CQWW WPX Contest, SSB
Call: NA0CW
Operator(s): W8QZA
Station: W8QZA
Class: SOAB QRP
QTH: San Diego, CA
Operating Time (hrs): 24
Summary:
Band QSOs
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160: 0
80: 3
40: 34
20: 75
15: 160
10: 84
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Total: 356 Prefixes = 256 Total Score = 205,056
Club: Southern California Contest Club
Comments:
Rig: Elecraft K-2, 5 Watts
Antennas:
10-15-20 3 el SteppIR up 32 feet
40-80 Butternut HF-2V Vertical with 3 radials
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I have done the last three years of this contest operating at TI5N. But with
Easter falling on this weekend, I was not able to travel for this contest
because of family commitments.
As a result, I had to fit my operating in between a number of family
activities. So I ended up with about 24 hours of op time instead of my usual
limit of 36.
Condx seemed to be lousy on Saturday morning, and I was able to work only 2
Europeans! On Sunday condx were considerably better and I was able to work a
good number of Europeans. But I had to leave in the morning and afternoon for
Easter related activities!
In the end, only 23 (6.5%) of my Qs were with Europe. 37% were with the USA and
49% were with North America.
I had a DXCC total of 56 different entities which is about 20 or so worse than
usual. My Zone count was 24.
Only 13 Qs were made by CQing. I just could not get anything going by CQing
despite being able to work the USA in this contest. QRP can be tough!
So condx were not so hot, and when they got better on Sunday, I had to be
present elsewhere! I certainly hope this contest doesn't fall on Easter
weekend again in a long time!
A special thanks to my long time friend Phil (N0KE) who let me use the club
call, NA0CW, while he was off to PJ2T to do a QRP All Band effort as PJ2DX. My
most thrilling QSO was to finally find and work him on 15 M late in the contest
on Sunday!
But even with all the interruptions and constraints from Easter activities,
this contest was still a lot of fun. And I maintain that a bad weekend of
contesting is still a heck of a lot better than a good weekend of doing almost
anything else!
73, Bill W8QZA - NA0CW
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