[3830] ARRL 10 K6T(@N6GEO) M/S HP

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                    ARRL 10-Meter Contest

Call: K6T
Operator(s): WQ6X, N6GEO
Station: N6GEO

Class: M/S HP
QTH: Brentwood, Ca.
Operating Time (hrs): 20

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
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   CW:  268    54
  SSB:  103    46
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Total:  371   100  Total Score = 127,800

Club: Northern California Contest Club

Comments:

Despite the decreasing solar flux, being the last GiG of the year made this 
weekend hard to resist so I again setup operations in Brentwood Ca. (EB
section), again as a Multi-OP.
SOAPBOX: I reserved the callsign K6T JUST for this event (T = Ten), even tho on
SSB we signed Kilowatt Six Tango.

We used an Elecraft K2 into an Ameritron MA-1000 amplifier giving us about 
450 watts into an ad-hoc TH-3jr yagi atop a 22-ft high military antenna mast,
backed up by a camofloged 6-BTV Vertical.

Band condx were WEIRD. We heard/worked only a handful of EU and JA stations. 
SA and the E-Coast were where the signals were most plentiful.  The Northern
paths were almost non-Existent hence almost no W7's, few W0's (as well as a 
dearth of W5's) and for us, no VE7 - VE4 (altho we did pickup VE8, VE9 & VY2). 

Working several dozen W6's via hollow sounding ground-wave signals was a kick.

Maybe next year, the solar flux will be more in tune with 10-meters.  

CYA then.  WQ6X


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