[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): 24

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Countries  Call Areas
-----------------------------------
   80:   22       3         10
   40:  120      15         17
   20:  247      34         25
   15:  245      43         26
   10:  143      30         16
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Total:  777     125         94  Continents = 6  Total Score = 1,020,978

Club: Orca DX and Contest Club

Comments:

* FT2000 + SB221
* N1MM Logger + MMTTY
* 3-element Steppir at 27'
* 40M -- 2-el. quad in trees and Steppir dipole at 27'
* 80M -- triangle of verticals

2014 -- SFI = 136 | A = 3 | K = 0
2013 -- SFI = 126 | A = 20 > 40 | K = 2 > 5

Officially put in 30 hours but more like 24 hours as I was a little too casual
and there were lots of one- or two-hour breaks along the way. Had a good time
-- high bands were very strong on Saturday and pretty good Sunday. The
exception was 20M which I mostly skipped on Saturday and found disappointing
when I did spend time on 20M on Sunday. 

Left the yagi at 27 feet AGL as it was breezy at times over the weekend. That
can hurt me on the European path unless conditions are truly wide open at they
were on 15M(then it doesn't seem to matter quite as much). Missed any VK
activity if there was any -- sure could have used the mults.

Was also disappointed in 40M in the hours I was on as Europe wasn't pounding in
as it has lately, and there was no grand opening to JA other than some sporadic
activity for a few mults before daybreak on Sunday.

First time breaking through 1M in this contest. I see VE7SZ and VA7KO had
really great weekends -- good going guys!

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

-- Bud VA7ST


Year-over-year comparison:
 
      QSOs  DX  Areas   Conts   Points
2014   777 125     94       6 1,020,978 HP 24 hrs
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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