[3830] BARTG VA7ST SOAB HP

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                    BARTG HF RTTY Contest

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

Class: SOAB HP
QTH: BC
Operating Time (hrs): 20

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Countries  Call Areas
-----------------------------------
   80:   62       3         16
   40:  170      10         16
   20:  334      48         24
   15:   70      22         13
   10:    1       1          1
-----------------------------------
Total:  637      84         70  Continents = 6  Total Score = 588,588

Club: British Columbia DX Club

Comments:

* FT2000 + SB221
* N1MM Logger + MMTTY
* 3-element Steppir at 47'
* 40M -- Steppir dipole at 47'
* 80M -- twin vertical array E-W

2010 -- SFI = 84 | A = 9 > 1 | K = 1 > 0
2009 -- SFI = 69 | A = 7 > 4 | K = 4 > 1

Looked closely at my previous best (2008) and figured I could beat it handily
this time out, as sunspots were promising. I set my targets quite a bit ahead
of that previous best. Alas, my targets were based on 15M opening well to
Europe, and good 40M and 80M runs, which didn't happen.

              QSOs     Countries      Call Areas
 Band  Target 2010   Target 2010   Target Actual 
------ -----------   -----------   -------------
   80:    120   62       10     3      14     16
   40:    300  170       25    10      20     16       
   20:    450  334       55    48      27     24
   15:    120   70       20    22      20     13
   10:      -    1        -     1       -      1
------ -----------   ------------   ------------
Total:    990  637      110    84      81     70  

Best surprise: 4Z4 calling in on 15M when I was foolishly trying to do what the
East and Midwestern stations were doing on Sunday morning: work Europe. Did work
another station over the pole for 1.5 more hours after that. 

Was very excited to work TR8CA on 20M for my only AF station all weekend. That
sixth continent sure makes the score leap ahead. Also worked a VU2 for the
second weekend in a row. At least, I hope I worked a VU2 as he was being
clobbered by someone almost on top of him.

Biggest disappointments: Europe on 15M from B.C. Not much of an opening at all
with just 12 Europeans worked. Also, only 1 African Q is a real shocker after
many months with plenty of Africa heard and worked. Heard 6W2 on 20M and 15M
but couldn't break through the wall. No EA8 or CN8 this time around. 

Was not impressed with 80M at all -- no JAs heard. Thought domestic activity
was noticeably down Friday night through Sunday morning; assumed it was due to
RDXC the same weekend.

Put in 20 hours, though it felt like 30. Despite not being happy with the
bands, I actually am quite pleased to have pushed the personal best quite a bit
higher, with best-ever country and call-area totals.

Year-over-year comparison:
 
      QSOs  DX  Areas   Conts   Points
2010   637  84     70       6   588,588 HP
2009   352  37     46       6   177,408 HP
2008   705  63     57       6   501,840 HP
2007   432  55     47       6   264,384 HP
2006   328  26     49       6   147,600 LP
2004   293  46     67       5   164,980 LP
2003   155  26     36       5    50,375 LP

Thanks for the contacts. See you next weekend with mic boom lowered (gasp).

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


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