Makrothen RTTY Contest
Call: VA7ST
Operator(s): VA7ST
Station: VA7ST
Class: SO/Single Xcvr LP
QTH: BC
Operating Time (hrs): 7.5
Summary:
Band QSOs
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80: 7
40: 54
20: 136
15: 1
10:
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Total: 198 Total Score = 1,007,226
Club:
Comments:
Thinking the bands would be better than last year, I decided to run low power
but still set a goal higher than last year's high-power score. I was secretly
hoping for a personal best-ever regardless of power.
2010 -- SFI= 75 | A=4 | K=1
2009 -- SFI= 69 | A=2 | K=1
2008 -- SFI= 69 | A=2 | K=1
As it turned out, the bands were not better than last year -- but perhaps
equivalent. The high A-index was driven by some elevated K indices over the
past few days. I expected only so-so bands and that's what they were.
20M was open to Japan in the first couple of hours Friday, but not a lot of
depth there any more. Had a tough time on 40M that evening, and again in the
final session, which added very few new Qs on 40M or 80M.
Every year I'm amazed at how few ops get on 80M -- it's a treasure-trove of
points just waiting to stack up with a 2x multiplier, but I just never hear
many there. This year was especially paltry with just 7 Qs on 80M.
15M was open just enough to work one station -- not a PY or W4 as I expected,
but KB9DVC on an east-west path.
Not very good DXing totals -- best QSO point-maker was RD3A on 40M for 12,032
points (incl. the band multiplier). Best straight-up distance was ZC4LI on 20M
for 10,172 kms.
Wasn't pleased with the way the three sessions unfolded, and spent a lot more
time working on projects than CQing. Only put in 7.5 hours on the air, though I
was in the chair many more hours than that but ignoring the lousy lower bands.
Band QSOs Pts
3.5 7 18524
7 54 257188
14 136 728872
21 1 2642
Total 198 1007226
Score: 1,007,226
Ended up with fewer Qs than all but one previous year (2005), and
second-highest low-power score. It was far from the 2004 low-power personal
best of 1.5M points.
------------- Points/QSO ---------
Year Qs Points Hr 80M 40M 20M 15M All Pwr
---- --- --------- -- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ---
2010 198 1,007,226 8 2,646 4,763 5,359 2,642 5,087 LP
2009 335 1,798,316 13 4,690 4,748 5,741 0 5,368 HP
2008 250 1,156,332 10 5,251 4,732 4,071 0 4,625 HP
2007 374 2,051,462 13 4,534 5,026 5,745 0 5,485 HP
2006 220 876,480 11 3,015 3,860 4,174 3,820 3,984 LP
2005 184 809,920 10 3,139 4,168 4,703 0 4,402 LP
2004 272 1,522,626 19 3,361 4,540 6,033 5,506 5,598 LP
Great fun despite conditions! Thanks for the contacts.
-- Bud VA7ST
http://www3.telus.net/va7st
http://orcadxcc.org
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