[CQ-Contest] ARRL DX contest class's

[Mike Reublin]

All is revealed here...

http://www.arrl.org/arrl-dx

73, Mike NF4L

On Mar 5, 2013, at 9:39 AM, N6YG <n6yg at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> Okay folks this was only my second ARRL DX contest so I'm still new to this contesting thing.. I'm trying to upload data to the 3830 page and I need clarification on what class I actually worked.
> 
> Whats the difference between "SOAB" with HP selected for power and "SO unlimited"  I assume that SOAB is Single Operator All Bands.. As Best I can tell "SO Unlimited" allows you to use spotting tools such as DX clusters While "SOAB" doesn't. If I'm wrong please let me know..
> 
> Anyhow fun contest, I really should have started contesting long ago as I really have a lot of fun.   I managed 190 contacts 87 mults and a projected score of a measly 49,590.. Which is about 10,000 less then last year so you could say I was a bit disappointed.
> 
> The results were disappointing,  This year I used high power and the N1MM logging software which seemed like it should have help because it showed who was a multi and with a quick key click I was on freq..
> 
> Last year I didn't use any spotting help and ran 100 watts.. I simply spun the dial and used my memory and the logger to see who I had previously worked.. It was much more work yet I scored higher then with the more advanced software, DX cluster and high power?? Go figure ..!! Where the bands really that much worse this year.. or did I just get lazy compared to last year ??
> 
> Heck this year I even used a headset (CM500),  I swore after last years contest I would never do it again with a hand mike as it's really frustrating to try and type while hold a mike at the same time.
> 
> Then again I don't think I worked nearly as many hours as my wife just had to drag me out right in the middle of a contest to deal with contractors who were trying to install the wrong cabinets and carpet at the new house we're moving into "Yeah 3.5 acres for antennas" But the house is old, sucks and is falling apart so I had to spend like 7 hours dealing with problems right at the start of the contest Oh-well the price we pay for peace, quit and the ability to put up as many antennas as we want.
> 
> I actually thought we might have been in the house before the contest. I even had a hex beam and a 50 foot push up mast waiting on the ground in anticipation. Unfortunately we got the go ahead just days before the contest arrggg..
> 
> Anyhow 73
> N6YG
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