[3830] SS SSB K3CCR Multi-Op HP

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                    ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, SSB - 2020

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

Class: Multi-Op HP
QTH: MDC
Operating Time (hrs): 23.7

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
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  160:     
   80:  356
   40:  232
   20:  332
   15:     
   10:     
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Total:  920  Sections = 83  Total Score = 152,720

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 operated Multi HP in SSB SS 2020, as we have for 4 years. 

With few non-ham things to distract us this year, we put in 23.7 
hrs BIC, and for the first time claimed >900 Qs and a score 
>150K. This beat our best past claim, in 2016, by 53 Qs and 12K 
points. Condx mixed; SFI 85+ but K of 4. 

As we did in CW SS, we planned shifts to minimize gaps. N3UM was 
on for 5 hrs. 21-02Z, and found 20 M hot; he ran for 188 Qs and 
42 mults, including PAC and AK, in 3 hrs. Abrupt QSB suggested 
auroral E. 

When 20 M rate died at 0006Z N3UM QSYd to 40 M. It was pitiful; 
17 Qs and 2 mults run and click, so he went to 80 M at 01Z. Much 
better; 79 Qs and 26 mults by 02Z. 

W3GB did better yet; 220 Qs on 80 M 02-0550Z, 214 in a run. He 
then got 68 Qs and 2 mults 40 M, on for 6 hrs vs the plan of 5 hrs. 
At 08Z QRT we had 574 Qs and 77 mults, our best by far for 08Z. 

>From 12-14Z N3UM ran for 90 of 95 Qs and 2 mults on 40 M, then 
got 43 more Qs and 2 mults on 20 M. At 1611Z we had 712 Qs and 
81 mults total, lacking NNY, ONN, and NT. 

Sun. PM was slow; in the 8.6 hrs till 0044Z QRT we got 208 Qs, 
24/hr, plus NNY and ONN. Never heard NT, or saw a spot. W3GB was 
on for one 2-hr and one 3.1-hr shift, N3UM on for 2.3 hrs, and gaps 
of <30 min. took 1.2 hrs. total. BIC time was ~50/50, 11+ hrs each.


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