[SCCC] Fwd: ARRL 10 N7VM SO CW LP

[Bill Ralston]

                    ARRL 10-Meter Contest - 2024

Call: N7VM
Operator(s): N7VM
Station: N7VM
Class: SO CW LP
QTH: CA
Operating Time (hrs): 26
OpMode: SO2R

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
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   CW: 1320
  SSB:
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Total: 1320   132  Total Score = 696,960

Club: Southern California Contest Club

Comments:

Well that was fun. Yes, I ran two radios with a fair bit of interstation
interference depending on antenna pointing, but manageable when signals are
strong.  While there was a little E-skip here Fri night mostly this seemed
to be
straightforward F-layer propagation following propagation predictions.
Sure was
a lot of fun, although higher flux would have been nicer.  Worked stations
as
high as 28.158, and actually ran above 28.100 on the same frequency for a
good
chunk of Saturday. I usually have some trouble holding a run frequency low
in
the band.  Toward the end as the band opened to Asia, there was a hole at
28.001
so I jumped there: I worked a bunch of stations giving out SN #2 (there was
someone below me), so some folks must start tuning at 28.000 and S&P up.
Score is a personal best, so I'm glad I got on.  Thanks for the Q's
everyone!

Station:
    Rig: 2x Elecraft K3
    Ant:  5 el @ 20m (C31XR), 2 el @15m (XR3), dipole @12m, 3 el at 10m (A3),
vertical - scattered about my almost-hill-top
    SO2R: Microham u2R
    Logger: N1MM
    custom auto-band switching and filters were all bypassed!