Back to top ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW
Call: KE1FO
Operator(s): KE1FO
Station: KE1FO
Class: Single Op LP
QTH: VT
Operating Time (hrs): 22
Radios: SO2R
Summary:
Band QSOs
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160: 0
80: 81
40: 278
20: 148
15: 6
10: 0
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Total: 513 Sections = 75 Total Score = 76,950
Club: Yankee Clipper Contest Club
Comments:
Had a great time. New tower, so I had a tribander up at 30 feet. This was a
wonderful improvement over a dipole for 20M. As usual, 40M was "the band" for
this contest. I spent almost all day Sunday CQing on 40 and S&P on 20 (SO2R)
or vice versa. I was surprised how well it went as this is the first contest
I've really had my hardware and antennas all set up.
Missed AK, PAC, NL, QC and NT. Never heard AK or PAC. Heard VY1JA working S&P
on 20 so found a spot and called, but with no success (at least on working the
mult). All through the contest I felt like I was going to miss a few. My
ability to pick out the weak ones from amongst all the adjacent loud stations
is not great. I did notice several times the "desensing" of my reciever around
loud signals. Since nobody seems to be coming out with roofing filters for the
940's, maybe it's time to think about upgrading. Too bad, because I really
like these two rigs.
About 0100z all the CW started to sound alike, 40M started to sound like a bowl
of soup, and nobody was new for me on 20 or 80, so at around 0200z I packed it
in. I did some quick net surfing around 0130z looking for how to turn on
"dueling CQ's" in Writelog (which probably would have kept me in the chair
longer). It appears this feature is no longer part of Writelog!
I made my goal of 500q's claimed (513). I hope after my bad copy is removed
from the log I'm still over 500 q's!
Special thanks to those who sent lots of repeats on Sunday afternoon as I was
fighting local AF QRM from my two children and their friend who decided after
being curious about CW for 2 minutes, that they would play loudly directly
outside the shack.
See everyone in two weeks. |
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Back to top ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, SSB
Call: KE1FO
Operator(s): KE1FO
Station: KE1FO
Class: Single Op HP
QTH: VT
Operating Time (hrs): 17
Radios: SO2R
Summary:
Band QSOs
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160: 0
80: 91
40: 326
20: 166
15: 14
10: 0
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Total: 597 Sections = 74 Total Score = 88,356
Club: Yankee Clipper Contest Club
Comments:
Had a good time. Discouraged after the first night, but things turned around on
Sunday some. Nice runs on 40 Sunday afternoon. 40 and 80 were rough both
nights. 20 was OK, but very noisy on Sunday afternoon, and very few stations
moved down to 15, even though it was wide open and very quiet. First SS with
some decent antennas for running SO2R. New tribander at 30 feet played well
for stateside contacts. Missed WY, AK, QC, MB, SK and NT. Never heard any of
them. Hope to see everyone further down the log.
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Back to top CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW
Call: KE1FO
Operator(s): KE1FO
Station: KE1FO
Class: SOAB(A) HP
QTH: VT
Operating Time (hrs): 17.5
Summary:
Band QSOs Zones Countries
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160: 0 0 0
80: 57 12 39
40: 63 18 49
20: 294 19 85
15: 54 16 46
10: 0 0 0
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Total: 468 65 219 Total Score = 366,360
Club: Yankee Clipper Contest Club
Comments:
What a blast! Wish I had a few more daytime hours to commit to operating, but
could only get away mornings and late evenings. Nice to have 15 open the 2nd
day a little better. The new tribander at 30 feet is working surprisingly
well. Got through several piles in one or two calls. Very happy to work into
zone 36, 37, and 39 on 15M. Also nice to work so many mults on 40 and 80 with
only a low (20 feet) dipole on 40 and an HF2V on 80. Had both radios on all
weekend, but no true SO2R operating. Just setting up the 2nd rig for band
change time. Can't wait for next year (and for the sunspots to return)!
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Back to top ARRL DX Contest, CW
Call: KE1FO
Operator(s): KE1FO
Station: KE1FO
Class: SOAB HP
QTH: VT
Operating Time (hrs): 7.5
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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160: 0 0
80: 13 13
40: 96 41
20: 82 42
15: 24 16
10: 0 0
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Total: 215 112 Total Score = 72,240
Club: Yankee Clipper Contest Club
Comments:
Had a great time. I love CW contests. Low 40/20M dipole and a short vertical
on 80. TS-940, AL-80 amp. Looking forward to the next CW test. |
