CQWW WPX Contest, CW
Call: VC1R
Operator(s): AE6Y
Station: VE1JF
Class: SOAB HP
QTH: Nova Scotia
Operating Time (hrs): 36
Radios: SO2R
Summary:
Band QSOs
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160:
80: 81
40: 745
20: 1273
15: 656
10: 78
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Total: 2833 Prefixes = 778 Total Score = 7,038,566
Club: Northern California Contest Club
Comments:
This was a great opportunity to operate from VE1JF's suberb station on the north
shore of Nova Scotia overlooking the Bay of Fundy. Conditions proved to be
somewhat better than I had expected. 40 meters was really the money band, with
by far the highest points per hour rates, but I could only take 9 hours in total
on that band before the noise and QRM would drive me to the less productive but
far easier-on-the-ears 20 meters.
The station played superbly and I nearly always felt loud. The only
disappointment was a paucity of JAs (only 24 in the whole contest), in part
caused by some noise problems on the top antenna during a JA opening on 20
Sunday morning.
Thanks to Jim, VE1JF, and Hannelore for allowing me to rummage around their
lovely house and FB station in NS while they were off on a family vacation (what
a trusting family!). Jim has put together an outstanding station that it was a
privilege to operate.
Rigs: FT1000MP, Alpha 87A, FT1000MP Mark V, Alpha 87A,
Antennas: C51 at 112 feet, C31 at 75 or so feet temporarily fixed south, C51
at 37 feet temporarily fixed west; 80m sloper
Software: CQPWIN ver. 9.30
73 and thanks for the contacts,
Andy, AE6Y
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