On 6/16/14 at 11:30 PM, j...@audiosystemsgroup.com (Jim Brown) wrote:
4) Don't waste your time with SSB on FD. CW can be reasonably
competitive QRP, and a lot of fun. SSB only be described as a
struggle, and is definitely not fun. Been there, done that,
burned the Tee shirt. :)
The last detailed QSO/mode/band I can find is from the West
Valley Amateur Radio Association's in 2011. We were 7A (battery
QRP). We had 3 HF CW stations, 3 HF SSB stations, an HF digital
station, a GOTA station, a satellite station, and a VHF station.
While our prime goal for field day is to have fun, we have fun
by erecting the best antennas we can, trying to get as many
people on the air as possible, and ending with a good score. We
set the all-time record for 7A that year and have set a number
of other records for various numbers of transmitters in other years.
Call: K6EI
GOTA Call: W6ZZZ Class: 7A QRP
QTH: Mora Hill, CA Operating Time (hrs): 24
Summary:
Band CW Qs Ph Qs Dig Qs
80: 119 84 0
40: 325 169 46
20: 639 195 87
15: 339 135 11
10: 0 41 0
6: 1 37 0
2: 0 16 0
222: 0 2
432: 0 5
1.2: 0 1
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1423 685 144
Total Score = 20,845
Comments:
QSO Points x Power Mult = 19,095 GOTA Bonus Points = 1,750
Total QSO Points + Bonus Pts = 20,845
Note that while most of our points came from CW, significant
number of points come from phone and digital. As you get into
the larger number of transmitters, QRP digital and phone become
an important part of the mix. QRP digital is always fun and
gives good scores. QRP SSB is fun with good antennas and propagation.
73 Bill AE6JV
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