[3830] ARRL Jan VHF WZ1V Single Op-Analog HP

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                    ARRL January VHF Contest - 2023

Call: WZ1V
Operator(s): WZ1V
Station: WZ1V

Class: Single Op-Analog HP
QTH: FN31RH
Operating Time (hrs): 20

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
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    6:   93    21
    2:  109    24
  222:   51    21
  432:   63    19
  903:           
  1.2:   25    12
  2.3:           
  3.4:           
  5.7:           
  10G:           
  24G:           
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Total:  341    97  Total Score = 51,410

Club: North East Weak Signal Group

Comments:

Did Analog-Only again, CW-SSB. Had 1 FM QSO. 
I've now operated the past 3 VHF contests this way. 
It's a lot simpler since there's less modes to juggle, 
and needing another program for digital modes running. 
Then again, for those that just stay mostly FT8, 
I guess that's even easier since you can have the software 
automatically work and log the contacts. To me it's just 
more rewarding to work and log each contact yourself 
the old-school way. I'm not an FT8 basher. 
I've done All-mode in many contests. The major Cons with 
running Analog-Only is you'll never work as many Mults or 
QSOs, and activity levels can go to near zero. 
During Sunday night's opening to South America, I didn't 
hear a single DX station on SSB or CW, even the locals 
pretty much all disappeared to FT8. I guess I'd rather 
be bored making unanswered CQ's than be bored watching the 
computer make contacts. I do miss working the DX though. 

I was pretty happy making some very nice contacts on 2M 
and up. It was fun working K3MD, N1JEZ, VE2XX and W1AIM on 1296, 
to name a few. I also found several new stations in the 
region that have newly added 222 and 1296 capability. 
Thanks for the QSO's !

73 Ron WZ1V


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