PA32 PLT HAD TRACK DEV IN RDU CLASS E.

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I WAS ON AN IFR FLT PLAN FROM PHILADELPHIA NORTHEAST ARPT (PNE) TO RALEIGH DURHAM INTL (RDU). MY CLRNC HAD BEEN AMENDED TO INCLUDE RALEIGH ARGAL FOUR ARR. I WAS ON VICTOR 213 INBOUND TO HOPEWELL VORTAC COMMUNICATING WITH RICHMOND APCH. AT APPROX 2 NM NE OF HOPEWELL RICHMOND APCH CHANGED MY HEADING TO THE R OF V213. I FLEW THE NEW HEADING FOR APPROX 3 MINS AFTER WHICH RICHMOND APCH ISSUED A CLRNC FOR A L TURN TO A HEADING TO INTERCEPT V615 AND RESUME MY OWN NAV. I SET MY #1 VOR RECEIVER FOR THE INTERCEPT AND FLEW THE ASSIGNED HEADING UNTIL THE NEEDLE CTRED AND BEGAN TRACKING WHAT I THOUGHT WAS V615. I THEN SET THE #2 VOR RECEIVER TO FRANKLIN VORTAC SO AS TO NOTE MY ARR AT DUFFI INTXN. SHORTLY THEREAFTER; RICHMOND APCH QUESTIONED MY TRACK STATING THAT I WAS WELL TO THE E OF HOPEWELL 215 DEG RADIAL. I WAS GIVEN A HEADING TO FLY TO PLACE ME ON THE RADIAL. YET; AGAIN; WHEN BY ALL INDICATIONS I HAD ESTABLISHED THE ACFT ON THE 215 DEG RADIAL; RICHMOND STATED THAT I WAS TRACKING E OF IT. AS A RESULT; I CHKED THE RADIAL SETTING ON THE #1 VOR RECEIVER AND FOUND THAT INSTEAD OF THE 216 DEG RADIAL; I HAD; IN ERROR SET IT TO 205 DEG RADIAL. I MADE THE CORRECTION; INTERCEPTED THE RADIAL AND COMPLETED THE FLT WITHOUT FURTHER ERRORS. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: FATIGUE. PRIOR TO THE FLT I STAYED UP LATE FINISHING UP RPTS THAT HAD TO BE IN THE MAIL THE DAY OF MY FLT. I GOT IN BED AT APPROX XA30 AM AND WAS UP AT XE30 AM; CHK THE WX; FILED MY FLT PLAN AND PACKED MY BAG. I FELT OK; OR AT LEAST I THOUGHT I WAS. THERE WAS LIGHT TO MODERATE TURB ALONG THE ENTIRE RTE WHICH I AM NOW SURE ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO THE FATIGUE FACTOR. THEN ADD THE CHANGES IN HEADING JUST PRIOR TO ARRIVING AT HOPEWELL VORTAC; MANEUVERS THAT TOOK ME OUT OF MY STANDARD VOR PASSING ROUTINE; AND YOU HAVE A SIT THAT IS PRONE FOR ERRORS. THE SOLUTION TO PREVENTING A RECURRENCE OF THIS TYPE SIT IS TO BE SURE TO BE WELL RESTED PRIOR TO ANY FLT; TO CHK ONESELF BOTH PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY AND MAKE SURE YOU ARE IN A CONDITION TO MAINTAIN ALERTNESS DURING THE DURATION OF THE PLANNED FLT. AND; NO MATTER WHAT; ALWAYS CHK; AND DOUBLE-CHK ALL NAV SETTINGS.