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Subject: [3830] CQWW SSB K3ZO SOAB HP
From: k3zo@verizon.net (k3zo@verizon.net)
Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2002 19:24:52 -0800
                    CQ Worldwide DX Contest, SSB

Call: K3ZO
Operator(s): K3ZO
Station: K3ZO

Class: SOAB HP
QTH: MD
Operating Time (hrs): 41

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Zones  Countries
------------------------------
  160:    8     4        7
   80:  114    16       56
   40:  147    19       62
   20:  503    32      115
   15: 1137    33      122
   10: 1227    33      124
------------------------------
Total: 3136   137      486  Total Score = 5,547,192

Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club

Comments:

At the start of the contest conditions didn't seem to be very
promising, but taking forecaster K9LA at his word to the effect
that conditions would gradually improve as the weekend went on,
I violated one of my cardinal rules -- namely that I always work
10 meters hard the first day just in case conditions take it away
from us on the second day.  Instead, putting faith in the 
performance of my 8-el 15 meter Telrex to perform when conditions
are a bit down, I stayed on 15 Saturday morning until after 1400Z
before finally going to 10.  The decision paid off as 10 was great
Sunday morning and my first full hour on 10 Sunday was a 199 hour.

By the way, that run wore this old man out (I'm taking my birth
certificate to the Social Security office this week to prepare 
to get Medicare started -- that's right, come 10 meter contest
time I'll be 65) and after that hour I almost felt like I would
have to go back to bed right away, but I economized my movements
and with a bit of coffee I gradually recovered my equilibrium 
while nursing 154 and 131 QSOs into the log in the succeeding
two hours.  

I spent a lot more time in S&P mode than usual and it seems to
have paid off in better multiplier totals.  The best thing that
happened during the weekend was the rain Friday night and 
Saturday, gentle enough not to cause precip static on the Yagis
but wet enough to shut down all the line noises for most of the
weekend.  It sure was great to be able to hear right down to the
receiver's noise floor most of the time.

Here's my rate info:



                               K3ZO CQWW SSB 2002


  HOUR  160SSB   80SSB   40SSB   20SSB   15SSB   10SSB   TOTAL   ACCUM
  ----  ------  ------  ------  ------  ------  ------   -----   -----
    0       0       0       0      42      35       0      77      77
    1       0       0      32      15       0       0      47     124
    2       2      18       2      24       0       0      46     170
    3       0       0      27      16       0       0      43     213
    4       0      44       2       0       0       0      46     259
    5       3       9       6      13       0       0      31     290
    6       3       5       5       0       0       0      13     303
    7       0       0       0       0       0       0       0     303
    8       0       0       0       0       0       0       0     303
    9       0      17       2       0       0       0      19     322
   10       0       0      12      24       0       0      36     358
   11       0       0       0       0      81       0      81     439
   12       0       0       0       0     127       0     127     566
   13       0       0       0       0     151       0     151     717
   14       0       0       0       0     163       0     163     880
   15       0       0       0       0      20     100     120    1000
   16       0       0       0       0       0     134     134    1134
   17       0       0       0       0       0      83      83    1217
   18       0       0       0       0       0      81      81    1298
   19       0       0       0      53      43       3      99    1397
   20       0       0       0     109       0       0     109    1506
   21       0       0       0     126       0       0     126    1632
   22       0       0       0      13       0      46      59    1691
   23       0       0       0       0      11      44      55    1746

    0       0       0       0       0      78       0      78    1824
    1       0       0       0       0      87       0      87    1911
    2       0       0       4      18      15       0      37    1948
    3       0       5      22       0       0       0      27    1975
    4       0       7      25       0       0       0      32    2007
    5       0       5       0       0       0       0       5    2012
    6       0       0       0       0       0       0       0    2012
    7       0       0       0       0       0       0       0    2012
    8       0       0       0       0       0       0       0    2012
    9       0       0       0       0       0       0       0    2012
   10       0       4       8      15       0       0      27    2039
   11       0       0       0       3       0      51      54    2093
   12       0       0       0       0       0     199     199    2292
   13       0       0       0       0       0     154     154    2446
   14       0       0       0       0       0     131     131    2577
   15       0       0       0       0       0     111     111    2688
   16       0       0       0       0      93       1      94    2782
   17       0       0       0       0      49      14      63    2845
   18       0       0       0       0      49      19      68    2913
   19       0       0       0       0      53       0      53    2966
   20       0       0       0      28      36       1      65    3031
   21       0       0       0       0       8      26      34    3065
   22       0       0       0       0      21      21      42    3107
   23       0       0       0       4      17       8      29    3136

  TOTAL     8     114     147     503    1137    1227


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