[3830] ARRL 10 K3CCR(@K3CCCR) M/S HP

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                    ARRL 10-Meter Contest

Call: K3CCR
Operator(s): N3UM W3GB
Station: K3CCCR

Class: M/S HP
QTH: MD
Operating Time (hrs): 13.2

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
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   CW:  178    46
  SSB:   76    24
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Total:  254    70  Total Score = 60,480

Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club

Comments:

K3CCR is the club station at the Collington continuing-care 
retirement community at FM 18OW in MD, just east of DC. N3UM 
and W3GB did Multi-Op Single Tx in the 2018 ARRL 10m. test. 

We found it fun and effective to do CW for ~1/2 hr. or so 
(usually N3UM) and then SSB for ~1/2 hr. (usually W3GB). This 
gave each of us and both modes a shot at brief and unpredictable 
sporadic E skip. 

At start our 31 Qs 00-01Z, CW and then SSB, were all LOS; MD, DC, 
VA, WV, or PA. Then, sporadic E. On CW 0107-0125Z we worked NS, 
MN, ME, AL, QC, NB, and FL. Next, on SSB 0136-0200Z we got FL, 
AL, ME,, LA, and TX. Back on CW, we got GTO, TX, MS, and NC 
0204-0220Z. At 03Z QRT we had 70 Qs and 27 St/Pv mults. 

The sudden strong brief “spotlight” E skip came again Sat. AM 
16-20Z with 121 more Qs and 30 more mults, including 5 XE states. 
After  that Es came only briefly, 14-16Z Sun., with 32 Qs and 5 
mults. Strong Es SW (AZ, CA), not NW (no WA, OR, MT, or VE4-7). 

We got our first F-layer Qs Sat. 1750-19Z; 6 LUs and a ZL(!) on 
CW. Then 2004-2020Z we worked hard for TI and OA on SSB, and HK 
and YV on CW. We got a few Qs and St/Pv mults on meteor scatter. 

Of our 11 cty. mults 9 were in SA, and all but LU had weak sigs. 
We were glad to get 254 Qs and 70 mults in 13.2 fun hrs. this 
year vs 177 Qs and 36 mults in 8.5 slow hrs. in 2017.


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