[3830] ARRL 10 N5DO SO Mixed LP

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                    ARRL 10-Meter Contest

Call: N5DO
Operator(s): N5DO
Station: N5DO

Class: SO Mixed LP
QTH: TX
Operating Time (hrs): 25

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
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   CW:  754   112
  SSB:  740    90
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Total: 1494   202  Total Score = 908,192

Club: Central Texas DX and Contest Club

Comments:

What a fun weekend!

Thanks to Ken, WM5R, for his work in updating the 10M contest records down to
the section level.  After he sent the link to the records to contesting.com I
checked out the West Gulf and WTX records.  I found the West Gulf record of
1,157,166 set by WD5K in 2002 and the West Texas record of 807,128 set by W5ZO
in 1999.  I wrote down their QSO and multiplier totals and kept that piece of
paper close at hand as a goal.  Fortunately, I was able to surpass the West
Texas mark, but was not able to approach the West Gulf record.  Of course, I
realized that it was not enough to pass the record, but I had to get extra
points so that my score would survive the log checking process.  I believe I
was able to do that.

I had some great hours on Sunday running on SSB, although I was always aware
that I was only getting half as many points as I would have on CW.  My only
disapointment was that I only heard three XE stations all weekend, and only was
able to work one of them.  I assume that improved propagation meant an increased
skip zone as I also never heard AR or MS and missed several close in states on
SSB.  But it was still lots of fun.


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