[3830] SARTG VA7ST SOAB HP

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                    SARTG WW RTTY Contest

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

Class: SOAB HP
QTH: BC
Operating Time (hrs): 11.5

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Pts   Mults
-------------------------
   80:    6    50     7
   40:   47   480    24
   20:  204  2510    56
   15:  122  1580    47
   10:                 
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Total:  379  4620   134  Total Score = 619,080

Club: Orca DX and Contest Club

Comments:

* FT-2000
* N1MM Logger and MMTTY
* 3-el SteppIR @27'
* 40M SteppIR dipole @27'
* 40M 2-element quad (EU/ZLish)
* 80M dual 1/4-wave elevated verticals (E, W, or broadside N-S)

2011: SFI= 101 | A=3 | K=1
2010: SFI=  77 | A=2 | K=0
2009: SFI=  68 | A=3 | K=1
2008: SFI=  66 | A=5 | K=2

Figured I'd play around in this one with high power and see what happened.
Worked out well -- not a lot of time on the air (11.5 hours total) but had some
enjoyable runs on 15M on Saturday, and a good opening on 20M to Europe on Sunday
morning at the end.

40M and 80M were disappointing. Where was everyone on 80M?

40M performance... 

        Qs   Pts   Cty  Sec Pwr
      -------------------------
2011:   47   480     9   15 High (SteppIR dipole & 2-el quad)
2010:   81   885    16   19 Low  (SteppIR dipole w/ wire passive element)
2009:   33   335     5   11 Low  (SteppIR dipole @40')
2008:  129  1445    10   23 High (twin reversible half-squares, E or W)
2007:   89   930    10   16 High (half-squares E-W, N-S)
2006:   37   355     4   12 Low  (2-el wire yagi East @70')

Beat my previous best by almost 1/3 so that's a good improvement, but it's
mostly due to flux hovering around 100 helping 15M stay open over the pole.

Thanks to everyone for the contacts. 

-- Bud VA7ST
http://www.va7st.ca
http://orcadxcc.org


Overall performance...

Year  Qs   Mult  Score   Class
---------------------------------
2011  379  134   619,080 AB High
2010  338  112   436,240 AB low
2009  102   55    63,525 AB Low
2008  351  103   415,090 AB High
2007  346  103   423,330 AB High
2006  225   67   156,110 AB Low
2005   45   18     8,460 20 Low
2004  176   71   132,060 AB Low
2003  109   57    74,385 AB Low
2002   98   66    73,920 AB Low


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