RAC Winter Contest

Call: VE8RAC
Operator(s): VE8EV VE8DW
Station: VE8EV

Class: M/M HP
QTH: Inuvik, NT
Operating Time (hrs): 7

Summary:
Band CW Qs Ph Qs CW Mults Ph Mults
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160:
80:
40: 29 3 6 3
20: 31 493 7 8
15: 56 6 5 2
10:
6:
2:
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Total: 116 512 18 13 Total Score = 109,120

Club:

Comments:

+11 RAC

A little bit of aurora made for a bumpy ride most of the day but we had some great runs whenever it lifted. Spent a lot of time on 15m and 40m but twenty was the only band that really opened to anywhere. Thanks to Radio Amateurs of Canada for the snappy callsign and Wally VE8DW for manning the second chair.

73
John VE8EV

ARRL 10 VE8EV SO Mixed HP

Call: VE8EV
Operator(s): VE8EV
Station: VE8EV

Class: SO Mixed HP
QTH: Inuvik, NT
Operating Time (hrs): 10

Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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CW: 112
SSB: 182
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Total: 294 72 Total Score = 58,464

Club:

Comments:

Fairly casual effort, just Saturday afternoon and Sunday til 2230z. I could follow the "2pm peak" across North America on both days. Zero rate until 2pm in New England when suddenly the band lit up with W1's and slowly tracked west until it was just 6's calling around 2pm Pacific and then died out after that. Had a lot of fun especially on CW!

73
John - VE8EV

ARRL 160 VE8EV M/S HP

Call: VE8EV
Operator(s): VE8EV
Station: VE8EV

Class: M/S HP
QTH: Inuvik, NT
Operating Time (hrs): 9

Summary:
Total: QSOs = 50 Sections = 38 Countries = 12 Total Score = 5,168

Club:

Comments:

I had a home renovation project go into extra innings and wasn't able to get on until Saturday afternoon. The K-index was 0 or 1 the entire time and I thought I'd be able to do better than 50 Q's! Ratio of heard to worked was about 2:1. I spent a lot of time CQing but not many takers. I got spotted twice and that was directly responsible for about half my QSO's. I'll have a better antenna next year.
73
John - VE8EV