[Mldxcc] N6ZFO/N0KQ ARRL SS CW, "M", 957 x 83 = 158,862

[Bill Haddon]

N6ZFO ARRL SS CW score cleared for MLDXCC.

73 Bill n6zfo

On Mon, Nov 7, 2016 at 9:49 AM, Dennis Moore <dennis at mail4life.net> wrote:

> We would very much appreciate your submitting this for MLDXCC. Great
> effort and great score! The scores I'm seeing all around from our club are
> very impressive.
>
> All of you who worked this contest are to be applauded. I can't thank you
> enough.
> 73, Dennis NJ6G
> President, MLDXCC
>
>
> On 11/6/2016 20:20, Bill Haddon wrote:
>
> N6ZFO:  2016 ARRL CW Sweepstakes
>
> Operator(s): N6ZFO, N0KQ
> Station: N6ZFO
>
> Class: Multi-Single HP ("M")
> QTH: SF
> Operating Time (hrs): 21
>
> Club: Probably MLDXCC.
>
> Summary:
>  Band  QSOs
> ------------
>    80:  175
>    40:  105
>    20:   415
>    15:   262
> ------------
> Total: 957  Sections = 83  Total Score = 158,862
>
> Equipment: FT-1000MP MkV with Alpha 86 (amp used on 20 and 15 only).
> Antennas:  Innov K7NV+ multi-monoband beam; 4 el on 15 and 3 on 20.  40m
> DE Zepp on 40 and 80m.
>
> Comments:Still some bugs to work out with Amp connection to wire antennas
> for 40 and 80m so the effort was a hybrid of 200w on 40 and 80 m and 1.4KW
> on 20 and 15.
>
> Sweep obtained with ease. . called by a VO1 on 20m Sunday morning, his #9,
> then worked the dependable VO1MP later.  All sections worked at least twice
> except for NT, ONE and VI. Multiple NE and RI QSO's. Two of 3 RI stations
> worked in the last hour on 40m.  Unlike in CQP, AK was everywhere.
>
> Someone commented on the frustration from those who use cut numbers in the
> exchange; even worse are the several ops who sent the exchange elements out
> of order!  I did pause in the middle of a pileup of stations to suggest to
> a W8 that he not use cut numbers after the 2nd repeat.
>
> Missed setting the SF Section record for "M" class (HP) by about 20 qso's;
> however I would have felt a little bad if we had beat it, as it is the
> single remaining SF record held by the much admired contesting idol Bip,
> W6BIP, for whom Sweepstakes was a favorite event going back into the 30's.
>
> Offered score to REDXA this year, but think I was rejected. K6JS tried
> valiantly to fit me in by moving the club center, but sadly the Marin REDXA
> members and I are exactly 74 miles apart, rather than  the 70 required for
> local club entry.. Even a major slippage along the San Andreas fault would
> not resolve this situation, as the fault cuts through west Marin.
>
> 73 Bill n6zfo
>
>
>
>
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