[3830] ARRL Dig WA7BNM SO1R-8 LP

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                    ARRL Digital Contest - 2023

Call: WA7BNM
Operator(s): WA7BNM
Station: WA7BNM

Class: SO1R-8 LP
QTH: S.Calif
Operating Time (hrs): 8

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
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  160:     
   80:     
   40:     
   20:  143
   15:   67
   10:   16
    6:     
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Total:  226  Total Score = 2,933

Club: Southern California Contest Club

Comments:

Operating Periods:
2256Z-0117Z Jun 3/4
0433Z-0736Z Jun 4
1643Z-1916Z Jun 4

Attempted operating periods that would maximize pts/Q, while being constrained
by other obligations. Was successful in increasing pts/Q by 30% relative to
2022, but had 80 fewer QSOs than last year and ended up with a lower score.

Used WSJT-X Version 2.6.1 with no other logger, but had no idea who I had worked
since the contest log window remained empty the entire time (worked fine during
earlier NS-FT4). Also, the autoresponder setting to pick the most distant
calling station didn't work - it always picked the first call decoded.

Was limited to 20m for most of the last two operating periods since I remoted
back to my home station, but didn't have the ability to change the SteppIR
settings. In retrospect, probably should have chosen 15m, rather than 20m.

Rig: Icom IC-7610 100 watts
Antenna: SteppIR DB-36 at 70 ft
Antenna: Optibeam OB16-3 at 50 ft jammed SW - used for a few 15m QSOs off the
back toward the end of my operating

73 de Bruce, WA7BNM   (bhorn at hornucopia.com)


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