Stew Perry Topband Challenge
Call: K3CCR
Operator(s): N3UM
Station: K3CCR
Class: Single Op HP
QTH: MD
Operating Time (hrs): 9.5
Summary:
Total: QSOs = 420 Total Score = 1,327
Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club
Comments:
K3CCR is the club station at the Collington continuing-care
retirement community at FM 18OW in MD, just east of DC. I (N3UM)
operated SOHP in the Dec. 2018 Stew Perry since W3GB was out of town.
Starting at 2106Z I did fast S&P for 18 Qs in 17 min.,
answering loud CQs 1811-1835 kHz. I then ran well from 2130Z to
01Z. Rate went down, 70 to 60 and then 44 Qs/hr, but hourly
pts/Q went up from 1.7 to 2.5 as I worked more-distant grids.
The net result was, I got 101, 132, 126, and 127 points/hr
21-01Z. My first EU, a DL5, called at 2321 then G4 at 0016 and
OM5 at 0022.
S&P 01-02Z got me only 39 Qs but 116 points, since I got some
6, 7, and 8-pt US grids plus an OK at 14 points. Similar story
02-03, 121 points from just 41 Qs. BUT, this happy trend broke
down 03-04Z; I got just 21 Qs and 71 points, my only hour with
less than l00 points. Band was full 1802 to 1857 kHz, but nearly
all were dupes. No EUs; I think they were all asleep!
Fun again 04-0640Z; 21 more EU Qs and lots of W7 and W6 grids
for 151, 180, and 202 points in those last 3 hrs, even at just
27 to 32 Qs/hour. I did both brief runs and brief S&P. Sigs got
weak and rate died after 0630Z; just 2 more Qs.
I was happy to claim 420 Qs and 1327 points, my best in SOHP,
vs 361 Qs and 1186 pts in 2016. Great that Kp was 1, 2, or 3 vs
forecast 4 to 5.
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