[3830] 222Up K1TEO Single Op HP

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                    ARRL 222 MHz and Up Distance Contest - 2019

Call: K1TEO
Operator(s): K1TEO
Station: K1TEO

Class: Single Op HP
QTH: FN 31/CT
Operating Time (hrs): 15

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
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  222:   61
  432:   70
  903:   29
  1.2:   41
  2.3:   17
  3.4:   14
  5.7:    8
  10G:   11
  24G:     
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Total:  251  Total Score = 216,493

Club: North East Weak Signal Group

Team: Really Weak Signal Group

Comments:

I really enjoy this contest and but for activity levels, it would be a great
contest. I like it because it's the one contest where you can take your time and
try microwave skeds without rushing, and the distance scoring makes it extra
interesting. It would be really something if somehow more guys would get on.
Next year!


Condx hr were about normal. The Hepburn forecast looked good for Sunday but alas
nothing materialized. Since the June contest I'd worked on my 1.2/2/3 and 5 ghz
stations and they were in much better shape this time. Special thanks to Terry
at Directive Systems and Steve at DEM for helping make this happen. I really
enjoy the microwaves and it was nice to operate with all the microwave bands
working - it's been awhile since I can say that. 432 likely still needs some
work as it is still not 100% 


Rover activity was down a bit but still accounted for about over 20% of my
QSO's. It was great to work NN3Q, W2RMA and KF2MR on the microwaves in 2 or 3
grids. K2EZ, WB2SIH and KG6CIH also made the log. Great job!


One pet peeve about this contest - there seems to be an awful lot of guys
waiting on the chat page to work guys. Many times I tuned across the bands and
there was no one on yet as soon as I connected with them on the chat page they
were often easy to work. I called lots of CQs with modest success. I encourage
guys to do it the old fashion way and get on, spin the dial and call CQ! 


It is interesting to watch the score change in the contest. In a regular grid
multiplier contest I usually go to sleep and if things are normal my score will
end up to be about 3 - 3.5 times what it is when I head off to sleep Saturday
night. Since there is no multiplicative effect in a distance contest, it was
quite different. I believe I had about 145k points when I pulled the plug around
10:45 PM Saturday after operating for about 8 hours (160 QSO's). 7 hours of
Sunday operating netted 91 QSO's and 71k more points. It's also interesting to
note that 3.4 GHZ was my highest scoring band though I only had 14 QSO's there.
The 10X factor vs 432 sure makes a difference, hi! Also interesting (see chart
below)to note that my average distance per QSO was highest on 902 with 2 and 3G
also higher than 222 and 432 MHZ. That's mainly because there are few locals to
work on those bands to bring the average down. 
 

Tnx for the QSO's and to the ARRL for their sponsorship. See you in Sept!

Go Really Weak Signal Group. 

Jeff K1TEO


Band	QSOs	Points	 Points /QSO	Avg Distance/QSO	Best DX
222	61	34,504	    565	             283	         881
432	70	18,867	    270	             270	         706
902	29	35,892	   1238	             309	         583
1296	41	21,532	    525	             263	         706
2304	17	30,522	   1795	             299	         464
3456	14	39,780	   2841	             284	         464
5760	8	17,990	   2249	             225	         276
10G	11	17,406	   1528	             255	         464

Total	251	216,493	    862


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