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Subject: [3830] SS SSB W4NF SO Unlimited HP
From: john.omara@oakmgmt.com (john.omara@oakmgmt.com)
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2002 12:03:11 -0800
                    ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, SSB

Call: W4NF
Operator(s): W4NF
Station: W4NF

Class: SO Unlimited HP
QTH: VA
Operating Time (hrs): 24
Radios: SO2R

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
------------
  160:    0
   80:  288
   40:  392
   20:  684
   15:   82
   10:   63
------------
Total: 1509  Sections = 80  Total Score = 241,440

Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club

Comments:

Last year I started on 10 mtrs and had a pretty good 2 hours to start the
contest.  So I got on 10 and started working a string of people before the
contest even started.  Then when 2100 came around I couldn't buy a contact.  I
quickly switched to 15 and 18 Qs later I'm heading to 40.  Now here it is 50
minutes into the contest and I have 40 Qs.  I made 12 more on 40 during the last
10 minutes of the first hour and salvaged 52 Qs in the first hour.  Now I'm not
going to bore you with a hour-by-hour run down but I did manage to beat last
years score.  Some interesting things though: on 10 mtrs, I had several stations
in the midwest comment that I was "bone crushing loud" so you figure that you
can get a run going when you hear that.  Nothing doing on 15 or 10 from VA this
year.  I seem to remember during previous SS during low sunspots years that I
would avoid 10 and 15 completely and I think its moving that way again.  Best
hour was 107 on 20 meters and also longest run was 213 Qs in 2 hours on 20 (the
same freq in fact without moving).  The second radio helped with 40 Qs during
Sunday.  I have to start using it more rather than just hitting the DVK button
on the run radio and staring off into space.  This was the easiest sweep ever. 
Went to bed at 0845Z with 78 and needing NL and MAR.  I worked both of them
early Sunday morning.  Thanks to the VE/VY guys for making the dificult mults
easy this time.  I saw a spot for Jay VY1JA, QSYed to his freq and worked him on
the first call.  It didn't even sound like anyone else was calling.  Quite a
change from other years.  Thanks again for the Qs and the fun.  73, Jack W4NF

P.S. I hope the modest increase in my score will be enough to keep me in the SO
Unlimited Top Ten but I'm not sure as I heard alot of big "U" numbers out there.
 The category seems to be gaining popularity.


QSO/Sec by hour and band

 Hour      80      40      20      15      10     Total     Cumm    OffTime

D1-2100Z    -     12/9      -     18/7    22/16   52/32     52/32  
D1-2200Z    -     58/14    9/3      -      6/1    73/18    125/50  
D1-2300Z    -       -     90/8      -       -     90/8     215/58  
D2-0000Z  --+--   33/0    40/3    --+--   --+--   73/3     288/61  
D2-0100Z   5/0    14/0    59/7      -       -     78/7     366/68  
D2-0200Z    -       -    107/2      -       -    107/2     473/70  
D2-0300Z  33/2      -     48/4      -       -     81/6     554/76  
D2-0400Z  95/2      -       -       -       -     95/2     649/78  
D2-0500Z  69/0      -       -       -       -     69/0     718/78  
D2-0600Z  18/0    57/0      -       -       -     75/0     793/78  
D2-0700Z    -     65/0      -       -       -     65/0     858/78  
D2-0800Z   8/0    36/0    --+--   --+--   --+--   44/0     902/78     16
D2-0900Z    -       -       -       -       -      0/0     902/78     60
D2-1000Z    -       -       -       -       -      0/0     902/78     60
D2-1100Z    -       -       -       -       -      0/0     902/78     60
D2-1200Z    -       -       -       -       -      0/0     902/78     60
D2-1300Z    -     15/0      -       -       -     15/0     917/78     52
D2-1400Z    -     67/0      -     10/2      -     77/2     994/80  
D2-1500Z    -      4/0    31/0    13/0      -     48/0    1042/80  
D2-1600Z  --+--    1/0    46/0     2/0    --+--   49/0    1091/80  
D2-1700Z    -      1/0     1/0    25/0    13/0    40/0    1131/80  
D2-1800Z    -       -      3/0    14/0    22/0    39/0    1170/80  
D2-1900Z    -      2/0    70/0      -       -     72/0    1242/80  
D2-2000Z    -      4/0    50/0      -       -     54/0    1296/80  
D2-2100Z    -      5/0    11/0      -       -     16/0    1312/80     43
D2-2200Z    -     12/0    18/0      -       -     30/0    1342/80     20
D2-2300Z    -       -     52/0      -       -     52/0    1394/80  
D3-0000Z   9/0     2/0    34/0    --+--   --+--   45/0    1439/80  
D3-0100Z  33/0      -     12/0      -       -     45/0    1484/80  
D3-0200Z  18/0     4/0     3/0      -       -     25/0    1509/80  

Total:   288/4   392/23  684/27   82/9    63/17 



Antennas

Force 12 C3E @ 87? (rotatable)
Cushcraft 40-2CD @ 75? (rotatable)
Force 12 C3E @ 58? (fixed on Europe Northeast)
Cushcraft A3S @ 35? (fixed Southeast)
80 Meter Vertical running up the side of the tower (with 64 ground radials)
160 Meter Inverted L also running up the side of the tower (both verticals use

the same feedpoint and ground radials)
80 Meter Dipole @ 60?
Unterminated 580? long Beverage NE/SW

Tower

Rohn 25G 75?
Guyed with 1/4? EHS at 3 places on the tower
Rotor ? Ham IV
(2) 700? long runs of Hardline (3/4? 75 ohm and 7/8? 50 ohm)
24? Chrome Molly Steel Mast

Antenna Switching and Stacking

6 x 2 Array Solutions SixPak
Stack Match (all 3 tribanders are connected to the Stack Match)
Dual Feedline Option (allows second radio to use one antenna in the stack)

Station

Rig                             FT 1000MP
2nd Rig                         IC 751
Amp                             Alpha 374A (160 ? 10 Meters)
Keyer                           AEA Contester CK-2 with Bencher
Computer                        Pentium 100
Logging Software                DX4WIN
Contesting Software             WriteLog
Band Switching                  Top Ten Devices Band Decoder
DVK                             MFJ 434
CW Keying                       Top Ten Devices DX Doubler
SO2R Switching                  Top Ten Devices DX Doubler 
Antenna Switch                  WX0B Array Solutions SixPak
Stack Switch                    WX0B Array Solutions Stack Match
Bandpass Filters                ICE Multiband filters


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