AB5LX single operator
10 meters only
low power
unassisted
Operating time: 3:45
Band QSOs Zones Countries
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10 86 10 30
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Score: 9,000
I wish I could have realized that the contest was this weekend. I
turned on the radio Sunday morning to find a VA3 with a booming signal
calling "CQ CONTEST" on 14.148. I tuned up the next few KHz to find that
the band was totally crowded. Then the computer began to give me a bunch of
trouble wanting me to verify that it was going to change the time. I went
ahead and set it to WWV. I heard the SFI information while I was there. I
then went on to 21 MHz to see if it was open. It was definately open. I
then went on to check out to see if 28 MHz was going to open up at all. It
had quite a few people on it considering that this is the bottom of the
sunspot cycle. I decided that my best bet was to do a Single band entry.
Highights:
**Working all-time new country 3DA0NX at 1551z + 5 other African
stations including ZS, ZD8 twice, V5, and 7P8.
**Getting a chance to exercise my Spanish skills (very little) to the
South American stations
Lowlights:
**Not having a Voice-Keyer. Had to do all of the CQing, exchange,
etc. by my own voice every single time - not by a button on the
keyboard.
**Only 2 stations north of me (N2OFK and VP9ID)
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Precentages:
Africa----------07%
North America---22%
South America---71%
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See you in CQWW CW. Oh yes, for those wondering, I am NOT going to do a
single-band 10 meter entry in the CW test.
73, Jason AB5LX
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