Class: SO Unlimited HP
QTH: East Bay
Operating Time (hrs): 23:08

Summary:
Band QSOs
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160: 0
80: 155
40: 99
20: 71
15: 40
10: 0
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Total: 365 Sections = 70 Total Score = 51,100

Club: Northern California Contest Club

Comments:

The bands were reflective of the season: mashed potatoes and gravy all of
Saturday. Thanks for the spots! That makes a huge difference when you’re a
little gun.

Used my Yaesu FT-857D and Dentron GLA-1000 (500watts max) into an Inverted-L for 160m (about 35 feet high) and a ground-mounted Butternut HF9V along with Writelog. I did fire-up my Yaesu FT-840 early-on to try my hand at some Search and Pounce on other bands but since I didn’t have the CAT cable connected, I had to log each QSO manually, and so it became easier to just go to that band (barefoot) on the FT-857.

Because I lent my amp cable to a fellow EBARC member, I could only control the PTT on my amp with a foot switch, instead of automatically from the rig and computer. In other words, if you heard me at all this past week on the bands, that was actually me, not a recording (though I was able to call CQ from the computer barefoot, but that was not very productive). So a big note for next year: make sure you have all your cables and computer stuff set up weeks before to ensure the suffering is not repeated at this level.

My eyes and body and especially my legs were just tired and exhausted. I’ve been on party benders that have left me more lucid than I felt after this contest hi hi!

73 and KB
Jack, K6JEB

Call: K6JEB
Operator(s): K6JEB
Station: K6JEB

Class: SO Unlimited Low-Power
QTH: East Bay
Operating Time (hrs): 12:34

Summary:
Band   QSOs
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160:     0
80:     7
40:    70
20:    90
15:    34
10:     0
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Total:  201  Sections = 70  Total Score = 28,140

Club: Northern California Contest Club

Station: Yaesu FT-857D 100watts -> Inverted-L and Butternut HF-9V controlled by Writelog.  My antenna farm didn’t grow as much as I wanted it to.  However, the seeds are planted and once the budget settles I might have a full-time tri-bander up at least 30 feet.

Comments: There were some rather nice openings to the East Coast most of the time I was on.  15M was quite open from mid morning to early afternoon for long-haul.

Every contest I feel like I learn a little bit more about contesting.  This time I was really making full use of my filters and it makes a HUGE difference as far as helping keep you from exhausting yourself trying to mentally slice through wider bandwidth of noise.

Other commitments precluded me from operating full-time.  Will try again next year.

73
Jack, K6JEB

Call: K6JEB
Operator(s): K6JEB
Station: K6JEB

Class: M/SFixed LP
QTH: CCOS (Contra Costa County)
Operating Time (hrs): 13:05

Summary:
Band  CW Qs  Ph Qs
——————–
160:    1      0
80:  52    35
40:  15      4
20:  80    12
15:    9      2
10:
6:
2:
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Total:  157    53  Mults = 39  Total Score = 22,503

Club: Northern California Contest Club

Comments:

Inverted-L for 160m up 30 feet was my only antenna.  100w

Didn’t get the time to operate the full contest.  Hope to get back on track
next year.  This is definitely a tough season.  20m was muddy at best on
Saturday.  I should have spent more time on 40m to make some easy points.
Pollen in the air helped keep me off much phone.

Will take this as a warm-up for Sweepstakes.

73 and KB
Jack, K6JEB