ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, SSB
Call: VA7ST
Operator(s): VA7ST
Station: VA7ST
Class: Single Op HP
QTH: BC
Operating Time (hrs): 9
Summary:
Band QSOs
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160:
80: 6
40: 26
20: 418
15:
10:
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Total: 450 Sections = 75 Total Score = 67,500
Club: Orca DX and Contest Club
Comments:
I had a tough time finding multipliers -- ended up missing ND, ME, EB, WWA, BC,
GTA, NL and SK. Heard some EB and GTA working others but they were gone before I
could get to them, and they didn't call when I was running.
Special thanks to K7IR for hearing me on 20M and sticking with me to get things
through for EWA -- often the toughest section for me. There was virtually no
path between us, but he got it all after a couple of tries. Then a little while
later a big surprise working VE3RCN in.... Alberta, which is perennially my
second- and sometimes first-toughest section.
Odd how some years the formerly easy ones become the hardest -- I'd never have
predicted EB, GTA, BC and SK would be so rare from here this weekend. Been a
while since I've missed any of those.
Ended up putting in just 9 hours this time, but easily beating last year's
14-hour effort by 9,500 points.
This year -- 9 hours: 450 Qs and 75 mults for 67,500 points
Last year -- 14 hours: 382 Qs and 76 mults for 58,064 points
The difference was a better receiver. Much better. Gotta like the new SDR for
SSB contesting. My ears loved having such a quiet passband to work in. Now let's
see how it does in the biggie next weekend. Who's up for some CW?
Count me in for sure. See you out there.
-- Bud VA7ST
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