[3830] SS CW VA7ST Single Op LP

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                    ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW

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

Class: Single Op LP
QTH: BC
Operating Time (hrs): 19

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
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  160:     
   80:   41
   40:  191
   20:  358
   15:  173
   10:   15
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Total:  778  Sections = 80  Total Score = 124,480

Club: Orca DX and Contest Club

Comments:

Had a good time, but SO2R only worked for a few extra contacts Saturday evening
as the second rig kept randomly going into TX mode. I went single-radio after
wasting too much time trying to fix things on the fly. Will have that figured
out by CQWW.

Running one band at a time made the second half of the contest very slow.
Barely squeaked past my previous best for low-power Qs and score. Thanks to the
new Ontario mults, still had 80 sections without ME, NNY or AB in the mix. NN2L
was under a deep pileup on 20M when I heard him, so I moved on and he was gone
when I returned five minutes later. Lesson learned. Nothing heard from AB or
ME.

Some really great operators, and some very poor operators out there. Who says
it's all right to leap onto a frequency without a QRL? Happened time and time
again this weekend. Fortunately, high-power callers seeking the BC mult soon
chase away anyone in the narrow passband. It's like wearing a shield.

Will be back for more CW at the end of the month. Looking forward to CQWW.

Thanks for the contacts.

-- Bud VA7ST

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

Year   QSOs   Pts  Sec    Score
-------------------------------
2012   778   1556   80  124,480       19 hrs
2011   913   1826   79  144,254    HP 19 hrs
2010   758   1516   78  118,248       17 hrs
2009   775   1550   78  120,900       20 hrs
2008   902   1804   80  144,320    HP 19 hrs
2007   837   1674   78  130,572    HP 21 hrs
2006   648   1296   79  102,384
2005   527   1054   73   76,942
2004   580   1160   80   92,800
2003   182     --   52   18,928
2002   370    740   72   53,280


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