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[3830] CQWW SSB W3MAM SO(A)AB Rookie HP

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Subject: [3830] CQWW SSB W3MAM SO(A)AB Rookie HP
From: webform@b4h.net
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Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2021 23:56:36 +0000
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                    CQ Worldwide DX Contest, SSB - 2021

Call: W3MAM
Operator(s): W3MAM
Station: W3MAM

Class: SO(A)AB HP
Class Overlay: Rookie 
QTH: 
Operating Time (hrs): 15

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Zones  Countries
------------------------------
  160:    0     0        0
   80:   16     9       14
   40:   36    10       24
   20:  172    19       62
   15:   85    16       46
   10:   91    12       28
------------------------------
Total:  400    66      174  Total Score = 266,640

Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club

Comments:

This was my first contest using an amp & the amp in particular is older, but
refreshed with a new tube & a cleaning. Not knowing what to expect, I dived
in on 
Friday evening. My excitement was quickly dashed - I was not getting heard any
better with HP than I was with LP. Frustrated & tired, I went to bed.

Started Saturday with good energy, but the station performance still suffered.
About mid-morning, I was turning the rotator while listening to Europe. As I
approached 50 -60 degrees, the signals were fading, not getting stronger. The
rotator controller I had recently started using was way out of calibration.
Switched to back up controller & the station came to life!

All S & P, working parts of the globe for the first time! My meat &
potatoes were obtained using the beam - 10-15-20. The 40-80 wires did not
perform nearly as well.

Operated in 4 different segments, totally 15 hours BIC time. More than enough
racket for this guy.

73 Dave W3MAM


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