CQ Worldwide DX Contest, SSB
Call: P40A
Operator(s): KK9A
Station: P40A
Class: SOSB/20 HP
QTH: Aruba
Operating Time (hrs): 39
Summary:
Band QSOs Zones Countries
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160:
80:
40:
20: 4300 37 130
15:
10:
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Total: 4300 37 130 Total Score = 2,100,000
Club: Society of Midwest Contesters
Comments:
I spent three weeks in Aruba enjoying the beach, doing tower and house work and
CQWW SSB. The wind was somewhat mild, the temperature was a humid 90F (32C)
degrees and it was very sunny. This was good beach weather, but it was a
little warm on the tower. I installed a new aluminum mast and rotor at the
top of the tower and a TIC ring rotor in the middle. I also built and installed
new homebrew monobanders for 10, 15 and 20m. The Rohn 55G tower was painted in
a loosing effort to minimize corrosion.
I operated 20m S.B. for CQWW SSB. Conditions prior to the contest were poor and
with the predicted solar flare I really didn?t have high expectations for this
years contest. I turned on the radio a few minutes before the contest start
and squeezed into a somewhat clear spot. Five hours later I had 1400 QSO?s .
Unfortunately things quickly slowed up after that and I had to work hard for any
new QSO?s and multipliers. On Sunday afternoon 20m went completely dead for
about two hours. It was so dead that I actually walked outside just to see if
my antenna was still there. Despite the disturbed conditions my score is
better than I expected. After the contest I had a nice dinner with W2GD/P40W
and P43P/P40B, who both also did well in their categories. GL to my 20m
competitor N6TJ @ KP2A.
Special thanks to everyone who worked me. QSL via WD9DZV.
Radio: Yaesu FT1000MP Mark-V
Amp: Alpha-Power 91B
Software: Writelog
Antennas:
10m 4el 18? boom @ 40? (12m)
15m 4el 24? boom @ 78? (24m)
20m 4el 36? boom @ 71? (22m)
73,
John KK9A / P40A
p40a@iguanavilla.com
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