[3830] WAE CW VA7ST Single Op HP

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                    WAE DX Contest, CW

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

Class: Single Op HP
QTH: BC
Operating Time (hrs): 18

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  QTCs  Mults
-------------------------
   80:                 
   40:   28     0    39
   20:  301   320    76
   15:  239   247    76
   10:                 
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Total:  568   567   191  Total Score = 216,785

Club: Orca DX and Contest Club

Comments:

*  FT-2000
*  3 element SteppIR at 27'
*  40M 2-element quad 
*  SteppIR 40M dipole at 27'

2012 -- SFI=120, A= 4,K=2
2011 -- SFI= 83, A= 6,K=2
2010 -- SFI= 85, A= 3 K=1
2009 -- SFI= 67, A= 8 K=2
2008 -- SFI= 66, A=19 K=2

With 15M open so nicely, I spent more time than in previous years. Sure reset
the personal-best level with this one. 

On 20M and 15M, Friday night and Saturday morning were much better than
Saturday night and Sunday. Like night and day, as the bands were quite flat
throughout the second 24 hours from out west.

Listened on 10M many times and didn't hear a single signal from anywhere. 

Tried 40M on Friday night but not much worked from BC (three countries) -- but
on Saturday night the band offered up another 10 countries for those valuable
mults. The N4JTE 2-element quad, suspended between pine trees with bottom
corners just 3' off the ground, worked best near the end of the opening over
the pole after 0400z when I even had a little run of 10 stations (worth 24
mults).

Thanks for the contacts and the fun.

-- Bud VA7ST

http://www.va7st.ca/home.html
http://orcadxcc.org

Year    Qs      Mults   Score (claimed)
2012:  568      191    216,785 HP 18 hrs
2011:  227      138     62,238 HP  8 hrs
2010:  184      104     38,272     9 hrs
2009:   50       42      4,200 HP  2 hrs
2008    71       57      7,695 HP  5 hrs
2007:  124       62     15,128 HP  5 hrs
2006:  144      112     31,696    11 hrs  
2005:   71       52      7,124     4 hrs
2004:  102       76     15,276     5 hrs
2003:   58       18      1,944     8 hrs
2002:   41       38      1,520     -


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