ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW - 2022
Call: AF8A
Operator(s): AF8A
Station: AF8A
Class: Single Op LP
QTH: OH
Operating Time (hrs): 17
Summary:
Band QSOs
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160:
80: 133
40: 180
20: 102
15: 27
10: 2
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Total: 444 Sections = 79 Total Score = 70,152
Club: Mad River Radio Club
Comments:
A so-so showing from a decidedly poor station (HOA rules have limited me to
operating POTA style from my garage - luckily the WX cooperated, it was nice and
warm out there). Outdoor antenna was a Wolf River Coils vertical, adjustable
for all bands, varying in height from 8 to 20 feet tall.
It was fun to make at least a few dozen QSOs on 10 and 15 meters. It's been a
long time since I've used those bands.
Judging by the received checks, we aren't getting any younger as a whole. Kudos
to those in the lower 50's, having been hams for ~70 years. Almost QCWA x 3.
Wow.
Most QSO by section: MDC (26), VA (24) IL (20)
Missed sections (never heard): LAX (!), AK, HI, ONN, NL
Best hour: 40 QSOs, 0200-0300 Saturday night, when I moved to 80m (all
S&P)
'Twighlight Zone' moment: Working not one but two NT stations within an hour on
20m, within 3 hours of the start. I recall many huge pileups over the years,
almost always on Sunday afternoon, 10 or 15 meters, to get VE8/VY1 as the last
or nearly the last mult.
Tnx QSOs, it was a lot of fun.
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