[3830] SS CW VE7YU Single Op LP

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                    ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW

Call: VE7YU
Operator(s): VE7YU
Station: VE7YU

Class: Single Op LP
QTH: SaltSpring Isld
Operating Time (hrs): 23.5

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
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  160:     
   80:   16
   40:  191
   20:  354
   15:   56
   10:     
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Total:  617  Sections = 78  Total Score = 96,252

Club: 

Comments:

Ive been QRT for most of the year so Saturday morning found me at the vacation
QTH with no antennas.  At 6 AM in the middle of a torrential rainstorm I
managed to get lines up 60 feet in 3 trees. I used the trees to support 2 20M
ED Zepps at right angles (NE&SE). They were fed with ladder line to baluns in
the shack.  This year I remembered to spray the lines with silicon to reduce
rain problems and attach reflector tape to avoid deer incidents. By noon I was
ready to go.  The K3's tuner matched both antennas from 80-10 and by pressing
Ant1 or Ant2 I could change directivity.
I got off to a slow start S&Ping and re-familiarizing myself with N1MM. By
midnight I had only 225 Q's and thought of pulling the plug on the contest.
Up at 6, I decided to change tactics and try running.  My rate increased
significantly and I managed 3 consecutive 60+ hours on 20.  The rejection off
the ends of the Zepps seemed to be 2-3 S units and really helped with the big
W6 sigs. On 40 the directivty was not as pronounced but still useful. There
was
no difference between the antennas on 80.
I went back to S&P'ing the last hour to look for mults and managed AB and EWA
with minutes remaining (missed MB&NL for the sweep).
Next year--more preparation and CQing!
73
Gord


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