[3830] SS SSB K5TR Single Op HP

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Mon Nov 22 20:08:02 EST 2021


                    ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, SSB - 2021

Call: K5TR
Operator(s): K5TR
Station: K5TR

Class: Single Op HP
QTH: STX
Operating Time (hrs): 24
Radios: SO2R

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
------------
  160:    0
   80:   72
   40:  991
   20: 1001
   15:   56
   10:    0
------------
Total: 2120  Sections = 84  Total Score = 356,160

Club: Central Texas DX and Contest Club

Comments:

The contest was fun. The station worked without any real issues.

W7WA did a fine effort as always - and I was thinking 15m was good for
him but it appears that it was not there this year for him.  I was
sure as I was having a few rough hours on Sunday that he was going to
town on 15 as the signals from the west seemed to be good on that
band.  In the next few years 10 and 15 from out west will be very hard
to keep up with.

I tried to run for a bit on 15m - and while the frequencies were nice
and clear it just was not producing enough rate to stay - so back to
the very crowded 20 meters I went.

Unlike last year 20 and 40 were long most all the time.  It made for a
congested frequencies. It also made it harder to work the close in
sections.  I started on 20 meters on what was a good clear frequency
but stations moved in at very close spacing at times making the first
two hours slower than they could have been with a nice clear channel
but without any real options to move to - you just have to stick it
out and make the best of what you have.  I got off to a pretty good
start with good consistent rate.  Once again my best hourly rate is
happened several hours into the contest which just seems werid but
that seems to be the pattern of the last few years.

I was thinking I was going to miss a sweep again this year.  My last
two sections were NL and WTX.  An NL finally called me on 20m near
their sunset time on Sunday evening.  That just left WTX.  I usually
never have an issue working WTX but this year I did not have one call
me and I heard on work someone on 80m Saturday night but I did not get
his attention and even though I called CQ on 80m some I could not seem
to attract one.  On Sunday I heard N5ZC with a pileup on 15m and I
called number of times but my backscatter signal was no match for the
loud east coast stations he was working.  With about an hour to go I
had one call me on 40m and then (as others have noted) another one
called me within 10 minutes of the first.

I made a few changes to the station over the last year - the biggest
was to get a stack of two 20m antennas back up - I had these up for
many years but a wind storm damaged some of the 20m yagis and I never
did get the lower one back on the tower.  It does seem to make a bit
of a difference.  I used them pointed to the NE - 85ft over 45ft.

Great to hear everyone on the radio and I am already looking forward
to doing it all again next year.  :-)


   BAND   Raw QSOs   Valid QSOs   Points   Mults   
 __________________________________________________

   80SSB      72          72        144       3 
   40SSB     991         991       1982      12 
   20SSB    1001        1001       2002      69 
   15SSB      56          56        112       0 
 __________________________________________________

 Totals     2120        2120       4240      84 

    Final Score = 356160 points.


Station: http://www.k5tr.net/
2x Elecraft K3 radios (tnx k5ot)
2x Alpha 87A
trlinux - http://kkn.net/trlinux

160 - Half wave sloping dipoles sloped east and west from 125'
    - SAL-30 RX array
    - NE, SE beverages ~500' long

80  - Half wave sloping dipoles - sloped NE, NW from 125'
    - SAL-30 RX array
    - NE, SE beverages ~500' long

40  - 4 element yagi at 125'
    - Cushcraft 40-2CD at 87'

20  - Stack of three 6 element yagis at 135' / 85' / 45'
    - 6 element yagi at 80'
    - 4 element yagi 60' fixed SE

15  - 6 element yagi at 70'
    - 6 element yagi at 35' fixed NE
    - 4 element yagi at 50' fixed SE

10  - 7 element yagi 48 ft boom at 60'
    - 6 element yagi 24 ft boom at 145'
    - 6 element yagi 24 ft boom at 45' fixed SE
    - 6 element yagi 24 ft boom at 30' fixed NE



HR    80       40       20       15       10    HR TOT CUM TOTAL  SCORE
--  ------- -------- -------- -------- -------- ------ ---------  -----
21    ---      ---    157/57     ---      ---   157/57   157/57   0.02M
22    ---      ---    169/7      ---      ---   169/7    326/64   0.04M
23    ---     99/2     56/4      ---      ---   155/6    481/70   0.07M
 0    ---    166/1      ---      ---      ---   166/1    647/71   0.09M
 1    ---    152/1      ---      ---      ---   152/1    799/72   0.12M
 2    1/0    103/3      ---      ---      ---   104/3    903/75   0.14M
 3    2/0     99/3      ---      ---      ---   101/3   1004/78   0.16M
 4    6/0     70/1      ---      ---      ---    76/1   1080/79   0.17M
 5   30/3     41/0      ---      ---      ---    71/3   1151/82   0.19M
 6   12/0     36/0      ---      ---      ---    48/0   1199/82   0.20M
 7   11/0     11/0      ---      ---      ---    22/0   1221/82   0.20M
 8    ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     ---   1221/82   0.20M
 9    ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     ---   1221/82   0.20M
10    ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     ---   1221/82   0.20M
11    2/0     20/0      ---      ---      ---    22/0   1243/82   0.20M
12    4/0     19/0      ---      ---      ---    23/0   1266/82   0.21M
13    ---      9/0     50/0      ---      ---    59/0   1325/82   0.22M
14    ---      4/0     68/0      ---      ---    72/0   1397/82   0.23M
15    ---     19/0     49/0      ---      ---    68/0   1465/82   0.24M
16    ---      4/0      7/0      8/0      ---    19/0   1484/82   0.24M
17    ---      ---     13/0     48/0      ---    61/0   1545/82   0.25M
18    ---      ---     75/0      ---      ---    75/0   1620/82   0.27M
19    ---      ---     70/0      ---      ---    70/0   1690/82   0.28M
20    ---      ---     68/0      ---      ---    68/0   1758/82   0.29M
21    ---      ---     91/1      ---      ---    91/1   1849/83   0.31M
22    ---      6/0     54/0      ---      ---    60/0   1909/83   0.32M
23    ---     10/0     74/0      ---      ---    84/0   1993/83   0.33M
 0    2/0     30/0      ---      ---      ---    32/0   2025/83   0.34M
 1    2/0     53/1      ---      ---      ---    55/1   2080/84   0.35M
 2    ---     40/0      ---      ---      ---    40/0   2120/84   0.36M
D1    0/0     99/2    382/68     0/0      0/0            481/70
D2   72/3    892/10   619/1     56/0      0/0           1639/14
TO   72/3    991/12  1001/69    56/0      0/0           2120/84


CALLSIGN: K5TR
CONTEST: ARRL-SS-SSB
CATEGORY-OPERATOR: SINGLE-OP
CATEGORY-TRANSMITTER: ONE
OPERATORS: K5TR

-------------- Q S O   R a t e   S u m m a r y ---------------------
Hour     160     80     40     20     15     10    Rate Total    Pct
--------------------------------------------------------------------
2100       0      0      0    157      0      0    157    157    7.4
2200       0      0      0    169      0      0    169    326   15.4
2300       0      0     99     56      0      0    155    481   22.7
0000       0      0    166      0      0      0    166    647   30.5
0100       0      0    152      0      0      0    152    799   37.7
0200       0      1    103      0      0      0    104    903   42.6
0300       0      2     99      0      0      0    101   1004   47.4
0400       0      6     70      0      0      0     76   1080   50.9
0500       0     30     41      0      0      0     71   1151   54.3
0600       0     12     36      0      0      0     48   1199   56.6
0700       0     11     11      0      0      0     22   1221   57.6
0800       0      0      0      0      0      0      0   1221   57.6
0900       0      0      0      0      0      0      0   1221   57.6
1000       0      0      0      0      0      0      0   1221   57.6
1100       0      2     20      0      0      0     22   1243   58.6
1200       0      4     19      0      0      0     23   1266   59.7
1300       0      0      9     50      0      0     59   1325   62.5
1400       0      0      4     68      0      0     72   1397   65.9
1500       0      0     19     49      0      0     68   1465   69.1
1600       0      0      4      7      8      0     19   1484   70.0
1700       0      0      0     13     48      0     61   1545   72.9
1800       0      0      0     75      0      0     75   1620   76.4
1900       0      0      0     70      0      0     70   1690   79.7
2000       0      0      0     68      0      0     68   1758   82.9
2100       0      0      0     91      0      0     91   1849   87.2
2200       0      0      6     54      0      0     60   1909   90.0
2300       0      0     10     74      0      0     84   1993   94.0
0000       0      2     30      0      0      0     32   2025   95.5
0100       0      2     53      0      0      0     55   2080   98.1
0200       0      0     40      0      0      0     40   2120  100.0
------------------------------------------------------
Total      0     72    991   1001     56      0   2120

Gross QSOs=2120        Dupes=0        Net QSOs=2120

Unique callsigns worked = 2120

The best 60 minute rate was 173/hour from 0018 to 0117
The best 30 minute rate was 180/hour from 0019 to 0048
The best 10 minute rate was 198/hour from 0018 to 0027

The best 1 minute rates were:
 5 QSOs/minute    2 times.
 4 QSOs/minute   54 times.
 3 QSOs/minute  184 times.
 2 QSOs/minute  409 times.
 1 QSOs/minute  524 times.

There were 127 bandchanges and 59 (2.8%) probable 2nd radio QSOs.

Number of letters in callsigns
Letters  # worked
-----------------
   3         1
   4       708
   5       856
   6       550
   8         3
   9         2

------------ M u l t i p l i e r   S u m m a r y ------------
Mult     160     80     40     20     15     10  Total    Pct
-------------------------------------------------------------
Oh        0      3     51     45      3      0    102    4.8
Va        0      2     53     40      1      0     96    4.5
Il        0      2     35     47      0      0     84    4.0
Mdc       0      6     38     31      3      0     78    3.7
Mi        0      2     35     39      1      0     77    3.6
Mn        0      3     30     30      1      0     64    3.0
EPa       0      0     36     25      2      0     63    3.0
Nc        0      0     37     25      0      0     62    2.9
Az        0      2     22     33      0      0     57    2.7
Ga        0      4     18     29      0      0     51    2.4
WWa       0      2     20     23      5      0     50    2.4
Or        0      1     17     30      1      0     49    2.3
In        0      2     19     27      0      0     48    2.3
Tn        0      0     18     30      0      0     48    2.3
Ct        0      1     28     17      1      0     47    2.2
NFl       0      1     24     22      0      0     47    2.2
WNy       0      1     23     17      3      0     44    2.1
Wi        0      2     14     26      0      0     42    2.0
ENy       0      0     23     17      0      0     40    1.9
Lax       0      1     17     20      2      0     40    1.9
Sv        0      0     22     13      2      0     37    1.7
EMa       0      0     16     17      2      0     35    1.7
NNj       0      0     18     16      1      0     35    1.7
Co        0      0     10     24      1      0     35    1.7
Sc        0      1     15     18      0      0     34    1.6
WPa       0      1     18     10      1      0     30    1.4
Scv       0      0      5     22      2      0     29    1.4
WcF       0      0     11     18      0      0     29    1.4
Ut        0      0     13     14      1      0     28    1.3
Ky        0      1      8     19      0      0     28    1.3
SNj       0      1     18      7      0      0     26    1.2
Nh        0      0     15      9      2      0     26    1.2
Org       0      0      9     17      0      0     26    1.2
Nv        0      2     11     12      0      0     25    1.2
SFl       0      0     12     12      0      0     24    1.1
Mo        0      1     14      7      1      0     23    1.1
NLi       0      2     11      8      0      0     21    1.0
Id        0      0     10      9      1      0     20    0.9
Me        0      1      7      8      2      0     18    0.8
Ia        0      1      7     10      0      0     18    0.8
Sdg       0      0      4     12      1      0     17    0.8
One       0      1     10      4      2      0     17    0.8
Ons       0      1     10      5      1      0     17    0.8
STx       0      1      8      8      0      0     17    0.8
Ks        0      3     11      3      0      0     17    0.8
NTx       0      5      8      3      1      0     17    0.8
Eb        0      0      9      6      1      0     16    0.8
WMa       0      0      5      8      1      0     14    0.7
Gta       0      0      7      5      2      0     14    0.7
Sf        0      0      8      6      0      0     14    0.7
De        0      0      7      5      1      0     13    0.6
Al        0      1      4      8      0      0     13    0.6
Mt        0      0      4      8      1      0     13    0.6
Sjv       0      0      7      3      1      0     11    0.5
Ne        0      1      4      6      0      0     11    0.5
Vt        0      1      6      4      0      0     11    0.5
Sb        0      0      4      6      1      0     11    0.5
Qc        0      0      6      3      1      0     10    0.5
EWa       0      0      6      4      0      0     10    0.5
NNy       0      0      3      6      0      0      9    0.4
Ab        0      1      2      5      1      0      9    0.4
Ri        0      1      5      2      1      0      9    0.4
Wv        0      0      7      1      0      0      8    0.4
Sd        0      1      4      3      0      0      8    0.4
Bc        0      0      1      6      0      0      7    0.3
Wy        0      0      4      3      0      0      7    0.3
Nm        0      2      4      0      1      0      7    0.3
Ak        0      0      1      5      0      0      6    0.3
La        0      2      2      2      0      0      6    0.3
Onn       0      0      2      2      0      0      4    0.2
Mar       0      0      2      2      0      0      4    0.2
Pac       0      0      2      2      0      0      4    0.2
Ong       0      0      2      1      0      0      3    0.1
Sk        0      0      1      2      0      0      3    0.1
Nt        0      0      0      3      0      0      3    0.1
Mb        0      0      0      3      0      0      3    0.1
Nd        0      1      2      0      0      0      3    0.1
Pr        0      0      3      0      0      0      3    0.1
Ok        0      1      1      1      0      0      3    0.1
Ms        0      1      2      0      0      0      3    0.1
Vi        0      0      1      1      0      0      2    0.1
Ar        0      1      1      0      0      0      2    0.1
Pe        0      1      1      0      0      0      2    0.1
WTx       0      0      2      0      0      0      2    0.1
Nl        0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.0
------------------------------------------------------
Total      0     72    991   1001     56      0   2120

Sweepstakes Checks
Check  QSOs    Pct
----------------------
  00    16     0.8
  01    17     0.8
  02     9     0.4
  03    14     0.7
  04     6     0.3
  05    13     0.6
  06     9     0.4
  07    13     0.6
  08    16     0.8
  09    13     0.6
  10    10     0.5
  11    16     0.8
  12    24     1.1
  13    23     1.1
  14    21     1.0
  15    27     1.3
  16    35     1.7
  17    34     1.6
  18    41     1.9
  19    66     3.1
  20    75     3.5
  21    66     3.1
  22     1     0.0
  23     1     0.0
  24     0     0.0
  25     0     0.0
  26     0     0.0
  27     0     0.0
  28     0     0.0
  29     0     0.0
  30     1     0.0
  31     2     0.1
  32     0     0.0
  33     2     0.1
  34     0     0.0
  35     0     0.0
  36     0     0.0
  37     1     0.0
  38     1     0.0
  39     0     0.0
  40     0     0.0
  41     1     0.0
  42     0     0.0
  43     0     0.0
  44     0     0.0
  45     0     0.0
  46     0     0.0
  47     0     0.0
  48     1     0.0
  49     2     0.1
  50     3     0.1
  51     2     0.1
  52    11     0.5
  53     8     0.4
  54    20     0.9
  55    13     0.6
  56    22     1.0
  57    34     1.6
  58    26     1.2
  59    45     2.1
  60    35     1.7
  61    36     1.7
  62    39     1.8
  63    50     2.4
  64    32     1.5
  65    41     1.9
  66    40     1.9
  67    49     2.3
  68    44     2.1
  69    41     1.9
  70    37     1.7
  71    47     2.2
  72    37     1.7
  73    37     1.7
  74    41     1.9
  75    40     1.9
  76    70     3.3
  77    61     2.9
  78    37     1.7
  79    36     1.7
  80    19     0.9
  81    20     0.9
  82    19     0.9
  83    21     1.0
  84    21     1.0
  85    22     1.0
  86    16     0.8
  87    17     0.8
  88    18     0.8
  89    35     1.7
  90    25     1.2
  91    52     2.5
  92    47     2.2
  93    35     1.7
  94    33     1.6
  95    30     1.4
  96    23     1.1
  97    22     1.0
  98    22     1.0
  99    12     0.6

U.S. Call Areas Worked
Area    QSOs     Pct
--------------------
   0     184     8.7
   1     188     8.9
   2     219    10.3
   3     199     9.4
   4     335    15.8
   5      81     3.8
   6     207     9.8
   7     225    10.6
   8     203     9.6
   9     183     8.6
--------------------
Total   2024    95.5

Sweepstakes Precedents
Precedent  QSOs    Pct
----------------------
    A     1100    51.9
    B      424    20.0
    Q       62     2.9
    M      111     5.2
    U      411    19.4
    S       12     0.6


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