[LCC] W5RU SS Phone Results

[kn5o]

Here's our 3830 Posting:

                    ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, SSB  Call: W5RU Operator(s): KN5O 
K1DW KG5VK K5ER KA5M K5TFH NX8G Station: KN5O  Class: Multi-Op HP QTH: 
Covington, LA Operating Time (hrs): 24  Summary:  Band  QSOs ------------   160:         
80:  213    40:  523    20:  746    15:  270    10:   95 ------------ Total: 
1847  Sections = 83  Total Score = 306,602  Club: Louisiana Contest Club  
Comments:  I'm sitting here analyzing the logs between last year and this year, 
trying to find out where we went wrong.  We were on track with last year's run 
rates though about 20:00z on Sunday (up +1).  But then the rates declined from 
there to the close of the contest; down some 200 Qs from last year, with the 
last hour being a total disaster (Qs down by nearly 100 in the last hour!)  It 
certainly wasn't from a lack of band coverage - we were actively covering 3-4 
bands at any time.  Station equipment basically the same, dual interlocked SO2R 
positions.  We had some new ops, but by that time they had been operating 
several hours each, so station familiarization was not so much an issue. So I'm 
thinking it was fewer participants than last year (which from reading the 
comments posted from some, that appears to be one factor, perhaps due to the 
after affects from Sandy.)    Regardless, though we were disappointed in our 
effort, we ate in style!  Dinner Friday night at the Chimes Restaurant 
overlooking the Bayou, full breakfast in the AM, poor-boys for Saturday lunch, 
Bar-B-Que with the trimmings for dinner, repeat breakfast, more 
sandwiches/Bar-B-Que for lunch, topping it off with pizza for Sunday evening.  
Not to mention the desserts.  Thankfully no equipment failures and everyone had 
a good time.  And many, many thanks and much appreciation to the XYL for 
tolerating the bunch!  And thanks to all of you for the Qs.. We'll see ya down 
the road in future contests.  73, Ted KN5O for W5RU  (K1DW Dallas, K5ER Mark, 
KG5VK Steve, KA5M Marsh, K5TFH Tim,  NX8G Rex)   Posted using 3830 Score 
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