[3830] SS SSB NN3W(@N4RV) Single Op HP

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                    ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, SSB

Call: NN3W
Operator(s): NN3W
Station: N4RV

Class: Single Op HP
QTH: VA
Operating Time (hrs): 24

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
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  160:    0
   80:  854
   40:  423
   20:  419
   15:    6
   10:    0
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Total: 1702  Sections = 80  Total Score = 272,320

Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club

Comments:

Thanks to Jack N4RV for letting me use his station.  We (and especially Jack)
put in a lot of work to get it ready for SS Phone and CW, and it worked great. 
Thanks also to Dick N4RA who did a final week tower climb to get the 80 meter
dipole array working.  It was absolutely critical to having a high score!

Tons of activity.  Tons of QRN.  It appears that some heavenly force either
doesn't like the Mid-Atlantic or we just had bad luck.  72 degrees on Saturday;
tornado watch; 40 MPH winds; thunderstorms. YUCK!  The high winds caused all the
power poles to arc, spit, and hiss.  That resulted in S9 +5 QRN on all HF bands
which killed me on Sunday.

20 and 80 were tremendous on Saturday night - I had 5 hours with 100+ rates. 
Sunday was awful (partially induced by the QRN).

Had 77 sections by the time I QRTed on Sunday morning: needed NWT, NL, and SK. 
Found NL on 20 early on Sunday.  VE8EV called in around 1300z and I happened
across VE5 later in the morning on 14.230 (being jammed by our SSTV friends). 
Such is life.  I had my own set of jamming experiences - but this year on 40
meters.  The 80 meter pig farmers were relatively subdued this year.

Great participation by NCCC, SMC and PVRC.  I did a quick Excel log check and
had over 400 QSOs with IL, MI, IN, and OH.  WOW.  

Thus endeth this year.  I can guarantee that the flavor of SS will start
changing as the sunspots begin to arrive and 15 becomes viable again.

Go PVRC!


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