[SCCC] W4EF CW Sprint Results

[Michael Tope]

                  SPRINT CW Summary Sheet

        Start Date : 2019-02-03

     CallSign Used : W4EF
       Operator(s) : W4EF

Operator Category : SINGLE-OP
              Band : ALL
             Power : HIGH
              Mode : CW

              Name : Michael Tope
           Address : 11018 Cardamine Dr
    City/State/Zip : Tujunga  CA  91042
           Country : UNITED STATES

         Club/Team : Southern California Contest Club
          Software : N1MM Logger+ 1.0.7500.0

         Band     QSOs     Pts  Sec  Pt/Q
          3.5      95      95    5   1.0
            7     117     117   23   1.0
           14      39      39   20   1.0
        Total     251     251   48   1.0


             Score : 12,048

               Rig : Elecraft K3 & KPA500

          Antennas : 20/40 Parallel Inverted Vee at 37'
             55ft Vertical with lots of Radials

           Soapbox :

The contest started out slow as I was getting major sand kicked in my 
face on 20 meters. Then things on 20 seemed to pick-up, but that only 
lasted about twenty minutes. Then at 0030 UTC the bottom seemed to 
totally drop out. I think I went 4 or 5 minutes without a QSO, before I 
finally gave up and QSY'd to 40 meters.

As with 20 meters, things started out slow for me on 40, but finally 
picked up. I went back to 20 a couple of times, but that only netted two 
extra QSOs. A little after 0200 UTC I went to 80 meters, but it was 
tough going, so at around 0230 UTC I went back to 40 meters for about 25 
minutes. The rate wasn't great on 40, but it netted several new 
multipliers making it well worth the effort.

I spent the last hour of the contest on 80 meters and got reminded why 
80 meters was such a blast when I lived back east. In those days going 
to 80 was always my opportunity to kick sand in the face of the west 
coast big guns who had been dominating me on 20 and 40. The shoe was 
definitely on the other foot tonight, at least until the last 20 minutes 
or so, when it felt like I was starting to have better luck working 
stations east of the Mississippi.

I think I worked everyone one on the two SCCC teams at least once which 
was nice. Glad I braved the wet roads to drive up here to my remote site 
this afternoon (the were several spots were it looked like I might 
unwittingly become maritime mobile). See you all next time.

73, Mike W4EF............