Dave
Wow! This is great post-contest data.
Thanks,
Gary, K9AY
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> I am in the midst of checking the CQ 160 Contests (I only have 3 weeks
> left). I thought the gang would like some facts of who
> made it through first to some or the DX.
>
> The first one through was almost always KC1XX but they did not stay up
with
> stateside contacts. Next was K2TOP operating from WW2Y.
> Far behind was W2GD and W1FJ. Surprising K1FK from Maine was there on
most
> of the DX.
>
> From Georgia W8JI was first through..sometimes alone, sometimes with KC1XX
> and K2TOP but most times somewhere near W4ZV.
> The Georgia runner up (sometimes getting there first was W4WA with K9AY
> operating. Other Georgia stations that were first mult for DX included
N4NX
> 5 times, Wa4TT twice, and AA4Z once. W4ZV and W4MYA although closer to
> the NE USA had no real advantage this year over Georgia. N4PN and NU4Y in
> Florida at times were in there first too. (They were best to Sweden and
> Finland). Often as much as one hour before the rest of the USA.
>
> Did not see VE1ZZ in any log for the first time in years on CW.
>
> Most popular semi rare DX was ZC4A where I saw K4TEA, KX4R, and K4PI
appear
> in the log.
>
> Note W8JI and K2TOP are not in the RA6AX log and I found one other Dx
> station with a large number of stateside contacts that was missed by K2TOP
> but not W8JI or W4WA .....
>
> I still have the cabrillo cross checking to finish on CW and then get the
> data base in something but a comma delimited format that WT4I
> leaves me with. I pass these through to Access and then in ADF format to
> Word 97 that CQ uses. I eye check the top logs for QA purposes.
>
> Results should be in the December CQ Magazine.
>
> 73 Dave K4JRB ...Sorry I will miss Shelby!
>
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