[3830] SS CW W4AU Single Op HP

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                    ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW

Call: W4AU
Operator(s): W4AU
Station: W4AU

Class: Single Op HP
QTH: VA
Operating Time (hrs): 21
Radios: SO2R

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
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  160:     
   80:  290
   40:  271
   20:  330
   15:   37
   10:     
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Total:  928  Sections = 80  Total Score = 148,480

Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club

Comments:

I worked VY1JA for my last section early Sunday afternoon
for the sweep; my first since 1998 or 99, I think. It's a nice
accomplishment, especially unassisted. I'll have to get a mug
for this one!

Conditions did not seem to suffer much for being at the bottom of
the sun spot cycle; 15 had some decent openings and signals were
OK for the most part. Even the QRN on 80 didn't seem so bad
except early on Sunday evening.

I didn't plan my off times so cleverly and basically overslept
Sunday morning, so only got to put in ~21 hours on the radio. 

I feel that there was more activity this year than in the past
few years, especially from non-avid contesters. I seemed to hear
a lot of new call signs and copied more checks from the 21st
century, which is a great sign! A down side is that I had a
number of people call me twice (I just dupe them and go on...).

I definitely will get a new award for this contest - WAS (not the
usual one, but a new one: Worked All Stoves!). I was able to set
off some sort of alarm on our fancy gas range when I got over
about 1200 watts on 80 meters! The XYL was NOT amused...

73 & TNX for all the Q's - John, W4AU


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