[3830] NA Sprint SSB WM5Q LP

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                    NA Sprint SSB Contest - August

Call: WM5Q
Operator(s): WM5Q
Station: WM5Q

Class: Single Op LP
QTH: TX
Operating Time (hrs): 4

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Op Time
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   80:  15        1
   40:  34        2
   20:  20        1
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Total:  69     Mults = 30  Total Score = 2,070

Club: DFW Contest Group

Team: DFW Contest Group II

Comments:

First Sprint for me. Lots of fun. It took a while to get the hang of it. I'm
sure I spent too much time tuning around and should have stayed closer to each
previous frequency - no sense looking for loud stations or multipliers since
everybody moves after one QSO.

Low tribander - Classic 33 at 18 ft - and I kept it north, it's pretty broad at
that height. Signals on 20 were strong and the hardest part was close spacing.

Low inverted Vs for 40 and 80 - feedpoints just under 30 ft. Signals on 40 also
strong, easy QSOs all over. Had an interesting fade on 40 - tried to work a guy
in MS, he was next-door loud, and in a matter of seconds the path just died and
I could barely hear him in the band noise. Not so fortunate on 80, static
crashes were pretty strong, and with the low wire and no receive antenna, I
could only work the loud ones and CQing was pointless most of the time.

Spent too much time on 80, not enough on 20, left 40 too early, and maybe
should've started on 40 to get the close ones.


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