ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, SSB
Call: K8MR
Operator(s): K8MR
Station: K8MR
Class: Single Op HP
QTH: OH
Operating Time (hrs): 14
Summary:
Band QSOs
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160:
80: 443
40: 121
20: 83
15: 148
10: 59
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Total: 854 Sections = 80 Total Score = 136,640
Club: Mad River Radio Club
Comments:
With a great turnout from many normally rare sections, I find it interesting to
see which sections completed the clean sweep for different people. For me: WCF.
Hey FCG guys, what was going on down there this weekend, a major shuffleboard
tournament or something? <g>
I had only 4 sections with single qsos: MAR, MT, WCF, and PR.
I got a late start after a day of tower work at K8AZ, so I did a bit of
experimenting. Rather than trying to force my way into an overcrowded 20 or 40
meters, I went to 75 very early and waited for the activity to arrive. Lots of
slow time until the activity picked up about 02Z. I operated until about 05Z,
then went to bed until the cat summoned me for doorman duty at 1030Z. Being up,
I got on for half an hour with fair results; at least there was no trouble
finding a frequency! Then back to sleep until about 1430Z, by which time there
were no frequencies to be had on 40 or 20. I never did get much going on
Sunday, but kept plugging away from most of the rest of the contest.
Hearing the fresh meat guys on Sunday night, I may have to find an extra station
or two next year in SSB.
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