ARRL Field Day - 2020
Call: N1LN
Operator(s): N1YXU N1LN
Station: N1LN
Class: 1D LP
QTH: NC
Operating Time (hrs): 18.5
Radios: SO2R
Summary:
Band CW Qs Ph Qs Dig Qs
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160:
80: 231 12
40: 496 126
20: 456 314
15: 141
10: 27
6:
2:
222:
432:
903:
1.2:
2.3:
3.4:
5.7:
10G:
24G:
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Total: 1351 452 0 Total Score = 6,458
Club: Orange County Radio Amateurs & DFMA
Comments:
The score includes power multiplier, ARRL Bulletin and web submission.
Wow – that was a fun time. Long before the ARRL finally made the 2020 rules
change, allowing Class D to work and score other Class D stations, Laurie and I
decided we were going to do a 2 operator entry of some type from home. Yes, it
would have been great to get together as a club, but when 2:00pm Sunday came
around all we had to do is shut off the rigs, disconnect the coax, save the logs
and find the recliner. It was much easier than taking down many towers,
antennas, packing up the truck, bringing everything home, putting the home
station back together, etc.
We operated class 1D and took turns as operator. Laurie operated only SSB and I
operated only CW. As we both enjoy running, the Search and Pounce activity was
kept to a minimum, but I did do some while running SO2R on the second radio.
Our rates were always excellent with no shortage of stations calling us. During
our total of 18 hours 21 minutes of On-The-Air time, we averaged 98 QSOs per
hour. For one statistic we actually tied. We both enjoyed a BEST HOUR RATE of
144 QSOs per hour. Not bad!
It was great to actually have some 15 meters and even 10 meters QSOs. The totals
on those bands were limited by only running one radio and my inability to do
dualing CQs. In general we found the band conditions absolutely OUTSTANDING
although some QRN on Saturday night on both 40 and 80. The beverages really
helped out with their increased Signal to Noise characteristics and the K3
diversity capability. We worked 79 out of 84 possible sections, missing Alaska,
Northwest Territory, Prince Edward Island, Manitoba and Virgin Islands. We did
get several KL prefixes in the log but they were all portable outside of
Alaska.
One interesting fact about this weekend and the entry class of D was that a full
60%, or 1079, of the QSOs we made were with other class D stations. Just imagine
what a different event this would have been if the ARRL did not finally wake up
and make that rule change!
Now it is time for paperwork and log submissions!
73,
Laurie and Bruce
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