[3830] ARRLDX CW K3CCR(N3UM) SOAB HP

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ARRL DX Contest, CW

Call: K3CCR
Operator(s): N3UM
Station: K3CCR

Class: SOAB HP
QTH: MDC
Operating Time (hrs): 22.7

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
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  160:   15    13
   80:   44    29
   40:  202    61
   20:  547    77
   15:  385    62
   10:   31    21
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Total: 1224   263  Total Score = 964,947

Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club

Comments:

K3CCR is the club station at the Collington continuing-care 
retirement community at FM18OW in MD, just east of DC. For 
the 2016 ARRL DX CW, I (N3UM) was the only available operator. 
I decided to start with no packet or skimmer assistance and 
just run, or else tune on fresh bands.  

To start, results were fair on 40 m: I ran at 64/hr, but only 
for 45 min. Fast S&P on 40 was then ~OK, 45/hr. for  a while.  
80 and 160 m. very slow: CQing ineffective, tuning got only 
~30/hr.  Quit at 0525 Z with 180 Qs and 85 mults. 

Sat. morning rates MUCH better: ran EUs on 20 m at 102/hr. 
for 1.5 hr, then 96/hr. on 15 m. for another 1.5 hr. After 
lunch 20 m. again good: 160 Qs 19-21 Z. I had planned to 
turn on packet/skimmer to find mults after run rates dropped. 
But I never did that: I found I enjoyed tuning to find mults 
the old-fashioned way. 

Sun. morning EU runs again good: 95 Qs/hr on 20 m. 13-14 Z, 
then 100 Qs/hr for 1.5 hr on 15 m.  Summary: 15 and 20 m. 
great, 76% of the total Qs; 40 m. fair, 16.5%; 160, 80, and 
10 m. combined, only 7.2% of total Qs; poor.  On 20 m., 
several HS, JA, and 2 long-path VKs broke into the EU runs!


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