ARRL SWEEPSTAKES -- 2001
Call: VO1MP
Category: Single Operator
Power: High Power
Band: All Band
Mode: SSB
Section: NL
BAND QSO QSO PTS SECTIONS
160 0 0 -
80 1 2 -
40 10 20 -
20 9 18 -
15 748 1496 -
10 273 546 -
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Totals 1041 2082 80
Score: 166,560
Power Output: KW Hours of operation: 10
Equipment Description: TS 850 - ALPHA 78 -
4el HB/15 4el HB/10 Tribander 20
Dipole 40/80 CT logging
Soap Box:
Started the contest CQ'ing on 15 at 2100 Z, a first for
me in this one, had a few good runs with reasonably well behaved
piles( unlike the CW Test ). First Three hours had 140,149, 141
then 100 even as the band dropped off a bit. 530 in 4 hours for
Sweepstakes is good any time FOR ME . Did a bit of tuning for mults
I needed 9 more before I hit the sack. Needed to get
my ten meter antenna back up on the tower on Sunday so Tuned around
a bit on 40 when I got on about 1130 z then Put the belt on and
hauled my 10 meter antenna back up the tower before I got back
on the bands again. We had a 60MPH wind on Saturday, that was a
bit uncomfortable especially with minus 10 C wind chill factor.
Did not have to do much looking for mults they all seemed to find me.
Finally had to quit CQ'in and go find NL & NWT for the last mult.
Found VO1WET on 10 meters Wayne lives about 10 miles from here so
I didn,t have to wait long in his pile hi! CQ'ed on 10 for while then
decided
a VY1 or VE8 was not going to find me hi!
Found VY1VY on 21200 and patiently waited in line while he
did his thing working by numbers . My patience was rewarded
when he stood by for QRP and Canadians after doing fives, nines, zeros
etc, I must have been the only Canuck in his pile. So there it was an
easy sweep hi! 78 out of 80 found me.
Was happy to tune around for a while and actually find some guys
calling
CQ - NL for their sweep. At least there were more of us VO's on this
time.
Although I had to look for my only one hi!
73 Hope cu on this weekend.
GUS VO1MP
Gus Samuelson VO1MP
28 Skinners Road
St.Phillips, Nf A1ML 1S1
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