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2019 November Sweeps CW

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Robert Tuttle < n8yxrtuttle@gmail.com > Sun, Nov 3, 9:05 PM (2 days ago) Call: N8YXR Operator(s): N8YXR Station: N8YXR Class: Single Op Assisted LP QTH: MI Operating Time (hrs): 2:35 Summary:  Band  QSOs  Mults -------------------   160:    0     0    80:     13     4    40:    22    17    20:   0     0    15:    0     0    10:     0     0 ------------------- Total:  35   21  Total Score =  1,470 Club: Mad River Radio Club Comments: Not sure you can call what I did real CW, but I got on and did what I could for the club and to beat OH! Plan a full bore SSB effort as usual. Hope I didn't screw anyone up too much with my effort. This did get ...

2019 CQWW SSB

Summary:  Band  QSOs  Mults -------------------   160:    0     0    80:   24    12    40:   22    22    20:  177   86    15:   65    50    10:    2     4 ------------------- Total:  290   125  Total Score = 132,414 Club: Mad River Radio Club Comments: Made plans to do better than last year with a goal of 350 QSOs, band plan by hour, and discussed the plan with Jennie. Then, I watched Tamitha Skov's solar predictions for the weekend and realized we would have to play it by ear. W3LPL said it well, "a very rough weekend." (Caught him and K3LR swapping scores on the real 3830. God, I miss that.) Did our best and considering the conditions. I found a spot on 80M to call CQ for a little bit. Mostly worked Canadians, but then a bunch of Am...

2019 ARRL International DX

Call: N8YXR Operator(s): N8YXR, KC0RBV Station: N8YXR Class: Multi-Single LP QTH: MI Operating Time (hrs): Too bloody long and embarrassing Summary:  Band  QSOs  Mults -------------------   160:    0     0    80:   37    28    40:   49    37    20:  123   70    15:   29    70    10:    0     0 ------------------- Total:  238   155  Total Score = 110,670 Club: Mad River Radio Club Comments: We started out so positive and energetic. Then, well the bands did us in. Our goal was to try and beat the 8 land multi-single record, but as the weekend went on we saw it slip away. About Saturday evening, our goal shifted to simply surviving and minimizing the damage. What a !#$#% time! Truly horrible conditions up here!...