2015 August UHF Contest Results
Tue 04 October 2016
Opened the mailbox today and was
surprised to see an envelope from Newington waiting for me. Looks like
I placed third in the Atlantic Division (SOLP) and first (out of two) in
the MDC section!
Missed all the VHF+ contest this year but I'm hoping to get my antennas back up and figure out what to do with these transverters. I had a slight point deduction due to a mis-copied grid when I contacted WB2JAY and a couple of duplicates. I had fun participating and hope to do so again soon.
ARRL Contest Branch
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Contest: 2015 ARRL AUGUST UHF CONTEST
Call: WG3K
Category: Single Operator, Low Power
Location: MDC
************************** Summary ***************************
15 Claimed QSO before checking (does not include duplicates)
14 Final QSO after checking reductions
54 Claimed QSO points
51 Final QSO points
8 Claimed grids
8 Final grids
432 Claimed score
408 Final score
-5.6% Score reduction
6.7% Error Rate based on claimed and final qso counts
3 (16.7%) duplicates
0 (0.0%) calls copied incorrectly
1 (5.6%) exchanges copied incorrectly
0 (0.0%) not in log
0 (0.0%) calls unique to this log only (not removed)
********************** Results By Band ***********************
Band QSO QPts Grid
Claimed 432 12 36 5
Final 432 11 33 5
Claimed 1.2G 3 18 3
Final 1.2G 3 18 3
Claimed All 15 54 8 Score 432
Final All 14 51 8 Score 408
*************** Incorrect Exchange Information ***************
432 CW 2015-08-02 1334 WG3K FM18 WB2JAY FN10 correct FN30
******************* Multipliers by band ********************
432 multiplier total 5
FM19 FM29 FN10 FN20 FN31
1.2G multiplier total 3
FN10 FN20 FN31
By Sparks, Category: Radio
Tags: 23cm / 70cm / Contesting / On the Air /
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