[PVRCNC] N1LN - ARRL SS SSB

[Bruce Meier]

Call: N1LN

Operator(s): N1LN

Station: N1LN

 

Class: SO Unlimited HP

QTH: NC

Operating Time (hrs): 18

 

Summary:

 Band  QSOs

------------

  160:    0

   80:  316

   40:  598

   20:  140

   15:   68

   10:    0

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Total: 1122  Sections = 83  Total Score = 186,252

 

Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club

 

Comments:

 

What a strange beginning.  I was not paying attention to the difference in

starting times (EST vs UTC) for the CW and SSB weekends, I started
Sweepstakes

about 10 minutes late.   When I turned on my equipment at 410 EST it was
quite

surprising to already hear someone calling CQ SS.  So the original plan for
a

slow and relaxing start that included having a precontest dinner turned into
a

rushed and frantic next 5 minutes.  Who needs to eat anyway?

 

As I was going to operate SO2R, the plan was to start running on 20 and SP
on

40.  After about 20 minutes I reversed that strategy.   The rate on 40 was
so

much better than 20.    Additionally, as I was running Unlimited Class I

decided to take advantage of the cluster for multiplier chasing on 20.  That

also worked out quite well.  It wasn't long before the only mults needed for

a sweep were PR and WCF.   I found a couple WCF stations on 20 but the skip
was

not in my favor.   Had to wait until moving the mult station to 80 before
WCF

entered the log.   When I finally shut down at 0712 UTC PR was yet to be
found.

 That was a fun 10 hours.

 

The next morning once again started later than planned.  The alarm went off
at

1100 UTC, but I didn't get up until 1200UTC.    My sweep occurred at 1222

when NP4G was found with no pile up.    Operating time Sunday was pretty
much

solid until 1700, except for a breakfast break.  By then the Q count was
over

1000 which is the annual target contribution to the PVRC club total.  The
rest

of the day was made up of many 15 to 30 minute operating periods with longer

breaks between them.  As indicated above the total time that N1MM counted
was

18 hours, but that is because some of the time away was not long enough to

count as OFF TIME.   It was probably more like 15 hours in the chair.

 

Thanks to everyone for the Qs.  Congrats to those that can actually operate
for

the full 24 hour period.  Perhaps next year I will enter in the Multi-Op
class. 

 That might be the only way to turn in a 24 hour log from this QTH for SS.

 

73,

Bruce N1LN