CQ Worldwide DX Contest, SSB
Call: N4IJ
Operator(s): N4IJ
Station: N4IJ
Class: SOSB/15 LP
QTH: Oklahoma
Operating Time (hrs):
Summary:
Band QSOs Zones Countries
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160:
80:
40:
20:
15: 610 39 124
10:
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Total: 610 39 124 Total Score = 279,380
Club:
Comments:
Ten Tec Omni 6+
5 element yagi at 60 ft optimized for forward gain (no need for F/B in
Oklahoma).
N1MM logging.
Saturday morning I discovered I had operated into the 20m yagi for 3 hours with
whatever power the TenTec was putting out. When I saw my swr I realized my
antenna switch was in the wrong position! Still worked some choice DX.
I have never worked 39 zones in any CQWW before. Worked every country I heard.
Some of them took a while, and had to make return trips into the pileup to get
the DX. From OK there is not much point in calling CQ with low power into
Europe. Also, if I were ever to get serious in the SSB contests, I would have
to put a roofing filter in.
Even though contests are good in improving operating skills, I feel somewhat
rude at times trying to time calls into DX pileups. You have to be aggressive
to get the job done. I always notice that the Japanese operators have clean
signals, even in contests. EU and USA not the case.
It was a lot of fun, but I sure an stiff now.
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