[3830] RAC Winter VA7ST SO CW HP

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                    RAC Winter Contest

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

Class: SO CW HP
QTH: BC
Operating Time (hrs): 18

Summary:
 Band  CW Qs  Ph Qs  CW Mults  Ph Mults
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  160:    35             4          
   80:   157             8          
   40:   285             9          
   20:   327            10          
   15:   184             9          
   10:    43             3          
    6:                              
    2:                              
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Total:  1031    0       43         0  Total Score = 190,146

Club: Orca DX and Contest Club

Comments:

FT-2000 + N1MM Logger + SB221 amplifier
1 x  3-el Steppir at 27' 
1 x  40M Steppir dipole at 27'
2 x  80M elevated verticals
1 x 160M inverted-L
1 x 260' Beverage (East-West).

A new personal best, breaking 1000 Qs. Still not competitive enough -- need to
stay in the chair a little longer, and dig for more mults on the lower bands,
and 10M. 

Can't do much about the lack of VHF contacts here in the BC interior. It's a
raw irony that RAC contests forget one of the special and persistent features
of Canadian living: we live a long way apart, for the most part. Wish they'd
stick to HF and drop VHF from the eligible bands. 

No NT, YT or NU on the CW bands this year. Worked PE a couple of times on 15M
and 20M, but sure missed them on the other bands. 

Thanks to VE1ZZ for the wonderful Q on 160M -- I didn't think I'd make it
further than SK, and there's a lot of Canada between here and NS. Missed MB, ON
and QC on 160M which should have been do-able -- made lots of East Coast and a
few ON contacts in the Stew last night.  

Worked RAC stations 22 times (up from 15 last year) -- VE1, VA2, VA3, VE4, VE5,
VE6, VE7 all in good representation. Bumped up the VE count from 231 last year
to 270 this year.

Congratulations to Gabor VE7JH for the great score from the VE7UF superstation,
and VE9HF for a super performance from NB (and special thanks for mults on three
bands).

Thanks to all who got on even for just a few contacts. Now to prep for RTTY
Roundup. Hope to see everyone out for that one, too. Happy New Year!

-- Bud VA7ST

       QSOs   Sec  Pts   Score
2012: 1031     43  4422  190,146  18 hrs HP
2011:  901     44  3920  172,480  15 hrs HP
2010:  759     37  3400  125,800  15 hrs HP
2009:  887     38  3676  139,688  18 hrs HP
2008:  453     29  1912   55,448   9 hrs HP
2007:  500     30  2184   65,520  16 hrs HP
2006:  682     30  3202   96,060  16 hrs HP
2005:  424     32  2202   70,464  11 hrs LP

        Band    QSOs    Pts  Sec
         1.8      35     202    4
         3.5     157     770    8
           7     285    1270    9
          14     327    1286   10
          21     184     718    9
          28      43     176    3
       Total    1031    4422   43


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