[3830] RTTY Roundup VA7ST Single Op LP

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                    ARRL RTTY Roundup

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

Class: Single Op LP
QTH: BC
Operating Time (hrs): 9.5

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
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   80:   34
   40:   76
   20:  260
   15:   68
   10:     
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Total:  438  State/Prov = 48  Countries = 21  Total Score = 30,222

Club: Orca DX and Contest Club

Comments:

Gear:
* FT-2000
* N1MM + MMTTY
* 80M phased elevated verticals x 2
* 40M Steppir dipole at 27'
* 3 ele. Steppir at 27'

2011: Flux: 85  | Ap:  5  | Kp: 5
2010: Flux: 78  | Ap:  0  | Kp: 1
2009: Flux: 70  | Ap: 10  | Kp: 1
2008: Flux: 79  | Ap: 14  | Kp: 3

Concentrated on NAQP CW for the first 12 hours, and got on after the first 13
hours of Roundup. Ended up with about half the Qs and score I would have aimed
for if I'd run RTTY full-time. Not so bad, considering I only managed 9.5 hours
for Roundup.

10M: Dead here.

15m: Pretty good to more than just W4. South America offered a few DX mults,
too. VP8NO is always a great surprise.

20M: European opening on Sunday morning was very poor when I got on at 1600z
Sunday. Hoped it would firm up, but it never did so I went to uncrowded 15M and
ran domestic Qs for 1.5 hours before getting stuck into 20M mode (i.e. tight
filtering, parked up in the nosebleed section above 14.110).

Sunday afternoon I ventured into kilowatt alley and found a spot to run. Found
the Steppir bi-directional mode worked well to keep rate going with JAs and Ws
at the same time. With only about 50W in either direction, I had a few
attempted hijackings (nary a no-QRL?), but flipping the beam back to 110
degrees soon reclaimed the slot. I wasn't loud enough to keep the slot clear,
but the steady run of big signals calling in sure were :)

40M: Good on Sunday afternoon. Not very busy late Saturday night.

80M: Good conditions, but not many on by the time I got going at 0715z.

Very great fun -- thanks to everyone for the contacts.

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

        Band    QSOs    Pts  Sec   Cty
         3.5      34      34   21    0
           7      76      76    6    1
          14     260     260   14   11
          21      68      68    7    9
       Total     438     438   48   21


            Score : 30,222

Year-over-year performance review:

        QSOs    Sec  Cty  Score
2011     438     48   21  30,222
2010     810     56   25  65,610
2009     667     56   17  48,691 
2008     802     55   21  60,952 HP
2007     783     53   19  56,376 HP
2006     826     54   30  69,384


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