[3830] SS SSB W3LL SO Unlimited HP

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                    ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, SSB

Call: W3LL
Operator(s): W3LL
Station: W3LL

Class: SO Unlimited HP
QTH: MD
Operating Time (hrs): 21

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
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  160:     
   80:  173
   40:  707
   20:  115
   15:  236
   10:   69
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Total: 1300  Sections = 83  Total Score = 215,800

Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club

Comments:

All SO1R and SO1V.

I started out on 10M and couldn't resist S at P for more than half the needed
mults, including the more difficult ones such as VY1, VE8 and VY0. Got the
mults at the cost of total average Q count per hour. The last sections for the
sweep were PR and NL.

Received many comments on the number of participating MDC stations.

I also found the OCF dipole worked better than the 4-SQ on 80M.

The most difficult part of the contest was finding a run frequency. Squeezing
in between stations often resulted in a request to move, which I did, or endure
trying to run stations with 40 db over 9 QRM. When I did manage to get an open
spot it wouldn't last long if I wasn't spotted. Others would see the hole in
the bandmap and try to fill it.

Having the seep early made the Sunday doldrums more difficult. So, when the Q
count got to a nice even 1300 it was time to quit.

73,

Bud W3LL


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