CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW
Call: P49Y
Operator(s): AE6Y
Station: P49Y
Class: SOAB HP
QTH: Aruba
Operating Time (hrs): 44
Radios: SO2R
Summary:
Band QSOs Zones Countries
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160: 239 15 44
80: 676 24 77
40: 1208 30 95
20: 1276 32 95
15: 1194 25 83
10: 647 16 49
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Total: 5240 142 443 Total Score = 9,044,685
Club: Northern California Contest Club
Comments:
This trip was completely unplanned. For the last two years, my station co-owner
John, W6LD, has operated this contest as a multi-single, P40L (setting a SA MS
record last year). He couldnâ??t make it this time, and due to some
last-minute scheduling changes, I was able to make a very quick trip, arriving
on Thursday and leaving on Tuesday. With the help of P43A, P43L, P43RC and
W2GD, the antennas had been beaten into shape last month for CQWW SSB, the
Alpha 87A had been replaced, and it seemed that everything was in order for a
short trip that would actually feature operating, not station maintenance
(though I donâ??t recommend flying all night two days before the contest).
This was my first ever CQWW CW, and, wow, was it a learning experience! There
were three of us in AB HP on Aruba, and I got taught some real contesting
lessons by two of the best, both prior winners: Dick Norton, N6AA, operating as
P40T at Jackieâ??s, P43P, and John Crovelli, W2GD, P40W. The three of us were
at roughly comparable stations within about four miles of each other, and the
two of them outscored me by a combined 5 million points!
In talking to them afterwards, and comparing rate sheets, it was clear that the
major edge they had was the ability to take advantage of high-rate opportunities
on the first day. Thus, each of them had about 900 more QSOs than I did on the
first day, but only about 100 more on the second day. I probably spent too
much time looking for mults, as I had about the same number as Dick, even
though he had 1000 more QSOs. But mainly, I just have to get better at the art
of picking whole calls out of the packet pileups and responding quickly.
Regardless, it was a terrific experience.
As usual on Aruba, even on a short trip there is the bonus of having fun with
very friendly people, including Jean-Pierre, P43A; Chris, P43C; Emily, P43E;
Jackie, P43P, Joop, P43JB; John, KK9A, P40A; John, W2GD, P40W;Dick, N6AA,
P40T.
Equipment:
Radios: Two IC-756 PRO 2s, Alpha 87A, Alpha 86
Antennas: Force 12 4 el 10/15/20, 2 el 40, C31XR; inv vees for 80, 160; 3
beverages
Software: CQPWIN, ver. 10.5
73 and thanks to all who participated,
Andy, AE6Y, P49Y
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