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Subject: [3830] CQWW CW ZL6QH M/2 HP
From: brianmiller@xtra.co.nz (brianmiller@xtra.co.nz)
Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2002 02:33:57 -0800
                    CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW

Call: ZL6QH
Operator(s): ZL2BSJ ZL2AGY ZL1AZE ZL1BYZ G4EDG
Station: ZL6QH

Class: M/2 HP
QTH: ZL
Operating Time (hrs): 48

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Zones  Countries
------------------------------
  160:    4     4        3
   80:  263    18       31
   40: 1162    30       83
   20: 1599    32      104
   15: 1068    33       85
   10: 1921    32       82
------------------------------
Total: 6017   149      388  Total Score = 9,565,581

Club: WARC

Comments:

What a fantastic contest! Our best score yet and very close to the 9.6M
Multi-Multi record set by ZL2K in 1993.

Conditions were only average so the big score is due to other factors like the
awesome ops and the new 6 el monoband yagi antennas on 10m. Furthermore,
everything worked according to plan. We were ready to go 1.5 hours before the
start of the contest and nothing failed during the contest - amazing!

As expected, The M2 category proved to be a lot of fun. We operated two stations
- one was designated as the "LOW BAND" station and the other as the "HIGH BAND"
station. The LOW BAND station focused on the lowest bands with propagation
(160/80/40/20 plus 15 during the day) and the HIGH BAND station focused on the
highest bands with propagation (typically 10 during the day and dropping down to
15/20 over night).

160 m was a big disappointment. We did not even hear HC8N on 160m so it was very
BAD!  Signals on 80m were also weak but at least we managed to achieve some runs
to USA, JA and Europe. Here is a summary of the QSOs broken down by band and
continent.

              160   80   40   20   15   10  ALL   percent

North America   2  104  439  567  549 1118 2779    44.9
South America   0    1   15   26   26   12   80     1.3
Europe          0   66  354  614  182  287 1503    24.3
Asia            1   80  359  397  291  543 1671    27.0
Africa          0    0    4   14    7    3   28     0.5
Oceania         2   15   11   36   26   30  120     1.9

We used the following equipment and antennas

Radio 1: FT1000MP + TL922
Radio 2: FT1000MP + FL2100B
Logging: CT 9.81 with K1TTT Ethernet

10m Antennas: Fixed 6el yagis to Europe & North America, Vee beams
80m - 15m Antennas: Vee beams and Rhombic (for Europe)
160m Antennas: Longwire (highest point 40m AGL), Delta loop, Vee beams

Thanks to everyone for all the QSOs; the Wellington Amateur Radio club for the
ZL6QH facilities; ZL2AOV, ZL2GI and ZL2III (DK1II) for the loan of equipment;
and the contest organisers for the fun contest.

CU All in the 2003 CQ 160M CW contest

73

Brian ZL1AZE
for ZL6QH team


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