WAE DX Contest, CW
Call: K4JA
Operator(s): K9GY
Station: K4JA
Class: SOAB HP
QTH:
Operating Time (hrs): 36
Radios: SO2R
Summary:
Band QSOs QTCs Mults
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80: 1 1
40: 277 161 38
20: 608 722 43
15: 668 674 43
10: 10 7
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Total: 1564 1557 132 = 948,480
Club/Team:
Comments:
This has got to be the most (four) thunderstorms in one contest!
#1) three hour delay at O'Hare airport on Thu night
#2) first day evening killed 80m expectations...
#3) late first day knocks out rotar indicators
Scot K9JY saw it hit the 40m stack halfway down.
Might be some repair needed on top 40m antenna...?
#4) near the end of the contest around the last 2-3 hours
another thunderstorm rolls on in...!!!
Other points:
* 0400 (local) arrival in Callao, VA on Fri
* first break was 2 hours, should have probably been 3.5 hrs
* had an excellent first day...
* the thunderstorms and ill-timed off periods didn't help
* first time SO2R...it helps especially with band transitions
* Writelog and ACOMs recovered very nicely from a power outage
while sending...wow, impressive.
* Bad "choice" of off times :-(
* Record # of QSOs S/O USA by KE2PF in 1996 1,706
So I have to be happy with the 1,564 Q's...
* Record # of Mults S/O USA by KE2PF in 1996 443
I needed some improvement in the mult dept (304)...
* Came close to goal of 1 million, but not close enough!
I had fun...See you next year!
Best of health to all...K9GY/4
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