[3830] BARTG Sprint AA5AU SO Expert HP

[aa5au at bellsouth.net]

                     BARTG RTTY Sprint
                    
Call: AA5AU
Operator(s): AA5AU
Station: AA5AU

Class: SO Expert HP
QTH: W5 USA
Operating Time (hrs): 12
Radios: SO2R

Summary:
 Band     QSOs   Pts
---------------------
   80:      0      0
   40:      0      0
   20:    164    164
   15:    186    186
   10:    250    250    Mults
------------------------------
Total:    600    600      88  =  316,800

Club/Team: 

Comments:

I got a good start this year.  The first hour was slow but 15M opened early and 
10M was very good.  I had some very good runs on both 10 & 20 meters.  I'm sure 
the amplifier helped on the run station.

I only operated just less than 12 hours.  The early start time caused me to 
tire.  I took a 2 hour nap Sat. afternoon and decided quit early to go to bed 
so I could go fishing Sunday.  I wanted to keep going because 20M sounded like 
it was going to be open all night.  I quit right at 600 Q's.

I could tell when the K index went to 3 on Saturday.  Signals became flutterly 
but that lasted only a couple of hours.  I also could tell when it dropped back 
to 2 because 20M got real good with excellent EU & JA signals earlier than 
normal and 10 & 15M stayed open late with good signals from Asia.

Highlights were having 4K6DI call me on 10M and 7Z1ZZ call me on 20m.  Terrific 
runs on 10 & 20 meters.  Worked 61 countries & all 6 continents.

Lowlight was not having the energy or stamina to go the full 24 hours.  I think 
I could have topped the 1000 QSO mark with a more serious effort.  Condx were 
good enough.  Missed ZS6RVG again.  I decided not to work 40 & 80M.

Thanks to BARTG for sponsoring this fun contest and for accepting Cabrillo 
logs.

73, Don AA5AU


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