[3830] NY4T SS Phone SO :P

[Lee]

Team/Club : Tennessee Contest Group


   BAND   Raw QSOs   Valid QSOs   Points   Mults   
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  160SSB       2           2          4       0 
   80SSB     116         116        232       9 
   40SSB     227         227        454      29 
   20SSB     130         130        260      21 
   15SSB     108         108        216      19 
   10SSB       2           2          4       1 
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 Totals      585         585       1170      79 

      Final Score = 92430 points.

Equipment used: Kenwood TS50 and 282' Wire Loop at 15-40'....that's ALL.
My second consecutive sweep as single op.  Worked multi-single last year
and missed NNY...5 hours to go and couldn't find them.
Beat 95 score by about 70 Q's with same equipment.

Usually able to run on 15 at start of test but not this time.  Rates
were slow with S&P but as sundown approached, worked down through 20
and found a wide spot on 40 to call CQ.  Got in a short run there and
another one on 20.  Rates stayed up longer than usual so didn't pack
it in until about 2:30 AM local time.  When I shut down, I still
needed AK, NL, NWT, PR and AB.

Snagged PR first thing.  Always seems to work that way.  Found pileup
around NL and got through in about 10 minutes.  Picked up AB in a
short run on 20 when another station vacated 14.255 and this little
micro-contester got to run amongst the big dogs for a while.  Tried to
bust the pile for KL7Y.  Hung around half an hour or so but he went
qrt.  Found another wide spot on 40 and made my longest run of the
test.  1 hour and 40 minutes.  Then the miracle of the contest.  Just
as I was about to give up on the sweep and go for more Q's...got word
of VY1JA on 20.  Jumped into the pile and made it on the 2nd try!!??!!
Right after that he faded out.  Whew,,,,close call.  With new energy I
went Alaska hunting again.  Found KL7J on 20 who was answering calls
for those needing him for the Sweep.  Busted through in about 20
minutes and the Sweep was mine at 6:15 Local Time.

Next year's goals: 600 Q's, 100K points, Sweep by 3 PM.

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