[3830] SS SSB ND0C Single Op QRP

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                    ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, SSB - 2021

Call: ND0C
Operator(s): ND0C
Station: ND0C

Class: Single Op QRP
QTH: MN
Operating Time (hrs): 17

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
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  160:     
   80:   57
   40:   75
   20:  152
   15:   42
   10:     
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Total:  326  Sections = 81  Total Score = 52,812

Club: Minnesota Wireless Assn

Comments:

Things seemed to go pretty well in this one.  It was nice to have 15 open but
the propagation was "spot-light".  I felt loud at times on 80 and 40 -
just had to use good judgement regarding the band to be on at a given time! Both
were very productive for me. I was able to get some small runs going on all four
bands. 

I'm not impressed with a few big gun stations that feel they need over 2 kHz on
each side of "their freq" and will run you off if you dare get too
close - even if you are QRP.  There just isn't enough band space for each
station to monopolize 5 kHz of the spectrum.  Most folks have 1.8 kHz filters -
I do!

I never heard a MAR station.  I heard a couple OK stations but they were
S&Ping and I wasn't lucky enough to have one call me during my brief runs. I
heard VY1CO on Saturday evening but he was a little light and the pile-up was
nasty. I was lucky in stumbling across some needed mults on Sunday and able to
get through the pile-ups to work them.  

Thanks to all the ops that pulled my weak signal out especially on 80 and 40. 
Fortunately I didn't hear the dreaded "I need it all again" very
often!

73,
Randy, ND0C

Yaesu FTdx3000 running 5 watts out (monitored by two meters)
Cycle 24 TX38 Yagi at 40 ft - 2 elements on 15 and 20; inverted vee with apex at
39 ft


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