While in the middle of FD, I know there was much talk about \u201cdead bands\u201d and such, but it seems that was all talk. I will be submitting our score shortly, and the ARRL may have some QSO matching to do, but according to N1MM+ and a pile of XLS time, our final score was 19,250. This would be a second place score in the 2016 event, and time will tell if we achieved our goal of a 13A record. In any case, here are the highlights:<\/p>\n
80m SSB \/ CW \/ Digi: 120 \/ 174 \/ 13 QSOs
\n40m SSB \/ CW \/ Dig: 173 \/ 444 \/ 83
\n20m SSB \/ CW \/ Dig: 119 \/ 420 \/ 90
\n15m SSB \/ CW \/ Dig: 70 \/ 126 \/ 2
\n10m SSB \/ CW \/ Dig: 2 \/ 0 \/ 0
\nVHF SSB+FM \/ CW \/ Digi: 134 \/ 4 \/ 0<\/p>\n
\u2026for a total QSO count of 1971 (after several dups were removed). I then tallied up 1 pt \u00a0per SSB\/FM contact and 2 pts\/QSO for CW and Digi to get a base QSO score of 16,650 (which includes the GOTA QSOs). Adding in 2600 bonus points (emergency power, public location, satellite, etc) got us up to our 19,250 grand total score. I will crunch up some charts showing QSO rates and qtys by hour, but this is what they will all add up to.<\/p>\n
I must thank each and every one of you for the dedication and effort you each put forth through this event. It never ceases to amaze me how much A Game each of you brings. Tower trailers, networks, radios, tents, antennas galore, intense operating skills, and all the glue in between. Quite a lot happens to make this one day event successful. Little things like falling masts, dead batteries, and no sleep just don\u2019t slow any of you down.<\/p>\n
Thank you,
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While in the middle of FD, I know there was much talk about \u201cdead bands\u201d and such, but it seems that was all talk. I will be submitting our score shortly, and the ARRL may have some QSO matching to do, but according to N1MM+ and a pile of XLS time, our final score was … Continue reading Oh Great WVARA FD Team,<\/span>