I spend much of the weekend participating in the Phone SS contest. Unlike last year, when my goal was a clean sweep on both CW and Phone, this year’s goal was to simply complete WAS Phone, which is the final requirement for a Triple Play on WAS (I already have WAS CW and WAS Digital).
Since I had a clean-sweep last year during the SS Phone contest, in theory I should already have WAS Phone. But that’s only in theory. The challenge is getting the confirmations into LotW.
When I began the contest I needed a total of 10 states to confirm in LotW. And at this point, a few hours after I went QRT, 4 have confirmed. So 6 to go (CO, GA, MS, MT, ND, WY)! I worked each needed state 3-6 times, so I have more than one opportunity for each.
So how did SS Phone go? 210 QSOs, 81 Sections. Surprised I never heard Newfoundland (they were on 10 meters the entire time it seemed), and I never heard PR at all (odd because N/S DX paths make that a simple multiplier to get).
EDIT: 18 hours later only two remain to be confirmed, Georgia and Mississippi.
FURTHER EDITED: Turns out that none of the 4 Mississippi, or 6 Georgia stations I worked during the Phone Sweepstakes contest participate in LotW. Dang! So I dropped 10 QSLs and SASEs in the mail at lunch. My fingers are crossed! (Also a QSL request for W1AW — my most prized QSL as a Novice 43 years ago).
AND A FINAL EDIT: One of the Mississippi stations must have just started with LotW because I received a confirmation 2 days after the contest ended. So maybe one of the six GA stations will do the same.
