ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, SSB
Call: NN4RB
Operator(s): NN4RB
Station: NN4RB
Class: SO Unlimited HP
QTH:
Operating Time (hrs): 16:02
Summary:
Band QSOs
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160:
80: 120
40: 69
20: 52
15: 39
10: 31
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Total: 311 Sections = 83 Total Score = 51,626
Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club
Comments:
Put over 16 hours in the chair, however my butt was not sore. I got a new chair
last week. My score was lower this year than last, but hopefully the sweep will
come back confirmed. I thought I had it last year, but one was thrown out.
This brings up a discovery on my part. One of the setup and use items of N1MM
software for this contest was overlooked by me. I had the problem last year and
again this year where the number and check was swapping positions in the log.
With fields being prefilled, I would still have the problem and was about to
make a comment to the group. However, I found where the entry field was
explained. Yes I had read it before, however it did not register. Once I
realized to not use a space between the number and precedence and not use a
space between the check and section, the software did not get confused and swap
positions. This should be stressed to newcomers to N1MM and probably other
software. I have never liked to call CQ, but I must get past that if I expect
to get more points.
In this contest, I found that the OCF and vertical work as good or better than
the beam, and thank goodness for a beverage. A low wire antenna is great for
receive on 80 and 40.
Rick
NN4RB
ICOM IC-756PRO III
(20, 15 and 10) Mosely TA-33jr, Ham IV @ about 40'
80/10 OCF dipole at about 44'
35' vertical on top of metal storage shed - Remote tuned TMC_ATS-2_Antenna
Tuner at antenna
450' Beverage
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