ARRL DX Contest, SSB
Call: W7WLL
Operator(s): W7WLL
Station: W7WLL
Class: SOAB HP
QTH: YACHATS, OR
Operating Time (hrs): 12
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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160: 0 0
80: 9 7
40: 23 15
20: 129 31
15: 223 34
10: 7 3
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Total: 391 90 Total Score = 105,570
Club: Willamette Valley DX Club
Comments:
Was disappointed by the poor audio of so many DX stations who appeared to be
very overcompressed and/or overdriving their rigs. Chuckled at the 'hot' ops
who talked so fast that the stations being worked constantly had to ask for a
repeat, truly slowed their rate I would think.
So many DX stations going long periods without identifying! Heard a lot of
'What's your call? taking place. Frustrating I suspect to those asking the
question, or working them and waiting for it to surface.
Worked the contest between shuttling grandkids to swim lessons, the wife to the
store (a 25 mile drive to Newport for me),trying to get the brush pile to burn,
working with the granddaughter on her community college schedule, and the like,
but had a lot of fun.
Tryed to keep an ear on ten but the good openings were obviously when I was not
in the shack.
The wire from the front boom to mast that broke and draped itself over the
right side of the driven element brought the SWR up some but it seemed to work
and band condx were pretty good considering. Was surprised that the G5RV did as
well as it did on 40 and 75, but had the least amount of time to spend on these
bands, too old, gotta turn in early!!!!!
Last but not least, just gotta get a computer logging program. Took a lot of
time to dig out the few dups and figure out the number of Mults for each band
(with all the special calls I had to look up) after the contest ended.
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