[SCCC] Fwd: WN6K - ARRL TEN METER CONTEST - SOLP- MIXED

[Bill Haddon]

Hi Paul,

Heard you intermittently on Sunday, S-0 to S-1, but with bursts to S-3
(sporadic meteors?), But no luck,  with failed amp and FT-1000, I was
relegated to a PRO-II at 100w.

This can also be a frustrating QTH because of the LOW noise..  I can hear
everything!

Anyway, good job; I exceeded last year's  HP mixed mode score by 40%-- this
year LP CW -- and managed to complete "The Rosie Project", by Graeme
Simsion (2013) an entertaining book on the "wife project," prescribed by my
xyl.

 ARRL 10m needs an over-haul .   I would like to see:
   -- allow FT-8, if nothing else to extend the openings  and start earlier
[on Sat, I was monitoring the two CE's when I just began to hear, ESP, the
4's that were responding. . these could easily have been worked FT-8 but
not CW for about 30mins.]
   -- allow meteor scatter software. . one can't really do meteors well on
CW unless it's a meteor shower; we were a week early for the Geminids,
which peak next weekend.  Although it's a time-broad shower: probably some
Geminids during 10m contest every year.  It could be an important aspect of
the 10m contest, but the rules people have to create the opportunity for
us.  [If others feel this would be useful, maybe we could formalize a
request to ARRL -- their lack of innovation is I think, a problem in our
area of contesting]

Then Sunday morning there was a great Es opening into N Cal very
specifically to VE6 (worked WQ, BBP (?), TL and one other in a few mins)
and maybe Montana (N9RV worked easily).  An odd thing. . KV0Q (CO) was
strong much of Sunday around noon and later, but nothing else heard from
that area.

To my way of thinking, 10m is a interestingly challening contest at all
periods of the cycle, but especially now.

73 Bill n6zfo
(NCCC and SCCC member)

On Mon, Dec 10, 2018 at 10:49 AM Paul <WN6K at cox.net> wrote:

>                     ARRL 10-Meter Contest
>
> Call: WN6K
> Operator(s): WN6K
> Station: WN6K
>
> Class: SO Mixed LP
> QTH: Vista, CA
> Operating Time (hrs): 7
>
> Summary:
>  Band  QSOs  Mults
> -------------------
>    CW:  162    31
>   SSB:   40    11
> -------------------
> Total:  202    42  Total Score = 30,576
>
> Club: Southern California Contest Club
>
> Comments:
>
> First off, I discovered Friday evening (at the start) that I was going to
> get
> PLENTY of sleep AND I feared not one bit of 'overstepping my Off-time hours
> allotment' for THIS contest.
>
> Saturday morning was dragging along with very little activity so when my
> XYL
> called me with some eggs 'N toast offering, I dashed upstairs to answer the
> bell.  After an appropriate time of attendance, I excused myself and
> returned to
> the Catacombs.
>
> Much to my surprise - what did appear - but dozens of signals on CW from
> there
> and HERE!  Although I was in 'Mixed' category, I stuck with the plethora of
> Mults and (for me a barely manageable rate) for just over an hour. And
> then as
> soon as it started, it stopped.  I went up to SSB & it was bicameral - an
> equal opportunity abuser as it were.
>
> I opened my iBooks and bought a Harlan Coben novel, "Six Years" and
> began my next mission. Others on here have registered their distaste for we
> CQers but if we are not calling, who would answer. Being the nature of
> vernal
> 10m's, every once in a blue moon and actual new mult would spring from the
> embers.
>
> After about six chapters however, I left the shack only to return the next
> morning.  Like other reports, a few locals but when the 'appointed hour'
> of a
> possible repeat of Saturday came once again, alas dismal disappointment.
>
> I stuck with the book however and after 1/2 of the book was consumed (and
> only
> ten new Qs,) I pushed lots of buttons and ceased operations for good.
>
> Thanks for all the repeats from the eastern states on Saturday as lots of
> the
> signals had fairly rapid Es QSB.
>
> 73 and Happy Holidays (and Easter) if I don't see you before then,
>
> WN6K -Paul
> SO1R
>
>
>
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