[3830] ARRLDX SSB GM3PPG(G4BYB) SOSB/80 HP

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                    ARRL DX Contest, SSB

Call: GM3PPG
Operator(s): G4BYB
Station: GM3PPG

Class: SOSB/80 HP
QTH: Island of North Uist
Operating Time (hrs): 

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
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  160:           
   80:  590    45
   40:           
   20:           
   15:           
   10:           
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Total:  590    45  Total Score = 79,650

Club: 

Comments:

80m Single Band HP from North West Scotland (57.6 deg. N).
Very poor condx. on 80m at this location on first night.  Only East coast of N.
America were strong (perhaps 10dB weaker than in good condx.).  Northerly paths
including paths to the mid-west were weak, with no west coast heard/worked. 
Thought there was less LF activity than last few years - perhaps attracted by
HF improvement?

Took opportunity to have an early night at 0500z so missed any improvement
there may have been at my sunrise (getting too old!).  Pat on PEI (K6AAX/VY2)
was predictably consistently strong with a virtually total sea path to this
location however.

2nd night propagation was better but still poor.   Managed a few mid west at my
sunrise but very few pacific west coast - thanks NK7U (OR), VE7IG, and two
VE6's.

3rd night seemed OK with N0BK (MN) worked 20mins before the end.

Rig :FT990 with Acom amp
Antenna :  6-square (6 el driven phased vertical array on coast, 100ft from
sea).  Also had a single quarter wave vertical on rocks at high tide position,
but this was always 1-2 S pts down on the array.

Thanks for all the QSO's, hope to meet u again next year,
73,  Rick.


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