1998 CQWW WPX SSB
call: KM0L
mode:ssb
cata: Single-op, High power, unassisted
call op time score Q's pts pfx
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line: KM0L 35 hrs 1,384,725 1,126 2,495 555
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band Q's pts pts/Q pfx
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160 7 16 2.3 2 inv L
80 120 166 1.4 58 inv V
40 57 298 5.2 26 rotatable dipole, hf6v
20 579 1013 1.7 280 A4 at 65'
15 276 757 2.7 152 "
10 87 245 2.8 37 " , hf6v
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total 1126 2495 2.215 555 => 1,384,725 score
rig #1: TS-940s, TL-922 (KW), Heil HC4
pentium90 w/ CT , W9XT card
rig #2: TS-430s, MLA2500B, MC-80
286 laptop networked
soap: This is as good as I've ever done in this one as a single-op. Last
year I had more Q's but far fewer points. Looks like possibly sun spots are
on the way.
40 meter ssb is a waste! I worked more LU's on 10 than all my 40 meter Q's!
Too bad such a good DX band is made useless by the band plan. Oh well, 20
took up the slack.
There was some real goodies to work- Highlight of weekend was being called
back to back by 9H4B and then 9K9K Sunday afternoon on 20. Worked D44AB in
the last 20 minutes and he gave me #31 !
I never heard so many people spend so much time trying to work folks they
couldn't hear- never heard AGAIN so much as I did this weekend. ESP at
work! It took ESP to figure out who the dx was when they only identified
once every hour(and then with a 100mph Spanish, non phonetic, call)!! geez.
Lots of fun, but I can't believe I did the whole thing. I'm a glutton for
punishment.
Had actually planned a multi-op, and had the rigs set up for it (networked
computers with 2nd rig on the other side of room), but it didn't pan out
and I ended up doing it by myself. Can't believe I sat here and hollered at
the gray box all weekend, with only a couple hours sleep each night.
Am looking forward to CW.
73 de KM0L Steve in KC
73 de KM0L Steve in KC
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