ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, SSB
Call: W3IDT
Operator(s): W3IDT
Station: W3LPL
Class: Multi-Op HP
QTH: MDC
Operating Time (hrs): 24
Summary:
Band QSOs
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160:
80: 238
40: 585
20: 381
15: 186
10: 96
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Total: 1486 Sections = 83 Total Score = 246,676
Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club
Comments:
[cross-posted for K3MIM @ W3LPL and W3IDT @ W3LPL]
Bottom line:
Raw QSOs Net QSOs Mults Score Hours
K3MIM: 1385 1370 83 227,420 22
W3IDT: 1510 1486 83 246,676 24
Band details at end.
The W3LPL station contribution to PVRC SS/SSB: 474,096
Comments:
We really appreciate that Phyllis once again permitted us to invade her
home on a non-DX contest weekend, and that Frank, W3LPL, provides us
with such a superb station from which to play in sweepstakes.
We were on our way to our best scores ever. But...
As usual we switch bands ever hour or two between whatever are the hot
bands as best as we can determine. So we catch slightly different
conditions and band densities but basically have about the same score
(one year separated by only 2 qsos, after discounting dups).
This year, however, Miriam had two very long 14+ hour days at work on Thu and
Fri, so after about 10 hours her voice completely vanished. So she went to
sleep a couple of hours early. Bob stayed in the chair a few more hours, then
got three hours rest. Both restarted at about 7:00am local Sunday. K3MIM's
voice again lasted about 10 hours; she finished up with some S&P on 15m and
20m while W3IDT finished his 24 hours on 40m. So, these are probably our second
best scores.
The new 8-circle 80m rx array at W3LPL is fabulous for W6s and W7s.
'MIM got to 82 sections very quickly, and picked off KP2XX during a
15m run. Later she also found K9VV/KP2. W3IDT was stuck at 78 or so
sections for many stressful hours (no VI, PR, NT, AK, and RI!), but
finally did get multiple RIs, AKs, (2) NTs, but only (1) VI and (1) PR
[and hopes for good logging accuracy]. The second ONN said that there
were only two of them on. Long time friend Ray, NM2O, who just moved to NNY,
called in; but other NNY stations did as well.
Yes, 4U1WB went in the log as MDC; the 4X4** also worked didn't!
SPOTS: We were each spotted well over 100 times, most from PVRCers and
quite a few from (probably) NCCC W6s. Thank you all!
With a 3 element 40 meter beam at 100' usually pointed NE to attract New
England, VE2, MAR, and NL stations, there were some amusing spots. Seems ON2NSV
didn't like that we ignored EU calls, saying a quick 59 MD only to those with
whom we started with a partial call. Note that PD0GIR only got close on the
family relationship
[Don't know who faked a spot for W3IDX from W3IDT.]
K3MIM DX spots throughout the weekend:
EA5III 7158.0 K3MIM
ON4WIY 7158.0 K3MIM booming yl cq
M0ODV-@ 7158.0 K3MIM contesting loud in UK
ON2NSV 7157.0 K3MIM deaf? Don't listen at all
PD0GIR 7157.0 K3MIM wife of W3IDT contesting !!
RZ6AKF-@ 7143.0 K3MIM 5 9
VK6XX 7166.0 K3MIM CQ SS
IK7XLU 7163.0 K3MIM
RK6CC 7163.0 K3MIM F/B SIG
EA1GHA 7163.0 K3MIM TNX
F4GZJ 7163.0 K3MIM Good Luck for American contest
W3IDT DX spots:
RZ4AWB 7149.5 W3IDT
OR5T 7149.0 W3IDT SRI CORRECT CALL SS CONTEST
IZ7BMX 7158.0 W3IDT cq contest
ON2NSV 7157.0 W3IDT deaf as a duck too
PD0GIR 7157.0 W3IDT
W3IDT 14178.0 W3IDX cq contest on top S21ZBC
ZS1RJQ 14208.0 W3IDT big sig contest
S56X 7163.0 W3IDT
Call / Band details:
-------W3IDT -------------- -------K3MIM---------------
BAND QSO DUP SECT POINTS BAND QSO DUP SECT POINTS
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80 238 4 5 476 80 177 2 2 354
40 585 14 16 1170 40 628 4 53 1256
20 381 2 60 762 20 337 6 27 674
15 186 3 2 370 15 127 1 1 254
10 96 1 0 192 10 101 2 0 202
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TOTAL 1486 24 83 2970 TOTAL 1370 15 83 2740
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TOTAL SCORE : 246 676 TOTAL SCORE : 227 420
W3IDT: 60 sections on 20, K3MIM "only" 27 ?
K3MIM: 53 sections on 40, W3IDT "only" 16 ?
because W3IDT started on 20, and K3MIM started on 40!
Bob, w3idt, and
Miriam, k3mim (daughter!)
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