[3830] ARRL 10M - Mixed - SOHP - VE5CPU

[VE5CPU]

ARRL 10 METER CONTEST -- 1998

Call: VE5CPU                   Country:  Canada
Section: VE5 - Saskatchewan    Category: Single Operator High Power
Time on: 16 Hrs                          Mixed SSB/CW

     MODE      QSO    QSO PTS  STATES  COUNTRIES
       CW       86      344       25       13
      SSB     1150     2300       46       32
      -----------------------------------------
      Totals  1236     2644       71       45  =   306,704

Soapbox: Boy, did they turn the 10M tap on or what. First every 1K Q count, first ever 1.2K Q  
count, best effort ever from my station and single op/single band effort to boot.  Realy did not 
need the 200 watts, if the band was open, you could work it.  

I had 2 hours at 150+ Q rate, 2 hours at 125+ Q rate and 3 hours at 100+ Q rate.  Rate meter hit 
280 an hour a few times.  Its not often a 200 watt signal will hold a frequency for 3 hours at a 
shot, especially in VE5 land.  Helps that 10M is so roomy, leaving lots of space for those who
want to CQ.

Conditions within North American were very good.  Phone rate were so good I often forgot to go 
to CW.  In Saskatchewan the band was gone by 01:30z to 02:00z and did not open again until 
15:00z on both days.  That limited operation to about 20 quality hours.  Openings to JA, Pacfic 
and VK were short and ranged from strong to weak depending on the distance.  The EU openings 
were again fairly short and not too deep with primarily the costal areas (G, EI, F) being all I 
could hear.  Pointed the beam to the NE and worked lots or east coast USA off the side of the 
beam.  Nothing from Africa.  The Caribian and SA were present, but again only when the band went 
long late in the day (~ 21:00z+) or our mid morning (15:00-17:00z).

Kenwood 440SAT, KT34A @ 50', SB220 in standby mode most of the time.

.............................................................
.B.R. (Bart) Ritchie        Internet: ve5cpu at sk.sympatico.ca.
.Regina, SK Canada                                          .
.Amateur Radio Call:VE5CPU  Ampr-Org: ve5cpu at ve5us.ampr.org .
.............................................................
Date: 1998-12-14 - Time: 5:56:49 PM


--
FAQ on WWW:               http://www.contesting.com/3830faq.html
Submissions:              3830 at contesting.com
Administrative requests:  3830-REQUEST at contesting.com
Problems:                 owner-3830 at contesting.com