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Subject: [3830] CQWW CW V26K(AA3B) SOAB LP
From: cwtrench@sprynet.com (cwtrench@sprynet.com)
Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2002 15:20:36 -0800
                    CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW

Call: V26K
Operator(s): AA3B
Station: V26B

Class: SOAB LP
QTH: ANTIGUA
Operating Time (hrs): 42

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Zones  Countries
------------------------------
  160:   80    10       20
   80:  456    16       63
   40: 1377    23       93
   20:  700    27       90
   15: 1254    30       98
   10: 1770    23       91
------------------------------
Total: 5637   129      455  Total Score = 8,533,992

Club: Frankford Radio Club

Comments:

QSOs   QSO pts    Zones    Countries

160m:      80       172       10        20
80m:      456      1089       16        63
40m:     1377      3615       23        93
20m:      700      1684       27        90
15m:     1254      3263       30        98
10m:     1770      4790       23        91

Totals:  5637     14613      129       455

Claimed Score:  8533992  SOAB LP

This was my seventh effort from the Carribbean, and my best score ever.  Things
really went well overall, with very few problems.  I thought conditions were
excellent, especially the low bands. 

I have analyzed my log carefully, to look for ideas on how to do things better
next year.  I was particularly interested in understanding how productive I was
a function of what I call the "Carribbean Operating Scenarios."  I define these
scenarios as follows:

Running
Hunting for Multipliers
Running 3 pointers (subset of running)
Running 2 pointers (subset of running)

I spent my operating time as follows:

Total On time:           42 hours and 15 minutes
Total Run time:          39 hours and 23 minutes
Total Hunt time:          2 hours and 52 minutes
2 pointer run time:      12 hours (full hours)
3 pointer run time:      21 hours (full hours)

I did an estimate of the points I scored per hour for each of the scenarios
which is summarized in the table below:


                     QSOs/   Points/   Mults/  Total   Points/
Scenario              Hr      QSO       Hr     QPTS     Hr*

Overall              133.4    2.59     13.8   14613    202334

Running              141.3    2.59     13.0   14613    190713

Hunting               25.8    2.59     24.8   14613    361994

Running 3 Pointers   150.9    2.77     14.8   14613    216829

Running 2 Pointers   164.3    2.17      9.5   14613    139180

*Points/Hr = (QSOs/Hr x Points/QSO) + (Mults/Hr x Total QSO Points)

The above numbers are unique to my totals, but are probably useful for
developing future operating strategies from the Carribbean.  My conclusion and
self critique is that I need to spend a lot more time hunting multipliers and a
lot less time working 2 pointers.  It looks to me like 2 point runs should be
the last resort as an operating strategy.

I also feel like my pile-up management skills are maturing.  Here are the
techniques that I use:

Send a partial call that you can pull out; repeat the full call as part of the
confirmation
Always complete the contact with partial call you pick out
Increase sending speed as the pile up grows; decrease speed as it declines
Listen slightly above or below the transmit frequency: +100 Hz to - 50 Hz
Work dupes
Ask interfering stations to QSY
Always send my call as part of the confirmation message
No cut numbers

Many thanks to all those that helped make this trip so successful.  I am
especially appreciative of WT3Q, W3CF and N3OC for their sage advice and
counsel.

I plan to return to V2 in 2003 for another SOAB LP effort.

QSL to AA3B - direct or via the Bureau.

73 Bud V26K / AA3B


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