[3830] SS CW K0AV(@N0RU) Single Op QRP

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                    ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW

Call: K0AV
Operator(s): K0AV
Station: N0RU

Class: Single Op QRP
QTH: Woodland Park, CO
Operating Time (hrs): 24
Radios: SO2R

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
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  160:     
   80:   98
   40:  308
   20:  290
   15:   44
   10:     
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Total:  740  Sections = 79  Total Score = 116,920

Club: Grand Mesa Contesters of Colorado

Comments:

Robb, N0RU, graciously hosted me for this year's effort (and last year too). His
QTH just up out of Woodland Park has the kind of commanding drop-off most of us
can only dream about. In the rig vs. antenna vs. topography equation,
topography is #1 by far! 

Score was improved by 15% over last year - - probably because I'm finally
making better use of the second radio.  I also followed K4RO's soapbox advice
to just keeping CQ'ing (even though you are only running 5 watts).

Last year, one of 3 sections I missed was NLI.  This year I worked 8 stations
in NLI.

The missing section this year was NL.  Heard VO1MP with a huge pile - but he
wasn't that loud. So with QRP, I decided there were more points to be had
elsewhere. 

Headphones: Instead of the usual clunky earphones - this year I tried iPod
earbuds. Wow! they worked great and greatly reduced fatigue. Obviously not
advisable in noisy multi-multi phone contests, but its something I'll keep
doing in the right setting. 

Antennas: TH-7; TH-2 (fixed to northwest); 3 el. mono 20; 2 el. 40-2CD; 80
meter zepp; and, Hy-tower.

Rigs: K-2 and an MP @ 5 w.

~ Alan K0AV


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