear me. It just wasn't enough, Congratulations to 
Ward, KE3X, VE6EX and N1RR who I kept tuning across 
and heard their high Q numbers. 

The last few Mults were found Sunday morning, as 
usual - with the exception of NT, and I never heard 
a VY1 or VE8 in all my tuning.

See you in SSB, unless I regain some common sense.

NN7SS (op K6UFO)

10,15,20m: C-31XR at 72ft, 3el Steppir at 40 ft.
40m: Force 12 Delta 240 at 78ft.
80m: Delta loop from 80 ft.
Two Kenwood TS-590s turned down to 5 watts.
Array Solutions Powermaster digital wattmeter.
Writelog software and microHAM SO2R controller.
Spectrum scope by SDR-IQ receiver and Spectravue software.

--
QSO by hour and band.
        80      40      20      15      10     Total   Cumm  Off
21Z       -       -       -       9      54       63     63
22Z       -       -       -      23      25       48    111
23Z       -       -       -      23      13       36    147
00Z    ---+-   ---+-      6      12    ---+-      18    165
01Z       -       -      23      18       -       41    206
02Z       -       2      29       -       -       31    237
03Z       -       5      15       -       -       20    257
04Z       3      15       -       -       -       18    275
05Z      13      19       -       -       -       32    307
06Z       7      17       -       -       -       24    331
07Z      13      13       -       -       -       26    357    1
08Z    ---+-   ---+-   ---+-   ---+-   ---+-       0    357   60
09Z       -       -       -       -       -        0    357   60
10Z       -       -       -       -       -        0    357   60
11Z       -       -       -       -       -        0    357   60
12Z       -       -       -       -       -        0    357   60
13Z       -       -       -       -       -        0    357   60
14Z       -       6       5       5       -       16    373    7
15Z       -       -      32       4       1       37    410
16Z    ---+-   ---+-     15       2       9       26    436
17Z       -       -      12       8       2       22    458
18Z       -       -       8      11       5       24    482
19Z       -       -       4       8       5       17    499
20Z       -       -       -       9      28       37    536
21Z       -       -       3      19       5       27    563
22Z       -       -       9      13       1       23    586
23Z       -       -      22       6       -       28    614
00Z    ---+-   ---+-     16      10    ---+-      26    640
01Z       -       5      16       -       -       21    661
02Z       1      11       4       -       -       16    677

Total:   37      93     219     180     148 
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