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Re:ARRL 10M 2008 - 2008/12/14 20:28
Station: VE2TZT
Class: SO Mixed HP
QTH: Montreal
Operating Time (hrs): 16
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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CW: 223 49
SSB: 132 32
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Total: 355 81 Total Score = 93,636
Club: C. Groupe du Quebec
Comments:
Many of us, including me, had underestimated the propagation for this contest
and started it casually or did not participate at all. Too bad, because the
conditions were far better that last year. There where interesting openings and
a diversity in propagation modes.
At several occasions, operators were missing at the other side while the band
was opened, as for example between FL and QC two hours before the end.
Of course, it was far from top of cycle, but the band was alive, proving that
pessimism is contributing to create bad conditions.
The propagation was mostly North-South, but I had an interesting East-West
opening on Sunday to CA and NV, thinking that perhaps I missed an opening to
Europe earlier.
Of course, we had dead hours, including those when signal was very strong for a
few seconds, just the time to answer to a call, and then disappeared for a full
minute just to prevent from completing the QSO. Very frustrating, many contacts
where lost like that.
I guess that those who switched on the station during those hours concluded a
little too fast that this was the conditions for the whole weekend. Happily, it
was not the case, and finally, I spent more time that forecasted.
Thank for the calls and will try to be here for the Canadian Winter Contest.
Gilles, VE2TZT
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