[SCCC] N6KI @ W6HCD - ARRL SS SSB 2011 - MS LP

[Dennis Vernacchia]

ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, SSB

Call: N6KI
San Diego Contest Club Operator(s): N6KI, WB6NBU, K6GO, N6OHS, NN6X, N6EEG,
N6CY, K6KAL, AF6WF, W5NYV, KB5MU
Station: W6HCD

Class: Multi-Op LP
QTH: SDG
Operating Time (hrs): 23.5

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
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 160:    0
  80:  125
  40:  210
  20:  210
  15:  155
  10:  122
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Total:  654         Sections = 80       Total Score = 104,480

Club: San Diego Contest Club

Comments:
Running Low Power Category for SS SSB and trying to bust pileups or get a
good
Run going, felt like a novice fighter showing up with a KNIFE at a GUNFIGHT
!
Am used to the comfort of running High Power from from Antenna farms
sporting
towers as tall as some redwood trees here in CA ! Anyway, the goal of the
San
Diego Contest Club was to train new Ops in new methods and make a SWEEP !
That with did indeed with busting a massive pile up for Puerto Rico late in
our
contest hours! When the gentleman at KH2R/KP4 called for "Any YLs on Freq?"
-
Novice contester, Rusty, AF6WF (aka Rosemary in another life ), was up to
the
challenge and secured our last section needed in 2 calls! This exercise
taught
our Ops how to do Ping-Pong CQs with 2 transmitters and with the aid of some
new hardware, allowed only 1 of transmitters on the air at a time. Initially
the Ops had some trouble with this concept but after a while they performed
like some of the PROs of the W6YI group! Now to go find some more elements
for
those 2 and 3 Element HF Yagis !

73, Dennis N6KI