[3830] SS SSB W7YAQ Single Op QRP

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                    ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, SSB

Call: W7YAQ
Operator(s): W7YAQ
Station: W7YAQ

Class: Single Op QRP
QTH: Sisters OR
Operating Time (hrs): 22

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
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  160:    3
   80:   81
   40:   96
   20:  153
   15:   97
   10:     
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Total:  430  Sections = 79  Total Score = 67,940

Club: Willamette Valley DX Club

Comments:

K3 at 5.0 watts
3 el Steppir (with 40 dipole) at 70 feet
80 M inv V at 65 feet
160 M MA160V short top loaded vertical

This was challenging, humbling, and frustrating, but mostly fun.  My search for
QSOs and multipliers led me to 160 where I found and worked VE5SF -- no
wall-to-wall SS QRM on that band!  Even so, I was only at 66 mults when went to
bed at 0830Z.  Until 1800Z I thought PA and DE had a massive power failure as
all 15 3-land QSOs were with MDC.  Kudos to NP4Z for holding off his massive
pileup on 21340 at 1945Z to ask specifically for QRP stations!!  Eventually
worked all but NL which I never heard ... surprising now that I see at least 4
VO1 posts to 3830.

I appreciated all the "Great Signal for QRP" reports until going 5 or 10
minutes before another QSO.  I'm looking forward to getting the K3 digital
voice recorder!

73,
Bob W7YAQ (CK 54)


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