2003 ARRL Sweepstakes CW AK1W

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                   ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW

Call: AK1W
Operator(s): K5ZD
Station: K5ZD

Class: Single Op HP
QTH: WMA
Operating Time (hrs): 24
Radios: SO2R

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
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  160:    0
   80:  119
   40:  474
   20:  516
   15:  123
   10:   83
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Total: 1315  Sections = 79  Total Score = 207,770

Club: Yankee Clipper Contest Club

Comments

Used the new club call just for fun. Wanted to see if there would be less requests for section repeats if I used a call in the proper call area. It was better‚ but still a lot of them. Too many ‘West’ sections (WMA‚ WPA‚ WTX‚ WWA)!

Missed NT – never heard one. Worked two or more of everything else except PR and PAC!

Contest started out even slower than normal. Just kept plugging and ended the first night just a little behind the usual total. Sunday wasn’t great‚ but consistent. Took an hour off when the flare hit. Figured things would improve toward the end of the contest‚ and they did.

Now 27 years in a row with more than 1K QSOs in SS CW. I love this contest!
Especially enjoy working those guys with old checks and the swinging bug fists.
Less of them every year…

Operating note for the day. If you are really weak‚ don’t send leading zeroes on your serial number.

The story in numbers below.

Rates

 Hour      80      40      20      15      10     Total     Cumm    OffTime

D1-2100Z    -       -     54/25   20/15    3/2    77/42     77/42  
D1-2200Z    -       -     54/7    12/5    13/2    79/14    156/56  
D1-2300Z    -       -     52/3    20/3      -     72/6     228/62  
D2-0000Z  --+--    1/0    46/7    28/2    --+--   75/9     303/71  
D2-0100Z    -     60/4    28/0      -       -     88/4     391/75  
D2-0200Z  12/0    54/0    10/0      -       -     76/0     467/75  
D2-0300Z  31/3    32/1      -       -       -     63/4     530/79  
D2-0400Z   8/0    66/0      -       -       -     74/0     604/79  
D2-0500Z  15/0    47/0      -       -       -     62/0     666/79  
D2-0600Z  17/0    34/0      -       -       -     51/0     717/79  
D2-0700Z   6/0    44/0      -       -       -     50/0     767/79  
D2-0800Z   8/0     4/0    --+--   --+--   --+--   12/0     779/79     40
D2-0900Z    -       -       -       -       -      0/0     779/79     60
D2-1000Z    -       -       -       -       -      0/0     779/79     60
D2-1100Z   5/0     9/0      -       -       -     14/0     793/79     48
D2-1200Z   4/0    35/0    15/0      -       -     54/0     847/79  
D2-1300Z    -     12/0    35/0      -       -     47/0     894/79  
D2-1400Z    -     11/0    29/0      -       -     40/0     934/79  
D2-1500Z    -      2/0    37/0     8/0      -     47/0     981/79  
D2-1600Z  --+--    1/0    28/0     3/0     3/0    35/0    1016/79  
D2-1700Z    -       -     12/0      -       -     12/0    1028/79     39
D2-1800Z    -       -      6/0      -     23/0    29/0    1057/79     27
D2-1900Z    -      1/0    21/0     2/0    17/0    41/0    1098/79  
D2-2000Z    -      7/0     7/0     2/0     4/0    20/0    1118/79     31
D2-2100Z    -      4/0      -     13/0    20/0    37/0    1155/79  
D2-2200Z    -       -     35/0     9/0      -     44/0    1199/79  
D2-2300Z    -      6/0    27/0     4/0      -     37/0    1236/79  
D3-0000Z  --+--    9/0     9/0     2/0    --+--   20/0    1256/79  
D3-0100Z   6/0    27/0     3/0      -       -     36/0    1292/79     32
D3-0200Z   7/0     8/0     8/0      -       -     23/0    1315/79     23

Total:   119/3   474/5   516/42  123/25   83/4