[SCCC] SS SSB K6ZH Single Op LP

[Timothy Coker]

Is there anyone out there around our size of active guys that we could get
a club competition going with? It sure would be nice to see SCCC have more
than just a common place to post scores going for it.
On Nov 20, 2011 7:33 PM, "Jim Price" <jnprice at pacbell.net> wrote:

>
>                    ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, SSB
>
> Call: K6ZH
> Operator(s): K6ZH
> Station: K6ZH
>
> Class: Single Op LP
> QTH: SDG
> Operating Time (hrs): 14
>
> Summary:
>  Band  QSOs
> ------------
>  160:
>   80:   60
>   40:  119
>   20:  139
>   15:  196
>   10:  121
> ------------
> Total:  635  Sections = 80  Total Score = 101,600
>
> Club: Southern California Contest Club
>
> Comments:
>
> First the 'hairball.'  Whenever I do an SSB contest I quickly remember why
> I
> prefer CW contests!  [I normally do SS CW but this year we were out of
> town.]
>
> Having said that, my goal here was a Sweep - so I could get another coffee
> cup
> :-) and 100K points.  Made both.  I went to bed Sat. night with 78 sections
> worked - needing only VE2 and VO1.  Started up again around 9 a.m. local on
> Sunday - VE2HIT called me around 10 a.m. on 15 mtrs.  I then headed to 10
> meters to tune the band, and Presto:  found VO1TA and worked him in a
> couple
> of calls!  So I made the sweep in less than 12 hours of operating time.
>
> 'Twas really hard to get runs going.  Had a nice one on 15 mtrs a couple of
> hours into the contest, a fair one on 20 a little later, and a very
> beneficial one on 75 around 8 p.m.  I needed all of the W6 sections except
> SDG, and they all called me in a matter of 30 minutes!
>
> W6YI worked virtually everyone in the contest, of course, but I got 'thanks
> for SDG, needed that' from quite a few people.
>
> Excellent band condx on 10, 15, and 20.  So-so on 40, and not much in terms
> of long distance on 75.  But I use 75 to work the W6 sections and that's
> about it.
>
> So, why 100K points?  It's a holdover from the days when we (SCCC) used to
> 'pledge' a score for contests, and I would usually volunteer for 10K for
> Sprint and 100K for SS - and usually make it.
>
> Kinda fun, kinda long (many unanswered CQs).  But got the Sweep!  73 - Jim,
> K6ZH
>
>
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