[3830] JARTS VA7ST Single Op HP

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                    JARTS WW RTTY Contest

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

Class: Single Op HP
QTH: BC
Operating Time (hrs): 29.5

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Pts   Mults
-------------------------
   80:   19    38     9
   40:  143   322    43
   20:  363   922    68
   15:  388  1053    79
   10:  257   717    55
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Total: 1170  3052   254  Total Score = 775,208

Club: Orca DX and Contest Club

Comments:

* FT-2000
* N1MM Logger + MMTTY
* Steppir 3-ele. @ 27'
* 40M Steppir dipole at 27'
* 80M 2-el. AS/NA vertical array, elevated

Exact same solar flux (151) for JARTS two years running. Not the first time
that's happened for this contest weekend, either.

2012 SFI = 151 | A= 2  | K=0
2011 SFI = 151 | A= 7  | K=2
2010 SFI =  87 | A=13  | K=2
2009 SFI =  70 | A= 2  | K=0 
2008 SFI =  70 | A= 4  | K=1 

My best JARTS ever, and I'm sure many others tore up their previous best
scores, too. Was on for 29.5 hours, but had to head to work from 1900 to 2130z
Saturday, so missed that valuable prime time on the high bands.

Discovered the 10M opening to Europe while it was in full swing Saturday
morning. Got up at 6 a.m. Sunday morning to take advantage of every moment, but
it just wasn't the same Sunday. 

Unlike recent months, the high bands were great all weekend. Hope they hold out
or get even better for next weekend. 10M and 15M had EU signals stronger than
most NA stations, and some were so crisp and clear I almost didn't believe they
were ripping in from over the pole. 

The nicest part of this weekend was running JA stations for hours on end on all
three high bands. When one band seemed worked out, there was the next band to
play on.

Should have fired up the second radio, but rates were mostly high enough that I
wouldn't have used the other rig much except as a distraction. The lower bands
could have used the extra attention, though.

Thanks for the contacts.

-- Bud VA7ST

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

 Band    QSOs    Pts  DXC   Are
   3.5      19      38    0    9
     7     143     322   22   21
    14     363     922   43   25
    21     388    1053   54   25
    28     257     717   34   21
 Total    1170    3052  153  101
Score: 775,208

Previous years for comparison:

Year    QSOs   Pts.   Mults    Score
-------------------------------------
2012   1170   3052      254   775,208 (HP)
2011    619   1574      198   311,652
2010    350    823      104    85,592 
2009    689   1688      158   266,704 (HP)
2008    675   1571      142   223,082 (HP)
2007    513   1215      117   142,155 (HP)
2006    412    920      103    94,760
2005    673   1578      154   243,012
2004    586   1428      156   222,768 
2003    114     --       46    12,926
2002    321    785      119    93,415


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