CQ Worldwide DX Contest, SSB
Call: W6QU
Operator(s): W8QZA
Station: W8QZA
Class: SOAB QRP
QTH: San Diego, CA
Operating Time (hrs): 40
Summary:
Band QSOs Zones Countries
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160: 0 0 0
80: 10 6 6
40: 22 10 10
20: 57 17 24
15: 102 18 46
10: 0 0 0
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Total: 191 51 86 Total Score = 67,404
Club:
Comments:
Rig: Elecraft K-2
Antennas:
3 el SteppIR up 32 feet
HF-2V Butternut Vertical
DX-LB trap dipole
Usually when I operate from my home QTH, it is hopeless to compete in the
world, so I do a single band of some sort. It is tough to push the sleep
deprivation when you know you will be lucky to be in the top half!
But I did it, and if this year's scores are similar to last year's scores, I
will be lucky to be in the top half. And to get that wonderful result, I had
only 4 1/2 hours of sleep from Friday through Sunday night.!
The only opening to Europe for me from out here in San Diego was from 14:30 to
15:30 Z on Sunday morning! But it was exciting when it happened, and I was
able to work 9 Europeans, all new mults and some double mults.
My best Qs outside that opening were:
80 M- JH1OGC on one call! The only JA to hear me! INCREDIBLE EARS!!!
40 M- AO8A on one call.
20 M- T32CXX
15 M- 3V8BB and ZK2DF. Also IS0/K7QB and D4C
10 M- Only heard one very weak LU despite listening regularly on both days.
I have never worked so hard for so little, but that is life on a small city
lot! But those "best" Qs listed above make it all worth it!
...Bill Parker W8QZA / W6QU
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