Additional notes after the summary…
CQ WW RTTY WPX Contest Call: WF7T Operator(s): WF7T Station: WF7T Class: SOAB LP QTH: TN Operating Time (hrs): 30 Radios: SO2R Summary: Band QSOs ------------ 80: 222 40: 288 20: 172 15: 93 10: 0 ------------ Total: 775 Prefixes = 332 Total Score = 637,440 Club: Tennessee Contest Group Comments: First off, thanks to all for the QSOs. While I am sure I tested the patience of some ops (my first foray into SO2R) I am generally happy with my performance, gaps and lapses aside. My goal was 700 Qs and 350 Pfx. Missed much of DX mults and points as I do not play well on 20/15M (and marginally on other bands as well!) but then again I will take any Q I can get. Wow 15M was loud on Saturday morning! I got there too late to matter but dang! 40/80 were very strong from here to EU as well. Even heard JA on 40M which is a rare treat on my wires. Nice to work so many familiar calls and so many new ones. 73 Brad WF7T Nashville, TN ---- IC-7600 & FT-857D, 100W [email protected]', Inv L 40'x50', 40M bi-square N1MM 11.2.3/MMTTY (AFSK), YCCC SO2R+ controller Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at: http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/
I am quite pleased with this outing. I usually do quite well in the WPX, and this year two changes really made a big difference: Bi-square for 40M pointed toward EU and SO2R operation. The EU-facing 4oM bi-square helped me get more 6 point QSOs. SO2R helped keep a signal a band all the time.