[3830] CQ WW RTTY VA7ST SOAB HP

Sun Sep 30 22:45:02 EDT 2007

                    CQ Worldwide DX Contest, RTTY

Call: VA7ST
Operator(s): VA7ST
Station: VA7ST

Class: SOAB HP
QTH: BC
Operating Time (hrs): 23

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Pts   State/Prov  DX  Zones
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   80:  106   209       37      7     8
   40:  145   296       36     13    11
   20:  320   726       39     48    20
   15:   28    64        7      6     7
   10:                                 
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Total:  599  1295      119     74    46  Total Score = 309,505

Club: 

Comments:

* FT-2000, SB221
* N1MM Logger + MMTTY
* 3-ele CL33 at 45'
* Two 40M half-squares (E-W, N-S) 
* 80M full-size delta loop
* No cluster

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I've said it before, but this time I mean it: the flux can't get ANY 

lower! This weekend's solar values: SFI=65, A=26>13, K=4>1 (and A was 

26, K was 4 through most of the weekend). Have seen worse -- in a total 

blackout.

Really, really lousy bands. Did not hear any EU (not one!) until about 5 

a.m. Sunday, then there was a slow trickle of weak EUs through till 8 

a.m. or so when 20M finally opened up reasonably well.

Nothing on 10M (looked around for HC8N). 15M was dead except to FL and a 

couple of deep SA stations. Down from last year.

Last year, worked 55 countries on 20M LP; this year just 48 HP. Sections 

were down from 43 to 39, too.

The big gains this year were in sections and Qs on 40M and 80M. Antennas 

were playing well(ish... no EU at all). Had some very nice surprises 

from SA on 40M. ZM2A and JS3 on 80M were nice finds, too.

Heavy rain Saturday night and Sunday knocked down the power line noise 

(thankfully). What noise remained was easily handed by the FT-2000 noise 

blanker (long pulse) without nearby signals letting the noise through 

the blanker, as I often found with the FT-920 when the noise blanker is 

on. Sure like the 2000's filtering. Must be half a dozen ways to clean 

up a frequency. 

Sunday afternoon saw 20M packed from .060 to .115, with barely a space 

to slip into. New callers were pretty sparse by that time, too. Tried to 

go to 40M for the final hour, but only a few stations could hear me that 

early, even with high power, so I went back to 20M and sought any fresh 

stations that were around. Missed 600 Qs by one (with dupes: 607).

Time on task for this one: 23 hours. (25.5 last year -- it's easier to 

stick with it when the bands are alive).

Next time out, I'll try SO2V -- would have this time, but couldn't find 

an audio splitter to feed the two sound cards.

Full N1MM score report:
 Band    QSOs    Pts  Cty   ZN    Sec
   3.5     106     209    7    8   37
     7     145     296   13   11   36
    14     320     726   48   20   39
    21      28      64    6    7    7
 Total     599    1295   74   46  119
Score: 309,505

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Year-over-year          Qs  Mult Score
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2007 CQWW RTTY SOABHP  599  239  309,505 (1st HP entry)
2006 CQWW RTTY SOABLP  561  242  300,322 (Note: 102,480 as SOSB/20)
2005 CQWW RTTY SOABLP  365  221  189,840 
2004 CQWW RTTY SOABLP  760  220  482,062 1st contest w/tower
2003 CQWW RTTY SOABLP  257  168  101,304 

Looking forward to the SSB and CW versions.

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