CQ Worldwide DX Contest, SSB
Call: N4TZ/9
Operator(s): N4TZ/9
Station: N4TZ/9
Class: SOAB LP
QTH: IN
Operating Time (hrs): 42
Radios: SO2R
Summary:
Band QSOs Zones Countries
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160: 23 6 11
80: 76 13 35
40: 128 15 61
20: 274 30 96
15: 287 26 94
10: 504 25 97
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Total: 1292 115 394 Total Score = 1,806,950
Club: Society of Midwest Contesters
Comments:
This is higher than the highest claimed USA LP score from last year.
I can't wait for the bottom of the sunspot cycle!
OK, enough of the positive spin. Several other low power stations
have also posted scores higher than that of last year's champion.
Things started out really slowly here in Indiana. Late fall rains
delayed the harvesting on my antenna field where I erect my 80m
4 square and 160 vertical each fall. So, I was using an 80m vertical
and a 10 meter high 160m vertical in the woods, on the wrong
side of the tower from the DX. During the first night, I had
to take a lot longer to work the guys I normally get on a few
calls on 80 and 160, but other 4 bands were just about the same
as the previous two years. However, the second 12 hours saw me
fall far behind last year's pace as I was unable to get any
answers to my CQs on 10, 15 or 20.
In the past I have found the second night to be pretty boring
and slept a few hours Sunday morning. This time, I stayed in
the chair except for 1.5 hours at 10z for a nap and breakfast.
This extra time allowed me to match last years low band totals
with decidely inferior antennas, and boost my 40m totals.
Ten did open better Sunday morning, and I was able to run some
starting at 1341z. Maybe "trot" would be more like it, the
three hours averaged about 78 per hour. Then it was back
to S&P until a previously unencountered cockpit error late
Sunday afternoon. Hitting the Print Screen / SysReq key
kills the parallel port from the computer which controls the
antenna switching for the run rig. It took me a while to
figure that one out!
I guess the good news about N1UR's big score is that I don't
have to wonder what would have happened if my 4 square had
been available!
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