[3830] ARRLDX CW W2UP SOAB(A) HP

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                     ARRL DX Contest, CW
                    
Call: W2UP
Operator(s): 
Station: 

Class: SOAB(A) HP
QTH: PA
Operating Time (hrs): 22
Radios: SO2R

Summary:
 Band     QSOs  Mults
----------------------
  160:     33     32
   80:    155     63
   40:    397     79
   20:    862     95
   15:    492     94
   10:    671     94
----------------------
Total:   2610    457  =  3,576,939

Club: FRC

Comments:

As I was unavailable for contesting Sunday, I decided to invent my own 
category:
SOA HP First 24 hours. I operated from 0000Z-2359Z the first day (Friday night 
till Saturday night). I slept for 2 hours in that period.

I think there's something to this category, and would like to see it be added 
to all 48 hour contests. First, it highlights operating more than endurance. 
Second, the rates are better the first day, so more fun and less "there's 
nobody left to work" boredom. Third, those of us who cannot commit a full 
weekend would have a way to compete with each other. Comments?

Getting back to the contest, as other said, condx were great. I set a new 
personal best rate with 202/hour on 10m during the 1200Z hour. Didn't have this 
high a rate operating 10m at N3RS last year. It was like playing BCC PED, but 
with real QSOs (and at half the speed) :.) The hours before and after 1200Z 
weren't bad either - 166 at 1100Z and 161 at 1300Z.


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