ARRL INTERNATIONAL DX CONTEST -- 1996
Call: W2UP Country: United States (EPA)
Mode: CW Category: Single Operator Low Power
BAND QSO QSO PTS COUNTRIES
160 27 81 23 inv vee @ 75 ft/600 ft NE Bev
80 131 393 47 3 el sloper array
40 222 666 57 2 el Cushcraft @ 85 ft
20 641 1923 76 Stacked TH7s @ 40/76 ft
15 90 270 51 "
10 10 30 6 "
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Totals 1121 3363 260 = 874,380
All reports sent were 59(9), unless otherwise noted.
Equipment Description:
FT1000D
Club Affiliation: Frankford Radio Club
Comments - It's really amazing what you can do with low power. Was
able to get some good runs going on 20 (had a 96 hour) and 40. Even
got a few answers to CQs on 80, and worked some VKs on 40/80 and JAs
on 40. Big smiles on those QSOs.
Biggest frustration was calling a station a few times, then having
the packet pileup come along and kill any chance of getting through
(tough to compete with RS, BGN, LPL, N3AD, N3AD, N3AD, N3AD, etc.)
Only tactical error I see (so far) was spending a little too much time
tuning 15m on Sunday, just hoping the band would open up any minute.
There was still plenty to work on 20 during that time, so lost some Qs
while looking for mults.
Only 6 band QSO was VP5JP.
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