[TVARC] ARRLDX CW K2PS SOAB HP
James Worthington
jimworth at me.com
Mon Feb 21 13:13:25 EST 2022
George: I think you get your 160 prowess from your brothers. :-)
> On Feb 21, 2022, at 12:45 PM, George Briggs <k2dm at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Very nicely done, Pete.
> FWIW, and with deference to a few other ops, you have my vote for the best contest op in TVARC. But I cleaned your clock on 160M!
> BTW, the first thing I did Sunday evening when I got home from The Land was shower and shave. This
> contesting stuff is pretty grungy!
> 73,
> George K2DM
>
>
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>
> From: K2PS Pete Stafford <mailto:psk2ps at gmail.com>
> Sent: Monday, February 21, 2022 11:14 AM
> To: 'TVARC' <mailto:tvarc at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: [TVARC] ARRLDX CW K2PS SOAB HP
>
> Well, that was fun! And imagine what it may be like next year when (fingers
> crossed) 10M is open. For this year there was a minor 10M opening into
> Europe, both days, but it was short and you had to be there at the right
> time (the 16Z hour). But I'm really happy about 80M. I know I've extolled
> the virtues of my KAT500 tuner before, but I still can't get over how it
> transforms my 40M vee from an 11.0 SWR down to 1.5, allowing me to work 35
> countries, while keeping the shack warm.
>
> I wanted to talk about the improvements in band conditions over last year,
> but figured I would just post my last year's totals at the bottom of this
> email. The main differences were the 10M activity, and especially 15M,
> which was open all day with extended EU openings. Surprisingly, 40 was
> better too, but I guess my 20m score dropped a bit as I was able to spend
> more time on 15. I'm always trying to operate on the highest frequency open
> band since you never know when the gods of propagation will decide that
> enough is enough. 20 is always open.
>
> Looks like about 40% of my QSOs were via CQ; a bit higher if I exclude 80
> and 10 which were all S&P. Roughly 75% of all my QSOs were European.
>
> All in all, it was a pretty good weekend, getting over the 1000 QSO mark for
> the first time here in The Villages. I had the place all to myself since
> the XYL joined the rest of the family in Cancun, which was good but there's
> no one here to feed me (I'm responsible for the dishes, BTW). It's a good
> thing they've invented air fryers and microwave ovens and Stouffer's. (I
> highly recommend their Lasagna with Meat and Sauce.) But I could do radio
> without bothering anyone. Could occasionally take off the headphones when
> S&Ping if stations were loud; change my sleep schedule whenever the bands
> dictate; didn't shower or shave, and no one cared!
>
> Congrats to George for a fantastic QRP score. I was only running 100X the
> power. So, boys and girls, power ain't nuthin' if you don't have good stuff
> up in the air! George even beat me out once in a pileup (and so did Ed,
> K2TE). Followed him and Rusty, W3US, using the contestonlinescore.com <http://contestonlinescore.com/>
> website. Rusty was beating both George and me Friday night, and he was
> operating Single Band 40. Also ND4G and N0SMX were on there, progressing
> along. I encourage all of you TVARCers using N1MM (and other contest
> programs too) to get on the site to see how your competitors and clubmates
> are doing. It really adds to an activity which is kind of insular, even
> though you're talking to the world. Easy to set up, BTW.
>
> Good to see many TVARCers getting on, and nice scores from N0SMX, K1LTJ,
> K1CTR (very nice!), ND4G, K3ZGA (who worked Mt Athos), WB2ART, and N8RW
> (worked 3D2 and YB on 40).
>
> I was struck by how many stations are now using KWs. Used to be unusual
> back in the day. And that's excluding the Italians (500W max) and the
> British Commonwealth (400W max), many of which are more than likely running
> KWs. Also how few stations were QRP. I worked five the whole contest.
> Used to be many more.
>
> 73, Pete, K2PS
>
>
>
> ARRL DX Contest, CW - 2022
>
> Call: K2PS
> Operator(s): K2PS
> Station: K2PS
>
> Class: SOAB HP
> QTH: NFL
> Operating Time (hrs): 32
>
> Summary:
> Band QSOs Mults
> -------------------
> 160:
> 80: 70 35
> 40: 266 64
> 20: 296 61
> 15: 320 66
> 10: 81 30
> -------------------
> Total: 1033 256 Total Score = 793,344
>
> Club: The Villages Amateur Radio Club
>
>
> Last year:
>
> ARRL DX Contest, CW - 2021
>
> Call: K2PS
> Operator(s): K2PS
> Station: K2PS
>
> Class: SOAB HP
> QTH: FL
> Operating Time (hrs): 30
>
> Summary:
> Band QSOs Mults
> -------------------
> 160:
> 80: 50 30
> 40: 211 57
> 20: 385 64
> 15: 111 41
> 10: 20 8
> -------------------
> Total: 777 200 Total Score = 464,400
>
> Club: The Villages Amateur Radio Club
>
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