[3830] SS SSB AA4LR Single Op LP

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                    ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, SSB

Call: AA4LR
Operator(s): AA4LR
Station: AA4LR

Class: Single Op LP
QTH: GA
Operating Time (hrs): 10

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
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  160:    0
   80:   96
   40:  135
   20:   24
   15:   18
   10:   47
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Total:  320  Sections = 81  Total Score = 51,840

Club: South East Contest Club

Comments:

Antennas:
80/40m dipole at 10m (80-10m)
R7000 at 3m (40-10m)

Equipment:
Elecraft K2/100 w/ KAT100 running 100 watts

Comments:

Just a part time effort from Floyd county. I spent far too much time Saturday
messing around on 10m, but it was fun that the band was actually open. 

I didn't feel very loud on 10m, but I did manage to work many stations. I spent
far too much time trying to bust the impossible pile-up on VY1EI. I managed to
work them easily on 15m on Sunday. Funny how that works.

40m was the big money band. I managed a good run there on Saturday about 0016z.
I felt pretty loud on 40m. The 80/40m trap dipole really does work pretty well
at it's current height of 10m, although I haven't given up trying to get it
higher into the trees.

80m was tougher -- very noisy, but still managed to work most stations easily.

Didn't spend a lot of time on 15 or 20m. The R7000 seemed to work better on
15m. I need a tribander or other beam to be competitive on 20m and maybe 15m.

Only multipliers I missed was ND and ONE. I did hear exactly one ONE station on
the air, but he was working someone else. Not a whiff of ND.

Surprisingly, I worked over 200 contacts, including all of 1, 2, 3, 5 and
9-land before working GA. Only worked one Saturday, but found several on Sunday
afternoon.

A fun part-time effort. Next time, with some serious antennas, maybe another
full-time effort.


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