[3830] BARTG VA7ST SOAB HP

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                    BARTG HF RTTY Contest

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

Class: SOAB HP
QTH: BC
Operating Time (hrs): 21

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Countries  Call Areas
-----------------------------------
   80:   11       3          5
   40:   75       6         14
   20:  148      13         22
   15:   69       9         17
   10:                        
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Total:  303      31         58  Continents = 6  Total Score = 161,268

Club: Orca DX and Contest Club

Comments:

* FT2000 + SB221
* N1MM Logger + MMTTY
* 3-element Steppir at 27'
* 40M -- 2-el. quad in trees
* 80M -- twin vertical array E-W

2013 -- SFI = 126 | A = 20 > 40 | K = 2 > 5

Things were bad on Friday night, brutally poor on Saturday, and so miserable
Sunday that I considered selling off all my gear seeing as the RF spectrum
appears to be broken beyond repair. 

Worst HP outing ever, and even worse than 2004 LP. 

Did not have a good time, being locked out of any access to Europe. Had to work
very hard for just about every QSO, even domestic stuff.

Love the scoring in this one but truly despise the three-hour minimum break
rule. When conditions are this bad, it's no fun sitting around waiting for one
or two more hours to click by when there is a sudden band opening somewhere. It
forces lots of break strategy, but this quirky rule doesn't do anything to
increase the fun-factor.

Thanks to BARTG for the contest, and to all for the contacts.

-- Bud VA7ST

http://www.orcadxcc.org
http://www3.telus.net/va7st

Year-over-year comparison:
 
      QSOs  DX  Areas   Conts   Points
2013   303  31     58       6   161,268 HP 21 hrs
2012   518  48     74       5   315,980 HP 24 hrs
2011   773  90     73       6   755,994 HP 24 hrs
2010   637  84     70       6   588,588 HP 
2009   352  37     46       6   177,408 HP
2008   705  63     57       6   501,840 HP
2007   432  55     47       6   264,384 HP
2006   328  26     49       6   147,600 LP
2004   293  46     67       5   164,980 LP
2003   155  26     36       5    50,375 LP


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