CQWW WPX Contest, CW
Call: K5OT
Operator(s): K5OT
Station: K5TR
Class: SOAB HP
QTH: TX
Operating Time (hrs): 34
Radios: SO2R
Summary:
Band QSOs
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160: 0
80: 0
40: 478
20: 593
15: 1358
10: 238
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Total: 2667 Prefixes = 943 Total Score = 6,162,505
Club: Central Texas DX and Contest Club
Comments:
Thanks to George K5TR for the opportunity to use his station for WPX.
During this time of year in central Texas, most thunderstorms form and then
dissipate relatively quickly. But this past weekend, the regional weather
pattern was very different. Persistent and slow-moving storms with lightning
hung around the area for most of the weekend. I had to 'pull the plug' and
wait out close storm cells on 5 different occasions during the contest. The
rains are overdue and very (very) welcome, but why do they have to bring along
so much energy/static?
Callers on 15M kept coming and coming ... what a great band! Even 10M showed a
little life for a couple of hours around 1700Z the second day. But 40M was the
real challenge - to gather callsign and serial numbers through the perfectly
timed QRN spikes. The beverages were essential for much of the time on 40M. I
really love WPX because you have to exchange more info than just a callsign,
but sometimes it takes a lot of repeats to get the QSO in the log. Thanks for
your patience.
Station:
http://www.k5tr.net/
2x Elecraft K3 radios
2x AL-1500 amps
40 - 4 element yagi at 120' fixed @ 24 degrees
- Cushcraft 40-2CD at 87'
- NE, NW, SE, SW beverages ~500' long
20 - 6 element yagi at 80' fixed NE
- 6 element yagi at 80'
- 6 element yagi 40' fixed NW
- 4 element yagi 60' fixed SE
15 - 6 element yagi at 70'
- 6 element yagi at 35' fixed NE
- 4 element yagi at 50' fixed SE
10 - 6 element yagi at 60'
- 6 element yagi at 30' fixed NE
- 4 element yagi at 40' fixed SE
73,
Larry K5OT
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