CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW
Call: N4TZ/9
Operator(s): N4TZ
Station: N4TZ/9
Class: SOAB LP
QTH: IN
Operating Time (hrs): 44
Summary:
Band QSOs Zones Countries
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160: 83 15 43
80: 218 23 79
40: 281 31 99
20: 548 26 106
15: 106 20 53
10: 3 3 2
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Total: 1239 118 382 Total Score = 1,708,000
Club:
Comments:
"When the going gets tough, the tough get going."
High-band conditions in general seemed poorer than
last year's CW weekend and also worse than the
2008 SSB contest. At least I worked a USA
multiplier on 10m this time!
Unlike N1UR and N5AW, I did not achieve QSO totals
reminiscent of a sunspot maximum! I was a good
500 QSOs short of my 2003 contest, which gives me
something to look forward to when sunspots return.
Once again, I worked about 1,000 QSOs search and
pounce which means I did have a few small runs.
Very few Europeans heard on 15, most near S0.
Could not work them on second radio while running
on 20 so several times concentrated on 15 on
Saturday. Unlike N1UR, I did not find 15 very
cooperative on Sunday morning, except for a
couple of African multipliers.
I took a nap after European sunrise Sunday to
awaken to horrible QRN from falling snow. I
don't have any beverages to the SW or NW so
missed some hoped for (expected?) multipliers
from that part of the world on the 160-20m bands.
I did work two new ones (OX, OH0) on 160 to reach
100 countries worked in contests with low power.
Last year I had such bad QRN on 160 that I had
to listen on the NE beverage to work zone 8 and
9. After that, I purchased an MFJ noise canceller
which I unboxed just before this contest and put
on the desk (unconnected) to keep Murphy away.
It seemed to work in this passive mode, because
I could hear a lot more than I could work on
160 this year.
Continent List 2008 CQWW CW N4TZ/9
160 80 40 20 15 10 ALL
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USA calls = 2 1 2 8 2 2 17
VE calls = 26 25 18 34 11 0 114
N.A. calls = 19 26 31 33 24 0 133
S.A. calls = 4 9 30 23 39 1 106
Euro calls = 27 141 145 392 13 0 718
Afrc calls = 3 6 12 18 12 0 51
Asia calls = 0 4 23 6 1 0 34
JA calls = 0 3 5 29 0 0 37
Ocen calls = 2 3 15 5 4 0 29
Total calls = 83 218 281 548 106 3 1239
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