ARRL DX Contest, SSB
Call: K7RL
Operator(s): K7RL
Station: K7RL
Class: SOAB HP
QTH:
Operating Time (hrs): 41
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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160: 20 17
80: 105 41
40: 269 54
20: 1173 106
15: 250 49
10: 9 5
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Total: 1826 272 Total Score = 1,490,016
Club: Western Washington DX Club
Comments:
I read an article recently that predicted March 2007 as the bottom of the solar
cycle. I sure hope so because conditions proved to be a pain in my bottom.
The raw score is down a whopping 30 percent from last year, with 40m suffering
the most.
40m was down 36 percent in Qs, and 30 percent in mults. 15m came in a close
second, down 37 percent in Qs, and 22 percent in mults.
160m fared the best with an 18 percent jump in Qs, and a 21 percent jump in
mults (that really sounds more impressive than it really is!). 80m was next
with an 8 percent increase in Qs, but a 5 percent decrease in mults.
During the contest I was concerned about my lackluster 40m numbers. After all,
I worked a number of LP and QRP stations with very respectable signals. So,
where was the volume; where were the mults? After seeing some of the other
scores around the country, it appears 40m was just less productive this year.
Hopefully next year the bands will improve, otherwise I may give Danny, K7SS,
some competition in a SB 10m effort! :-)
Thank you to all of the fantastic operators that made it into the log,
including my only six band sweep with KH7X and PJ4G!
73 de Mitch, K7RL
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