All scores are claimed scores unless otherwise noted.
January: ARRL RTTY Round Up (Final Score)
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QSO’s: 771
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Mult’s: 80
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Score: 60,880
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Op Time: 15 Hrs
Comment: Fell short of my scores from the previous three years, but still took first place in the SOLP category for Indiana, the fourth
year in a row.
January: NAQP CW
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QSO’s: 704
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Mult’s: 138
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Score: 97,152
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Op Time: 10 Hrs
Comment: My highest QSO total ever for the NAQP. One day I will break the 100K point barrier for this contest.
January: NAQP Phone (Final Score)
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QSO’s: 174
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Mult’s: 75
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Score: 13,050
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Op Time: 4 Hrs
Comment: Operation limited to daylight hours so I missed the high rate hours typically seen later in the test.
January: BARTG Sprint
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QSO’s: 89
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Mult’s: 31
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Score: 9,612
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Op Time: 3 Hrs
Comment: Just horsing around, did not submit log.
February: NAQP RTTY (Final Score)
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QSO’s: 512
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Mult’s: 139
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Score: 71,168
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Op Time: 8 Hrs
Comment: First place for the Indiana Section! SMC Team 2 also finished second in team competition.
March: Wisconsin QSO Party (Final Score)
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QSO’s: 128
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Mult’s: 50
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Score: 16,575
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Op Time: 4 Hrs
Comment: I like to support the fellow 9-land QSO parties. Had the top score from Indiana.
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April: Michigan QSO Party (Final Score)
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QSO’s: 30
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Mult’s: 26
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Score: 1,248
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Op Time: 2 Hrs
Comment: Testing a low, portable dipole that I hope to use while operating portable in the Indiana QSO Party.
May: Indiana QSO Party (Final Score)
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QSO’s: 387
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Mult’s: 150
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Score: 91,550
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Op Time: 11.5 Hrs
Comment: First place for single op, low power. The new antenna tested during the MIQP worked FB. More QSO’s, more mults, and a
50% score increase from 2010. The log was also submitted for the 7QP and NEQP.
May: 7th Call Area QSO Party (Final Score)
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QSO’s: 92
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Mult’s: 54
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Score: 13,068
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Op Time: 11.5 Hrs
Comment: Run concurrently with the INQP. This effort was good for first place for low power Indiana stations and 12th in the county for
the low power, mixed mode non-7 entries.
May: New England QSO Party (Final Score)
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QSO’s: 41
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Mult’s: 25
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Score: 1,850
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Op Time: 11.5 Hrs
Comment: Run concurrently with the INQP.
June: Field Day, Op at W9LDX (Final Score)
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QSO’s: 1,650
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Score: 5,726
Comment: This score was good enough for 7th place nationally in the 1A category.
July: RAC Canada Day (Final Score)
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QSO’s: 101
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Mult’s: 10
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Score: 6,580
Comment: First place, World, 40M!
July: NAQP RTTY (Final Score)
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QSO’s: 324
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Mult’s: 114
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Score: 36,936
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Op Time: 7.5 Hrs
Comment: Had to shut down for nearly 2 hours due to thunder; fought static crashes for the entire contest. Team SMC #1 took 4th
place nationally!
August: NAQP CW (Final Score)
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QSO’s: 234
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Mult’s: 94
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Score: 21,996
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Op Time: 4 Hrs
Comment: Had originally planned to go “full bore” in this contest but my enthusiasm flagged early on.
September: CQ WW RTTY 40M
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QSO’s: 222
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Mult’s: 90
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Score: 29,070
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Op Time: ?
Comment: Thought I would enter in the 40M category, figuring I had a reasonable chance of snagging the first place certificate for the
9th call district.
November: SS CW (Final Score)
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QSO’s: 680
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Mult’s: 77
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Score: 104,720
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Op Time: 17 Hrs
Comment: Broke the 100,000 point barrier for the second year in a row. This score resulted in a third place finish for Indiana SOLP
entries.
November: SS Phone
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QSO’s: 335
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Mult’s: 80
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Score: 53,600
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Op Time: 12 Hrs
Comment: Wasn’t trying for a sweep, it just happened.
December: RAC Winter
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QSO’s: 142
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Mult’s: 13
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Score: 12,636
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Op Time: 6 Hrs
Comment: All QSO’s were on 40M and this was entered as a single band entry. My best score ever as an RAC single band entry.