[3830] KK7GW ARRL 10 SOLP/Mixed

[David Jones]

                              ARRL 10 SUMMARY SHEET


    Contest Dates : 12-Dec-98, 13-Dec-98


    Callsign Used : KK7GW
         Operator : KK7GW

         Category : Single Operator/Low Power/Mixed Mode

 Default Exchange : 59(9) WA

             Name : David Jones
          Address : 11427 110th AVE NE
   City/State/Zip : Kirkland, WA 98033
          Country : United States


        Team/Club : Western Washington DX Club


   BAND   Raw QSOs   Valid QSOs   Points   Mults   Countries   
 ______________________________________________________________

   10CW      249         246        992      39         8 
   10SSB      80          80        160      27         4 
 ______________________________________________________________

 Totals      329         326       1152      66        12 


    Final Score = 89856 points.
    Hours of operation: 12
    Power out: 100 watts (or less at times)
    Equipment: Kenwood TS-530, antenna tuner

    Antenna: 20m dipole at 25 feet.

Comments: Well, going from the 6/6 at W7RM to my own home 20m dipole
is a BIG change! :)  I had fun nevertheless, despite not hearing much
DX.

Had to back the power down some on Sat. morning, apparently 10m not
only overloads my dad's SWL radio, but overloaded his speaker too!  Of
course, after I turned the power down, he finished listening to the
BBC anyway, and forgot to tell me!  Worked a few states QRP anyway.

Had fun with the impromptu nets that sprung up around 7-8 PM local
between the local big guns.  Got an E-opening or something and worked
MT and CO around 10:30 PM local...a big gun here worked K1TO in FL
around then as well, but I couldn't hear him.

Couldn't get even a stateside run going Fri. or Sat, then in the last
2 hours of the contest all of the sudden everyone starting calling!  A
personal best rate from home, a 53 hour for the 22Z hour on Sunday,
all on CW.  That was followed by a 51 hour to end the thing.

Quite a bit of fun.

73




==
David Jones, KK7GW
kk7gw at yahoo.com


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