[SECC] RAC Winter WB6BWZ SOAB QRP

[Matt Lee, WB6BWZ]

                    RAC Winter Contest

Call: WB6BWZ
Operator(s): WB6BWZ
Station: WB6BWZ

Class: SOAB QRP
QTH: Atlanta, GA
Operating Time (hrs): 11.5 (24 max)

Summary:

 Band  CW Qs  Ph Qs  CW Mults  Ph Mults
----------------------------------------
  160:    1      0       0         0
   80:   19      1       3         0
   40:   48      0       6         0
   20:   24     11       5         3
   15:   19     25       7         8
   10:    2      5       1         2
    6:                              
    2:                              
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Total:  113     42      22        13  Total Score = 35,420

Club: South East Contest Club

Comments:

http://www.rac.ca/opsinfo/canwin.htm


My third RAC Winter Contest:

               Score     QSO     Points      Mult     Op Time
             --------------------------------------------------
   2003       35,420     155     1,012        35        11.5
   2002       50,320     172     1,258        40        14.7
   2001        4,440      37       370        12         4.8


Best 80M DX in this contest (per WriteLog):

  1.  27/0553z, 80CW, VE6JY, Alberta, 1890 mi
      (See the 80M 4-Elephant Antenna up 150 feet
       at http://andor.net/ve6jy/.)

  2.  27/0331z, 80CW, VE1OP, Nova Scotia, 1300 mi
      http://www.qsl.net/ve1op/

Glad to have recovered from flu-like symptoms in time to operate this
weekend.

Operating phone with a scratchy throat is the pits where phone Q's have
the same weight value as CW Qs. I was amazed that every phone operator
was able to understand my weak and sometimes semi-slurry speech.

Operating was further challenged with chest decongestant and cough
suppressant medication in my system. Hearing was affected the most by
swollen glands. I still had to increase the volume level significantly
even while wearing a headset.

Happy New Year to all!


Yaesu FT-817 QRP transceiver. 5 watts into a 5-MHz OCF 28-gauge
insulated wire stealth antenna up 40 feet in trees next to I-75 in
downtown Atlanta industrial area. SGC SG-237 autotuner. Heil Pro-Set
Plus headset. WriteLog 10.44b.

--
Matt Lee, WB6BWZ
Atlanta, Georgia USA
<wb6bwz at arrl.net>