[3830] ARRL 10 W1WBB SO Mixed Unlimited QRP

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                    ARRL 10-Meter Contest - 2022

Call: W1WBB
Operator(s): W1WBB
Station: W1WBB

Class: SO Mixed Unlimited QRP
QTH: W1
Operating Time (hrs): 

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
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   CW:  342    98
  SSB:   73    53
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Total:  415   151  Total Score = 228,614

Club: CT RI Contest Group

Comments:

Pretty good conditions -- ran QRP as I did back in 2013 and 2014, but this time
used spotting network (Unlimited Mixed Mode QRP Category).  Icom IC-7300 at 5
watts to Hexbeam up at 32 ft -or- 88 ft doublet up near 40 ft high.  Close to
95% Search and Pounce, primarily chasing strongest signals and needed mults!

Not quite the boom years of last solar cycle (peak years of 2011, 2013, 2014)
but 64 unique non-USA/VE DXCC entities were worked (18 different CQ Zones total)
with DX accounting for 46% of my QSOs.  With solar flux index and sunspot
numbers rising to very near peak for this solar cycle, and with a low K-index
all weekend, it was a fine time to be back contesting on the 10 meter band!

Solid Europe opening each morning - made 146 Europe QSOs total (76-Day 1, 70-Day
2).  Band opened slowly around sunrise (1200z here), with Europe mostly gone by
1515z.  Less than 10% of my Eu Q's occurred after 1500z.

E-skip opening Friday night only, primarily the 1st two hours.  Netted about 46
non-local QSOs/21 mults... mostly TN, AL, IL, KY, and a few other upper Midwest
and Southeast states.  A few (like NC, OH, WI) were never worked again.

Most QSOs domestically during the contest were with TX (31), CO (22), CA (19 -
mostly on Sunday) and RI (12 - the locals!).  Only successful backscatter Q was
VE3EJ for lone ON mult - great ears, TNX!

Seemed slightly better conditions Sunday to the south/southwest as I added new
mults in XE, TI and mainland South America CE, CX, FY, HK, LU and PY.

Many thanks for copying my QRP sigs! 

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 Band   Mode  QSOs     Pts  S-P  Cty  Pt/Q

    28  CW     342    1368   43   55   4.0

    28  USB     73     146   23   30   2.0

 Total  Both   415    1514   66   85   3.6

Score: 228,614

[SFI/Sunspot #/Sunspot Area #...  Day 1: 142/111/1290   Day 2: 148/141/1340]

73, Bill W1WBB

Icom IC-7300 (at 5 watts) and MFJ-929 Auto Tuner; 5-band [10m-20m] Hexbeam (hub
at 32 ft), 88 ft doublet up near 40 ft; N1MM Plus Logger, WinKeyer USB CW
interface.  Club Log, LoTW, and QRZ.com


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