[3830] K4RO ARRL 10m SO Mixed HP

[k4ro at music-city.tdec.state.tn.us]

   ARRL 10 SUMMARY SHEET   Contest Dates : 13-Dec-97, 14-Dec-97

   Callsign Used : K4RO    Operator : K4RO     Category : SO HP Mixed 

   Default Exchange : 5NN TN     Team/Club : Tennessee Contest Group


   BAND   Raw QSOs   Valid QSOs   Points   Mults   Countries   
 ______________________________________________________________

   10CW      477         463       1852      50        26 
   10SSB     641         629       1258      47        27 
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 Totals     1118        1092       3110      97        53 


  Final Score = 466,500 points.    About 26 hours operating time.

IC-761, PRO57A @ 100', AL-811 400W out max (not enough!)

My first time in this contest.  I wasn't even planning to operate, then 
decided to try it out the night before.  What a blast, and without super 
condx.  I can't imagine what it must be like with a healthy flux number!
Couple of good Es openings, including one to the west coast on Sunday PM
that was wery strong.  Most unusual QSO: I worked my neighbor, WB4QDA.  
He heard me coming through his big screen TV audio, and then found me on 
10 meters.  He worked me using a dummy load, and was 30 dB over S9.  
Thanks for the contact John, and for using a dummy load to save my front 
end!!  This may be the first case of TVI actually *causing* a contest QSO!
Many Tennessee stations worked -- it's great to have so many folks active.

Best DX was surely N7ET/DU7, via long path at 1405Z, my 1st 10m LP QSO.
Thanks Dale!  VY1JA calling in for the YU mult was a great surprise too. 
Thanks J!  Lots of interesting African stations on as well.  Other
interesting DX included  FK8, V73 and KH0.  First day was much better 
condx overall.  I wish I'd operated harder the first day --  could have 
scored much better.  Still had some great fun the second day.  Great east 
coast Es opening made the last two hours a blast.  Ten meters is cool!  
Look forward to doing this one again.  Thanks for the QSOs!

-Kirk  K4RO    in Pegram TN,  near Nashville


Rate:

  HOUR   10CW    10SSB   TOTAL   ACCUM
  ----  ------  ------   -----   -----
    0      40       9      49      49
    1      35       9      44      93
    2       8      43      51     144
    3      13      40      53     197
    4      12      21      33     230
    5       0       0       0     230
    6       0       0       0     230
    7       0       0       0     230
    8       0       0       0     230
    9       0       0       0     230
   10       0       0       0     230
   11       0       0       0     230
   12       7       2       9     239
   13      39       0      39     278
   14      27      28      55     333
   15      15      23      38     371
   16       7       8      15     386
   17      40       2      42     428
   18      18      36      54     482
   19       0      52      52     534
   20      24      31      55     589
   21      43       5      48     637
   22       0      57      57     694
   23       2      16      18     712
 
    0       9       5      14     726
    1       0       0       0     726
    2       0       0       0     726
    3       0       0       0     726
    4       0       0       0     726
    5       0       0       0     726
    6       0       0       0     726
    7       0       0       0     726
    8       0       0       0     726
    9       0       0       0     726
   10       0       0       0     726
   11       0       0       0     726
   12       3       2       5     731
   13      26       0      26     757
   14      23       9      32     789
   15      11       9      20     809
   16       4      15      19     828
   17       8       9      17     845
   18      26      29      55     900
   19      15      32      47     947
   20       6       1       7     954
   21       2      10      12     966
   22       0      68      68    1034
   23       0      58      58    1092

  TOTAL   463     629  

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