ARRL Digital Contest - 2023
Call: WA7BNM
Operator(s): WA7BNM
Station: WA7BNM
Class: SO1R-8 LP
QTH: S.Calif
Operating Time (hrs): 8
Summary:
Band QSOs
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160:
80:
40:
20: 143
15: 67
10: 16
6:
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Total: 226 Total Score = 2,933
Club: Southern California Contest Club
Comments:
Operating Periods:
2256Z-0117Z Jun 3/4
0433Z-0736Z Jun 4
1643Z-1916Z Jun 4
Attempted operating periods that would maximize pts/Q, while being constrained
by other obligations. Was successful in increasing pts/Q by 30% relative to
2022, but had 80 fewer QSOs than last year and ended up with a lower score.
Used WSJT-X Version 2.6.1 with no other logger, but had no idea who I had worked
since the contest log window remained empty the entire time (worked fine during
earlier NS-FT4). Also, the autoresponder setting to pick the most distant
calling station didn't work - it always picked the first call decoded.
Was limited to 20m for most of the last two operating periods since I remoted
back to my home station, but didn't have the ability to change the SteppIR
settings. In retrospect, probably should have chosen 15m, rather than 20m.
Rig: Icom IC-7610 100 watts
Antenna: SteppIR DB-36 at 70 ft
Antenna: Optibeam OB16-3 at 50 ft jammed SW - used for a few 15m QSOs off the
back toward the end of my operating
73 de Bruce, WA7BNM (bhorn@hornucopia.com)
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