[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): 24

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Countries  Call Areas
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   80:   58       2         15
   40:  217      19         17
   20:  341      44         19
   15:  157      25         22
   10:                        
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Total:  773      90         73  Continents = 6  Total Score = 755,994

Club: Orca DX and Contest Club

Comments:

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

2011 -- SFI = 88 | A = 2 > 5 | K = 2
2010 -- SFI = 84 | A = 9 > 1 | K = 1 > 0
2009 -- SFI = 69 | A = 7 > 4 | K = 4 > 1

Went into this hoping to set a new personal best, but after the first night I
figured that was a longshot. Still, I was within a few Qs of my best-ever 2010
rate all the way through Saturday, and actually well ahead by Saturday evening.
Ended up raising the bar by 9 mults and 140 Qs from last year.

Finished with most-ever Qs and mults.

Highlight of the weekend: the final Q -- stumbling upon Ed VE4EAR on 80M with a
minute remaining, for a bunch of last-minute points.

Never heard a peep on 10M all weekend. 

Also never heard a VK anywhere. Thanks to EA8OM and CN8LI for that oh-so-rare
AF, which was the hardest-to-get sixth continent this year. 3D2, ZL3 and 9M6
were the only OC worked. 

15M was FB on Saturday with a nice over-the-pole opening to Europe. Also some
strong Asian stations, including VR2, and all JA call areas except 5 and 8.
Sunday wasn't as strong but managed a few European Qs. Doubled my Q total on
15M vs. last year.

Enjoyed working Phil GU0SUP on 15M and 20M -- it has been a very long time.

40M was really good, and even allowed more than a handful of European contacts,
though just a couple of JAs worked. Qs on 40M were up by 47 from last year,
which is a meaningful improvement.

80M was very disappointing, and the only band that didn't outperform last
year.

Thanks to all for the contacts.

-- Bud VA7ST

http://www.orcadxcc.org
http://www3.telus.net/va7st

Year-over-year comparison:
 
      QSOs  DX  Areas   Conts   Points
2011   773  90     73       6   755,994 HP 24 hrs
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


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