[3830] SS SSB K6ZH Single Op LP

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                    ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, SSB

Call: K6ZH
Operator(s): K6ZH
Station: K6ZH

Class: Single Op LP
QTH: SDG
Operating Time (hrs): 14

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
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  160:     
   80:   60
   40:  119
   20:  139
   15:  196
   10:  121
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Total:  635  Sections = 80  Total Score = 101,600

Club: Southern California Contest Club

Comments:

First the 'hairball.'  Whenever I do an SSB contest I quickly remember why I
prefer CW contests!  [I normally do SS CW but this year we were out of town.]

Having said that, my goal here was a Sweep - so I could get another coffee cup
:-) and 100K points.  Made both.  I went to bed Sat. night with 78 sections
worked - needing only VE2 and VO1.  Started up again around 9 a.m. local on
Sunday - VE2HIT called me around 10 a.m. on 15 mtrs.  I then headed to 10
meters to tune the band, and Presto:  found VO1TA and worked him in a couple of
calls!  So I made the sweep in less than 12 hours of operating time.

'Twas really hard to get runs going.  Had a nice one on 15 mtrs a couple of
hours into the contest, a fair one on 20 a little later, and a very beneficial
one on 75 around 8 p.m.  I needed all of the W6 sections except SDG, and they
all called me in a matter of 30 minutes!  

W6YI worked virtually everyone in the contest, of course, but I got 'thanks for
SDG, needed that' from quite a few people.  

Excellent band condx on 10, 15, and 20.  So-so on 40, and not much in terms of
long distance on 75.  But I use 75 to work the W6 sections and that's about
it.

So, why 100K points?  It's a holdover from the days when we (SCCC) used to
'pledge' a score for contests, and I would usually volunteer for 10K for Sprint
and 100K for SS - and usually make it.  

Kinda fun, kinda long (many unanswered CQs).  But got the Sweep!  73 - Jim,
K6ZH


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