[RSM] W6NF CW SS Score

[Jack]

Not too bad. I was, originally, shooting for 300 Qs but got there pretty 
early so just kept going. The 380 insures that, with busted Qs, I'll 
still have my 300. :>)

In my brief summary, below, I misstated. I *did* hear KE0A at one point 
but he was S&P and I never heard him again. No SK heard at all. VY1AAA 
was incredibly loud on 15 and easy to work. Gerry was loud on 20, too, 
but the pile was impossible for me to break and I wasted too much time 
trying. The mult that had me most worried was NE but I finally snagged 
W0KT late on 40. There are many who never worked NE and wound up with 82 
mults!

Thanks to VE4GV for the MB mult, and on 20 no less. It took patience but 
we did make it. I appreciate that, Rob! We should do what other clubs do 
and set a time for everyone to get on, maybe on 80, to allow us to work 
each other. It does help, especially when you have very long 40-meter 
propagation like we did this weekend.

About noon on Sunday I found I had worked all W6 mults except SB, which 
has always been a problem for me. I found NC6B S&P and working up-band, 
like I was. I heard him finish a QSO so I went up 1kHz and called him. 
On the second call he actually came back to me and we completed the QSO. 
Strange, but the technique did work. He was my only non-S&P QSO. I did 
work two other SB stations later but, hey, why take a chance?

I can't say I'm looking forward to the SSB weekend but I'll be in there 
trying. I have to get .wav files set up so as to not lose my voice doing 
it the hard way.

73,

Jack, VE4SNA/W6NF


> ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW
>
> Call: W6NF
> Operator(s): W6NF
> Station: W6NF
>
> Class: Single Op LP
> QTH: MN
> Operating Time (hrs): 14:43
>
> Summary:
>   Band  QSOs
> ------------
>    160:
>     80:   23
>     40:   82
>     20:  241
>     15:   34
>     10:
> ------------
> Total:  380  Sections = 81  Total Score = 61,560
>
> Club: Radiosport Manitoba
>
> Comments:
>
> So close to a sweep but our long-wire is low and performs poorly on 80 so no ND
> or SK even heard. 40 was very long and mult #81, SD, came on 80 just before the
> end. Still, I am pleased with the result.
>
>
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