} ULASER
}
CQ WORLD WIDE PREFIX CONTEST -- 19100 (2000)
Call: KQ2M Country: United States
Mode: CW Category: SOABHP Unassisted
36 Hours
BAND QSO QSO PTS PTS/Q PREFIXES
160 0 0 0.0 0
80 5 11 2.2 3
40 379 1514 4.0 86
20 775 2046 2.6 300
15 1228 3256 2.7 335
10 480 1354 2.8 88
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Totals 2867 8181 2.9 812 = 6,642,972
All reports sent were 59(9), unless otherwise noted.
Equipment Description:
FT1000MP and Titan (2)
Antennas:
10 5/5/5/5 Hygain 105CA's @ 22/45/70 (Fixed NE) & 100' rotatable
15 5/5/5/5 Hygain 155CA's @ 30/60/90 (Fixed NE) & 109' rotatable
20 20-4CD Fixed NE @ 40' & 20-4CD @ 130' rotatable
40 40-2CD Fixed NE @ 120' & 3L Wire Beam NE @ 50', Wire 4sq. KQ2M design
80 Inv L 4 square KQ2M design
160 Phased Inv L's KQ2M design
Beverages:
260' NE, S & West
Comments:
I had a very hard time concentrating due to my daughters 104+ fever and
multiple amp, radio and antenna switching box failures. Decided not to quit
but bagged the second radio and avoided the usual helpful 2nd radio S & P ?
operation after I lost enthusiasm.
Spent off time the first night (and only chance for sleep) giving medicine ?
to my 10 month old daughter and speaking with doctors. Kind of puts things ?
in perspective as when she is crying and in pain, even a "favorite" contest ?
doesn't seem important anymore!
Conditions were VERY ODD as 80 and 40 were almost totally useless the first ?
night (due to the high MUF?) as everyone seemed to be on 15 and 20 at EU ?
sunrise despite the realtively low solar flux. What was really strange was ?
that even though the JA path was almost non-existent due to strong ?
absorption on the polar path, I heard the BEST ever EU opening on 10 on ?
Saturday in 20 years of operating this contest! Go figure?!
The one point US qso's really saved this contest and the EU activity was ?
great as always. If we have good 10 meter EU with poor conditions, why do ?
we have poor 10 meter EU with great conditions with the same solar flux as ?
last year?
Special thanks to my wonderful XYL Barbara who encouraged me to continue to ?
operate and to Jeff, K1ZM who stopped by on his way to Cape Cod on Thursday ?
and climbed my tower in the wind and near dark to reset the rotator which ?
had spun around twice in the thunderstorms.
Club Affiliation: FRANKFORD RADIO CLUB 8< ?8
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This is to certify that in this contest I have operated
my transmitter within the limitations of my license and have
observed fully the rules and regulations of the contest.
Signature _________________________________
MAILING ADDRESS:
ROBERT L. SHOHET KQ2M
51 SCUDDER ROAD
NEWTOWN, CT 06470
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