ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW - 2023
Call: WG9L
Operator(s): WG9L
Station: WG9L
Class: Single Op LP
QTH: IL
Operating Time (hrs): 19
Summary:
Band QSOs
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160:
80: 47
40: 254
20: 309
15: 32
10: 5
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Total: 647 Sections = 83 Total Score = 107,402
Club: Society of Midwest Contesters
Comments:
Tried to go for a serious effort this year, but was put off by the sun acting up
in the middle of the contest. SO MUCH NOISE and weak signals were a disaster.
I was going for a sweep as well, because the last time I got a sweep was back in
2008. Alas, I missed VI and PR. I thought those would be easy on 15 or 10, but
I never came across them (bummer). I got all of VE, AK and PAC on Saturday, so
I thought the rest should be a cinch. Nope. I only worked my last section DE
with about 30 minutes to go at the end. Then I worked two in a row.
I started on 20M, right on time and had a great rate of 60/hr. I thought this
could be a great year. Rates were up and down, but generally I was pleased,
given my dinky, low antenna setup and 100W. My K4 was fantastic. So many times
I needed to crank the bandwidth down to 50Hz, but never lost a beat. What a
great radio. No equipment issues at all.
I had fun anyway. Oh well, there's always next year.
Rig: K4
Antenna's: LOW dipoles (20-25 feet) for all bands.
Software: N1MM+
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