ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, SSB
Call: W4RM
Operator(s): N3AHA
Station: W4RM
Class: Single Op HP
QTH: VA
Operating Time (hrs): 24
Summary:
Band QSOs
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160:
80: 326
40: 497
20: 577
15: 161
10: 66
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Total: 1627 Sections = 83 Total Score = 270,082
Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club
Comments:
Thanks again to Bill for letting me operate single op from his awesome station.
Bill's station is set up for multi-op contests without an SO2R box, so SO2R
wasn't an option. Like last year, I SO2V'd in between transmit times...not as
ideal as SO2R...but I found many Qs and mults that way. I also tried
something a little unconventional this year; on Saturday night, I stayed on 20
much longer, than jumped 40 and went straight to 75 meters. My score was
almost 200 Qs higher than last year, but maybe it would have been even higher
if I spent some time on 40 on Saturday night.
I think when I went to bed Saturday night I still needed 5 mults. VI and NT
were the last two so I went looking for them on Sunday afternoon. I ran on 20
and sweeped the band with SO2V...NOTHING. Then I ran on 15 and sweeped the
band with SO2V...NOTHING. Then I ran on 10 and sweeped the band with
SO2V...NOTHING. Then I went back to 15 and started sweeping...and found the
VI...just 20 KHz up from my run frequency. I worked him, went back to my run
frequency and NT called me two contacts later. Finally!!! What a relief.
Thanks for the Qs...see you next year.
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