ARRL INTERNATIONAL DX CONTEST 1998
Call: WT1O Country: United States
Mode: CW Category: Single Operator
Low Power, Unassisted
BAND QSO QSO PTS PTS/Q COUNTRIES
160 57 171 3.0 33
80 102 306 3.0 40
40 135 405 3.0 47
20 491 1473 3.0 62
15 312 936 3.0 61
10 42 126 3.0 20
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Totals 1139 3417 3.0 263 = 898,671
All reports sent were 59(9), unless otherwise noted.
30 hours of operation
Equipment Description:
160 M sloping vertical with 2 radials,
80 M Inverted V @ 90 ft,
40 M dipole @ 30 ft, 40 M vertical,
TH7 @ 95 ft, KT34A fixed south @ 45 ft,
Yaesu FT-1000, TenTec Omni D
Club Affiliation: YCCC
Another great contest. Really impressed with my 160 sloping vertical.
Found I could work 95% of what I heard. Conditions really excellent
on Friday night. Used the Omni D on 160 and 10. Found the second
radio was not as important in this contest because I did more S&P except
for the mornings running Europe. It was very useful for listening to 10
to find the Carribean mults but I would usually go there and S&P up the
band and then return to 15 or 20. The lower tribander really gave the
rotator a break especially at the end of the contest looking for JA's and
dxpeditions down south. Still need to find out why my multiplier total is
significantly down from the top scores (skill, propagation, or a little of
both?). Already looking forward to next year.
73, Bob WT1O
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