[3830] Commonwealth VA7ST Open-12 HP

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                    RSGB Commonwealth Contest

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

Class: Open-12 HP
QTH: BC
Operating Time (hrs): 11.5

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
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   80:   21
   40:   69
   20:  160
   15:  120
   10:   15
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Total:  385  Total Score = 4,505

Club: Orca DX and Contest Club

Comments:

Great fun! Bands were in good shape, except 10M which didn't offer any polar
opening to Europe at all.

This score won't be competitive with those from further East, but it's a big
jump from any previous BERU for me. Fun to use the reversible 2-element 40M
quad with some power to make it work. Seemed to find a lot more G and ZL/VK
activity on 40M with that little bit of gain on those headings. Almost as many
points on 40M as on 15M, with just over half the Qs.

Took breaks at the right times for this end of the continent. Will want to
repeat that pattern next year.

Happy to work quite a few tough-from-VE7 African DX stations in the mix today.
Thanks everyone -- especially those who traveled to hot spots and took time to
operate.

-- Bud VA7ST

        Band    QSOs    Pts  Cty   Sec
         3.5      21     385   12    2
           7      69    1245   41    4
          14     160    1400   27    3
          21     120    1260   31    2
          28      15     215    6    1
       Total     385    4505  117   12
            Score : 4,505

Year       Qs   Points 
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March-13  385   4,505  HP 11.5 hrs 
March-12   80   1,235  HP  5.5 hrs
March-11  168   2,600  HP  8.0 hrs
March-10  186   2,525  HP  5.5 hrs
March-09  149   2,125  HP 
March-08  117   1,545  HP
March-07  190   1,850  HP
March-06   99   1,095  LP 
March-05   74     908  LP
March-04   23     580  LP


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