CQ WW SUMMARY SHEET
Contest Dates : 22-Nov-02, 23-Nov-02, 24-Nov-02
Callsign Used : N2MF
Operator : N2MF
Category : SOSB 20 HP
Default Exchange : 599 5
Name : BRIAN J EDWARD
Address : 3000 HENNEBERRY RD
City/State/Zip : JAMESVILLE NY 13078
Country : United States
Team/Club : Salt City DX Assn
BAND Raw QSOs Valid QSOs Points Countries Zones
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20CW 1178 1175 3368 139 38
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Totals 1178 1175 3368 139 38
Final Score = 596136 points.
I've typically done single band efforts in the CW CQWW as I thought I could
be more competitve in that category plus I get to sleep. You really learn
the band and your station's capabilities, but when the QSOs fall off of
course there's no place to go! Past years I had done 15m or 10m, but those
antennas had some damage from the previous weekend's ice storm. So this
year I tried 20m for the first time. When the band was marginal Friday
evening and Saturday morning, I didn't feel very competitive. It seemed I
really had to battle with the stations to my South and East in the
pile-ups. When the band came back it seemed I was much more on par with
those stations.
I didn't work Europeans like I expected. Ran them some on Saturday
afternoon and only briefly on Sunday morning. The rest of Sunday was a
very slow Search and Pounce and CQing with a low rate of return. The
Saturday evening opening to Japan was very good however--quite a few hours.
So QSO total is less than I would have expected. I'm very happy with my
multiplier total, however. Seemed that lots of interesting countries
showed up on 20m. Zones missed were 34 and 37.
I'll echo the complaint of some other stations, the lack of IDing. Cert
ainly is frustrating to listen minutes to a station before the call is
sent, and then find out you've worked it.
Thanks everyone for a great contest.
73, Brian N2MF
This is to certify that in the contest I have operated my transmitter
within
the limitations of my license and have observed fully the rules and
regulations of the contest.
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