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ARRL Field Day 2020 Resuts, Reports and Stories - N1API - 06-28-2020 If you worked the Field Day from home please post your scores and stories here by replying to this messages. We'd like to hear from first time Field Dayers and Veterans on how you liked this different version of Field Day. RE: ARRL Field Day 2020 Resuts, Reports and Stories - N1API - 06-28-2020 Here are my results for the FD Operation from home. START-OF-LOG: 3.0 LOCATION: CT CALLSIGN: N1API CLUB: Meriden ARC CONTEST: ARRL-FIELD-DAY CATEGORY-OPERATOR: SINGLE-OP CATEGORY-ASSISTED: ASSISTED CATEGORY-BAND: ALL CATEGORY-MODE: MIXED CATEGORY-POWER: LOW CATEGORY-STATION: FIXED CATEGORY-TRANSMITTER: ONE CLAIMED-SCORE: 1272 OPERATORS: N1API NAME: Al ADDRESS: ADDRESS-CITY: Meriden ADDRESS-STATE-PROVINCE: CT ADDRESS-POSTALCODE: 06451 ADDRESS-COUNTRY: UNITED STATES EMAIL: CREATED-BY: N1MM Logger+ 1.0.8501.0 Band Mode QSOs Pts 7 FT8 34 68 14 FT8 76 152 21 FT8 129 258 28 CW 8 16 28 FT8 62 124 50 FT8 9 18 Total Both 318 638 Score: 1,272 1 Mult= 1.0 QSO I made a clean sweep of all the sections. That was a first for me. In my comments to the ARRL I noted that I hoped the ARRL would allow this type of operation every year because it encourages operation from home and improvement of your home stations. I noticed many new calls on FT8 that I've never seen before probably from all the 1D and 1E stations from home. But I also noticed that many of the new operators were probably first timers on digital and had quiet a few problems, that held down my rate. First of all there were many who by the end of the contest STILL had not set up an ARRL Sections exchange. Also I noticed many calls constantly calling CQ but never making any calls. I call them hunters but not peckers. Also I would call stations they would answer but never finish the contact. And stations would call me during my CQ and after I finished the call I was in would call them and they never came back. More than likely many of these were first time digital operators and hopefully with experience they will get better. It looks like I operated about 24 of the 27 hours, (+ or -). |