All scores are claimed scores unless otherwise noted.
January: ARRL RTTY Roundup (Final Score)
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QSOs: 1104
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Mults: 91
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Score: 99,827
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Op Time: 22:10 hours
I lost only 7 QSOs (and zero mults) to log checking, a phenomenal 0.63%
error rate. But it was enough to reduce my final score to under 100k.
Bummer. A third place finish for W/VE and first place for the ARRL
Central Division (including a very nice plaque sponsored by SMC) and
first place for Indiana.
January: NAQP CW (final score)
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QSOs: 859
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Mults: 168
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Score: 144,312
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Op Time: 9.5 hours
This is a GOAT for me for this contest, surprising as it comes on a day when my CW
copying skills and typing skills were abysmal.
Was it just my imagination, or were the CW wpm speeds faster than usual? There
were times that I gave up trying to do SO2R because, between the high rates (which
I take to mean participation was high, a good thing) and the high wpm, I had to focus
all my attention on the run radio.
The quiet bands were a nice positive.
I found 15 and 20 had very localized prop early in the contest. I could work ME and
NH but not VT or MA. Later in the contest, the prop shortened up and I logged an
entire new batch of mults on these bands. 25 mults on 15 is unusual for me.
I found 50 unique SMC calls in my log including all 4 of my SMC Bobsledding
teammates.
Managed to run the bands with K9SE. Ran out of gas and could not operate the last 30 minutes.