ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW
Call: W4VIC
Operator(s): W4VIC
Station: W4VIC
Class: Single Op HP
QTH: VA
Operating Time (hrs): 13.5
Summary:
Band QSOs
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160: 0
80: 36
40: 78
20: 131
15: 25
10: 0
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Total: 270 Sections = 80 Total Score = 43,200
Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club
Comments:
Due to illness I decided not to stress for a clean sweep, rather just to enjoy
the contest as much as I could. So I ran NOT ASSISTED but forgot to change the
exchange macro, so I sent PREC as "U" to everyone.
So I worked along as best I could, not pressing issues, taking many breaks as
necessary. Imagine my chagrin when, Sunday evening I discovered I had 79
Sections worked and my old nemesis ND was one I needed, NE was another, and RI
and DE were the other two. I knew it was too late for 20M but I gave it about
a half hour and never heard either ND or NE, and have no recollection of having
heard them all throughout the contest. Neither did I hear RI nor DE. But I set
out on 80M with a vengeance to find DE and RI. Long story short: I found RI in
the final hour but never did find DE. A NOT ASSISTED Sweep is indeed a rare
thing, especially with only 270 Qs. But I'm going to claim a moral victory
with this near miss!
N1MM+ is a priceless tool. Worked like a CHAMP all through the contest.
Thanks, Tom (and those who help with the corrections coding). Finally, THANKS
FOR THE Qs. 73, Vic, W4VIC
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