[TVARC] K2PS 10M Contest

[K2PS Pete Stafford]

Did my annual antenna-raising, putting up my trusty old 4-element yagi,
which, sadly, will be gone before the trolls can spring into action. But it
proved to be worthwhile this year.

 

There was very good and very bad in the ARRL 10M Contest.  The first night
was a real slog.  Mostly working FL stations (thanks to TVARCers who called
in), although there were a couple of Caribbean stations I could work.  The
highlight was working an Australian station who popped up.  Nothing heard on
SSB.  Total of 37 stations worked.

 

Saturday started pretty slow.  Heard one italian station with a big pileup.
Moved on hoping there would be more EUs.  There weren't.  But one neat catch
was Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean. Did mostly search and pounce, until
about 3P.  Then someone flipped a switch and it was off to the races!
Calling CQ, first on CW, and the rates were fabulous.  Saw the rate meter up
over 200 and even over 300 when I finally switched to SSB.  Best 60 minutes
was 135 Qs.  Fun!  Finally quit shortly before midnight (somebody forgot to
tell the propagation gods that 10M is a daytime band), mostly because I was
getting tired.  Had 847 QSOs by then.  And there was still stuff to work.

 

Sunday was just a drag.  Very little chance to call CQ.  So just looked for
multipliers on CW, and especially on SSB.  Always want to emphasize CW,
since one CW contact is worth two on SSB in this contest, but multipliers
count on each mode.  Gotta be there on SSB or you won't find them (I
operated unassisted).  One interesting idea that occurred to me: Rusty,
W3US, was also very active.  And he ran High Power, Assisted, and was always
very, very loud - we had to separate a good deal when we both were CQing.  I
ran across his signal Sunday morning while he was working someone, which
turned out to be a European station!  I waited until he was done, and was
able to work the guy too.  Haven't asked him, but presumably Rusty saw a
spot for it before calling.  Occurred to me that I could just follow Rusty
around as he picked off interesting spots and I would still be able to be
unassisted.  Maybe some other time J.

 

Added just 107 more QSOs Sunday, but lots of mults, including a few
Europeans, Africans, and South Americans.

 

Thanks to all the TVARCers who called in (in order): K3WT, K1CTR, W3US,
NK7U, N4FP, W4GD, N4GL, K3ZGA, AD4K, WB9Z (from IL), N8RW, W3MY, W4OE, and
K2DM.

 

73, Pete, K2PS

 

 

                    ARRL 10-Meter Contest - 2021

 

Call: K2PS

Operator(s): K2PS

Station: K2PS

 

Class: SO Mixed LP

QTH: FL

Operating Time (hrs): 26

 

Summary:

Band  QSOs  Mults

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   CW:  666    70

  SSB:  288    50

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Total:  954   120  Total Score = 388,800

 

Club: The Villages Amateur Radio Club

 

 

 

 

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