W1/Eastport ARRL DX SSB

Ray W2RE pushed the W1/Eastport station in ARRLDX SSB last weekend. Ray operated SO/HP unassisted, his preliminary score on 3830 has him #1 USA/VE. If his score holds after log check, it will be the first time in 17/yrs a USA operator has outscored a VE, the last time it happened was 2002 by Bob KQ2M. The SO high power category has been owned by the top VE operators (VY2ZM and VE3EJ) for the past two decades because VE’s have a huge band segment advantage operating below the US band plan. The VE operators can operate the ARRLDX SSB on 10/15/20/40 without any QRM. Not only did Ray outsore his competitors in his own class, he also outscored all the SOA, MS and M2 teams in the USA and Canada as well. John W2GD has apparently won the SOA Low power category (World) for second year in a row operating from HH2AA. It was a very good weekend for RHR in ARRL DX SSB!

Ray’s score: [Score] (https://www.3830scores.com/showrumor.php?arg=jWa4zLismsyqP)