ARRL Sweepstakes, CW
Call: VA3WN
Operator(s): VA3WN
Station: VA3WN
Class: SO LP
QTH: ON
Operating Time (hrs): 13
Summary:
Band QSOs
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160:
80:
40: 400
20:
15: 48
10:
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Total: 448 x 69 = 61,824
Club:
Comments:
I knew I could only operate a few hours this weekend, so I thought it might be
fun to try a "run-only" effort and see what happened.
Only used the 15/40 dipole at 30' and 100w, made 2 or 3 S & P contacts at the
start of the contest, plunked down in one spot, and ran ran ran. Never
searched for a mult, just ran for kicks. Kinda screwed up though; I gave my
check as "69" for the first 37 contacts of the contest. I was born in 1969,
not licenced in 1969. That's what I get for being a lid, I guess. QSO #38 got
the first correct check of "96". Hope that isn't grounds for DQ; even so, as
long as they don't remove the Q's from the logs of the first 37 guys I worked,
that's OK too.
448 Q's run-only in 13 hrs doesn't seem too bad. If I'd decided to really
contest the SS, with the low dipole really playing on 40, I think I could've
done something. Makes me think I might try SS CW for real next year.
Actually got into a frequency fight in this one (that's a first for me!). I
played it very Canadian, didn't say a thing, and kept on running the fellas
louder than the QRMer. I really was there first! Felt like I was on the
National Tuning Frequency once or twice, had to skootch down/up a bit
occasionally, but still had fun with the long exchange. Kinda cool having AK
and PR calling me for a change.
CU in WW CW at the end of the month.
73 de VA3WN
Travis Fitzgerald
Garson, Ontario, Canada
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