CQ Worldwide DX Contest, SSB
Call: K2PO
Operator(s): K2PO
Station: K2PO
Class: SOAB LP
QTH: Newberg, Oregon
Operating Time (hrs): 36:24
Radios: SO2R
Summary:
Band QSOs Zones Countries
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160: 16 5 5
80: 33 11 11
40: 77 20 45
20: 266 29 84
15: 476 30 89
10: 697 30 88
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Total: 1565 125 322 Total Score = 1,916,736
Club: Willamette Valley DX Club
Comments:
It's all been said, but again: Wow!
(I'd never had 10m QSOs above 29 MHz before...)
The bands were so open that figuring where to point the antenna was a
challenge. (The rotator got quite a workout.) Fortunately, the bands were SO
open that stations often heard my 100w regardless of where the antenna was
pointing.
Despite great conditions, the log is still Asia-centric, with 41% of my QSOs,
vs. 29% for Europe. Can you say 432 different JA stations? (How many
multipliers is that? . . . One!) Five-band QSOs with JA3YBK, JA5FDJ and
JA7YRR (as well as CR2X, KL7RA and KH7X; actually six-band for KH7X).
There were a few Murphy Moments: trying - for too long - to work 80m using 10m
antenna (EF8R still had a good signal), having the autotuner in a TS-850 die,
and frying an external beverage-switching unit by a bone-headed maneuver
(credit lack of sleep), etc. But that's part of the fun.
Without spots, 160, 80 and 40 were tedious. I spent several slow hours trying
to find multipliers, and managed to snag some, but ultimately I opted for sleep
so I'd be better rested for the next day on 20m/15m/10m. My score suffered a
bit, but my ears didn't suffer as much.
'Ended with 130 different countries - my first single-weekend DXCC.
They say the peak of Cycle 24 isn't until 2013. Imagine . . .
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