[3830] ARRL 10 K1WHS SO Mixed QRP

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ARRL 10-Meter Contest

Call: K1WHS
Operator(s): K1WHS
Station: K1WHS

Class: SO Mixed QRP
QTH: ME
Operating Time (hrs): 5.5

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
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   CW:   91    42
  SSB:   43    20
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Total:  134    62  Total Score = 27,900

Club: Yankee Clipper Contest Club

Comments:

I tried a QRP effort to keep things simple, but, by running just battery power
at my hilltop shack, the heating effect was pretty slim. My feet got cold and I
did not last long with the ice cold floor. (Temp Sunday AM was about 5 to 8
degrees F.) I spent about 1 1/2 hours each morning, and then another hour each
afternoon seeing what I could work on QRP. Best DX was A31, and many SA
stations. I heard VK and ZL but they were weak and not workable with my low
power. I had rotor problems and did not try for Europe, but kept the antennas
mostly west and south. Almost all CW operation was S&P. I only worked one
station while calling CQ. On SSB I had a huge run of nine stations answering my
CQ. I did work a few XE stations but no VE stations. That seems like a first for
me. All in all, I was very pleased with my results and had a bunch of fun
running the 5 watts. Thanks to all who copied my peanut whistle.


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