[3830] Makrothen RTTY VA7ST SO/Single Xcvr HP

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                    Makrothen RTTY Contest

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

Class: SO/Single Xcvr HP
QTH: BC
Operating Time (hrs): 17.5

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
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   80:   46
   40:   94
   20:  165
   15:  263
   10:    9
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Total:  607  Total Score = 3,378,562

Club: Orca DX and Contest Club

Comments:

Big jump from all previous years, in terms of claimed score and contact totals.


I probably didn't push 10M as hard as it could go, but that band didn't seem to
have much spark from this far out west. All the other bands were quite good. 

40M was fairly good to NA with the occasional DX station worked, but not much
from EU heard on the modest antennas here. 

Surprised myself by tripling any previous 80M point totals, though it was all
domestic activity. Participation on 80M was not what I hoped for, but still
worth being there during the first session. The third session ought to have
provided plenty of activity, but I heard only several already-worked stations
and few new ones.

Had higher points/Q in 2004 with low power, so the solarmax effect is not fully
engaged this year... I still believe the best conditions of Cycle 24 were last
year (but certainly not for 2012 Makrothen).

Closed the third session on 20M then 15M during the final three hours, and 15M
was superior with a very nice EU run all ranging from 7,000 to 9,500 points
apiece.

Happy thanksgiving to my fellow VEs. A fun Makrothen and now two turkey dinners
(today and tomorrow) makes this a very good long weekend north of the 49th.

-- Bud VA7ST

        Band    QSOs    Pts    Avg/Q
         3.5      46  182536    3968
           7      94  395920    4082
          14     165  864044    5237
          21     293 1892692    6460
          28       9   43370    4819
       Total     607 3378562    5566

Year   Qs      Points   Hr     80M    40M    20M    15M     All  Pwr
----  ---   ---------   --   -----  -----  -----  -----   -----  ---
2013  607   3,378,562   17   3,968  4,052  5,237  6,460   5,566   HP
2012  249     968,666   10   1,489  4,487  3,554  4,921   3,890   HP
2011  357   2,088,392   13   3,606  4,922  4,835  5,810   5,221   HP
2010  198   1,007,226    8   2,646  4,763  5,359  2,642   5,087   LP
2009  335   1,798,316   13   4,690  4,748  5,741      0   5,368   HP
2008  250   1,156,332   10   5,251  4,732  4,071      0   4,625   HP
2007  374   2,051,462   13   4,534  5,026  5,745      0   5,485   HP
2006  220     876,480   11   3,015  3,860  4,174  3,820   3,984   LP
2005  184     809,920   10   3,139  4,168  4,703      0   4,402   LP
2004  272   1,522,626   19   3,361  4,540  6,033  5,506   5,598   LP


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