CQWW WPX Contest, CW
Call: N3RS
Operator(s): N3RS
Station: N3RS
Class: SO(A)AB HP
QTH: EPA
Operating Time (hrs): 31:45
Radios: SO2R
Summary:
Band QSOs
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160:
80: 54
40: 917
20: 1113
15: 462
10: 13
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Total: 2559 Prefixes = 1089 Total Score = 8,950,491
Club: Frankford Radio Club
Comments:
Well, this is one for the books. I had planned a full 36 hour effort to attempt
beating the current SOA HP record, but the contest gods were not with me this
year. A troubling power line noise put a buzz at ~ S4 on 20M & 15M when I
put my Yagis on the center of Europe. I had to run the Europe on those bands
with the Yagis pointing NNE and the noise blanker in the K3's engaged. Made
for some crappy sounding CW and a few lost QSOs.
All in all, Saturday was not so hot on 15M and 10M was even worse. Made most
of the 15M QSOs on Sunday, even though I made the bone headed mistake of
leaving the alarm set to "OFF" on Saturday evening. I went to bed
early Saturday night thinking I would get up in time to pick up some Japanese
prefixes on 40M before going to 20M. Well, my wife woke me up just before 14Z,
asking if I wanted to sleep!! When I finally got down to the station, 15M was
wide open and there were spots for 10M as well. 40M was shot so I jumped
directly to 15M and picked up spots on 20M with the second radio. Did the best
I could to recover, but I had to take my usual break from 19Z till 21Z for
Church. Luckly, 15M opened to Japan before the end and I picked up a number of
good prefixes.
Thanks to all who called in and to those who stayed with me when I asked for
multiple repeats when the noise peaked and the noise blanker couldn't handle
it. I hope to be in next years WPX and give it another try.
73 de Sig, N3RS
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