ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, SSB
Call: W4LT
Operator(s): W4LT
Station: W4LT
Class: Single Op LP
QTH: Tampa, FL
Operating Time (hrs): 23:36
Summary:
Band QSOs
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160: 0
80: 9
40: 234
20: 956
15: 226
10: 39
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Total: 1464 Sections = 83 Total Score = 243,024
Club: Florida Contest Group
Comments:
> Rig : Elecraft K3/KRX3
>
> Antennas : A3S @ 40ft, 2 Half waves in Phase @ 38ft directional to
> Northeast CONUS
>
> Soapbox : Seem to be reaching the limit of what can be accomplished with
> a city lot Tribander/Wire station. I seem to consistently score
> 240-250k points in this contest and find it difficult to break the 300k
> point level which was my goal this year. Competing with stations with
> stacked tribanders and 40m beams in the same class is challenging.
>
> My station is optimized for 20m, so stayed with it and resisted the
> temptation to move to 10m, which a lot of others seemed to be using as
> it was wide open. The score tells the tale of where I concentrated. I
> was able to hold frequency on 20 for hours at a time with good
> productive runs, but this score, although good, wont be competitive with
> the Puerto Ricans who seem to be cleaning up the low power score. Also
> heard big LP scores from Texas, NM and the northwest.
>
> 15m got me NL and NT, so it was worth it. 80m in the middle of the
> night got me SFL, so I had to be there as well as N4BP could not hear me
> on 20m when I called him there. The SFL guy was a 2! You cluster users
> wouldn't even have known, that, eh? So much for the cluster!
>
> Im sure that the several added HP competitors in WCF section reduced my
> score this year vs. the past several years when I was almost alone in
WCF.
>
> Im getting much better at managing my time in this test, best time effort
> I have had in years. Only wasted half an hour over the 24 hours which
> probably will cost me the 4-Land wood. N4PN is a relentless competitor!
>
> Good fun was had. I sure wish I had a nickel for each time I was told
> "...please copy...". Man, sure wish folks would stop this
cliche'!
>
> Thank you all for all the points and the nice runs.
>
> W4LT
>
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