WAE DX Contest, CW
Call: VU2MUD
Operator(s): VU2MUD
Station: VU2MUD
Class: Single Op LP
QTH: MK83SA
Operating Time (hrs): 11:22
Summary:
Band QSOs QTCs Mults
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80:
40:
20: 156 148 66
15: 200 197 68
10:
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Total: 356 345 134 Total Score = 93,934
Club: VU Contest Group
Comments:
This is a contest I look forward to as the opening of the Contest Season. WAE
CW until CQWW - CW is a hectic period!! This was like a warm up. Propogation
looked up a couple of days before the contest weekend increasing hopes of a
good show. Being the festival period in South India - a festival was
celebrated on Friday - the start to the contest was expected to be a little
later than I would have liked. I could start off at 0700 UTC. Had a quick
look at 28Mhz and as anticipated heard only 3-4 stations. So not wasting any
more time, started off on 21Mhz where I found good activity - although the QSB
was dominant.
The first 6 hours brought in 143 Q's on 15m and 13 Q's on 20m - with an almost
equal number of QTCs sent - Netting close to 300 points - averaging close to
50/hr. Not bad for a start. The next couple of hours were dull with 15m
closing and 20m not opening until 1500 UTC - so took time out and finished
dinner. The next hour - 77 minutes to be precise - brought in 130 QSO points -
Q's and QTCs combined - averaging 100/hr. 20m died down and CQing in vain
brought no Qs. So signed off for Day 1
Day - 2 brought in even more frustration as 20m did not open as anticipated in
the morning between 0100 - 0300 UTC - 5 Q's in the entire period !!!! An
external visit took out the next 6 hours and could get back to the shack only
at 0900 UTC. 15m opening was rather weak with even the usually loud Eastern EU
stns. coming in very weak - Making 100 QSO Points - Q's and QTC combined at a
miserly 38 Qs/ Hour!!!! With 15m closing and 20m not opening, took a break
till 1400 UTC. By that time I had reached 200 Q's on 15m.
My next target to get to 300 Qs total or 150 Qs on 20m - before closing. The
period between 1410 and 1603 UTC - was fairly productive - netting 136 points
at a fair rate of 72/ hr.
My lack of a proper 40m antenna and being in the shack at the proper time
probably cost me another 100 Qs and QTCs. Propogation being low, I noticed
that most of the EUs were coming in rather weak - including the usual BIG GUNS
who were getting affected by QSB. A good lesson in propogation and a fair test
in my listening of weak signals. I hope I do not lose too many points!!
Will be back for more next year - probably more time and better propogation
permitting.
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