[3830] RAC Winter VA7ST SO CW HP

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                    RAC Winter Contest

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

Class: SO CW HP
QTH: BC
Operating Time (hrs): 15

Summary:
 Band  CW Qs  Ph Qs  CW Mults  Ph Mults
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  160:    8              3          
   80:  200             10          
   40:  189              9          
   20:  316              9          
   15:   35              5          
   10:   11              1          
    6:                              
    2:                              
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Total:  759     0       37         0  Total Score = 125,800

Club: Orca DX and Contest Club

Comments:

Gear:
FT-2000 + N1MM Logger + SB221 amplifier
1 x  3-el Steppir at 27' 
1 x  40M Steppir dipole at 27'
2 x  80M elevated verticals
1 x 160M inverted-L
1 x 260' Beverage (East-West)

2010: SFI = 84    A = 2    K = 1
2009: SFI = 84    A = 2    K = 0
2008: SFI = 69    A = 1    K = 1

Had a very good time, even without 40M playing nicely. What happened on Friday
night? The band disappeared by 0130z. At least it was back by Saturday
afternoon for the great-fun finale. 

Don't think I have had more Qs and mults on 80M than 40M before in RAC Winter
-- 80M was in very great shape across NA.

20M was a bit rougher than I expected. Stalled at just 9 mults there, and
finished with exactly the same Q count as last year. 

Worked PEI on 80M, but nowhere else... that's four or five mults missing from
the log. Not a single NT, NU or YT in the log... another 12 or so potential
band-mults missing (though I hardly ever find them anyway). Also missed AB, QC
and MB on 15M. I'm sure they were all there to be found.

15M didn't open quite as widely E-W as hoped for. Had a lot more Qs on 15M last
year, but same mult total (5). 

Very good to see at least one mult (ON) and a handful of Qs on 10M.

Second-best ever this year. A bit more time calling on 40M early Saturday
morning, or perhaps being more persistent on 15M, would have put me over the
top. 

       QSOs   Sec  Pts   Score
2009:  759     37  3400  125,800  15 hrs HP
2009:  887     38  3676  139,688  18 hrs HP
2008:  453     29  1912   55,448   9 hrs HP
2007:  500     30  2184   65,520  16 hrs HP
2006:  682     30  3202   96,060  16 hrs HP
2005:  424     32  2202   70,464  11 hrs LP

Thanks for the contacts. All the very best of the season to everyone! 

-- Bud VA7ST
http://orcadxcc.org
http://www3.telus.net/va7st


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