CQMM DX Contest - 2023
Call: K3CCR
Operator(s): N3UM
Station: K3CCR
Class: SOAB HP
QTH: MD
Operating Time (hrs): 16
Summary:
Band QSOs Prefixes
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80:
40: 47 14
20: 98 13
15: 310 20
10: 113 36
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Total: 568 83 Countries = 75 Total Score = 406,850
Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club
Comments:
K3CCR is the club station at the Collington continuing-care
retirement community at FM 18OW in MD, just east of DC. In the
2023 CQ MM CW test I (N3UM) operated SO/AB/HP.
My goal was to beat the 365 Qs, 162 mults, and 267.3 K I claimed
in 2022. I did that; 1.56 X the Qs and 0.975 X the mults to claim
1.5 X my 2022 score in 1.3 X the BIC hours. SFI = 170 vs ~130 last
year let me run for 239 Qs vs no runs in 2022.
I got 104 SA Qs, 76 in PY and 28 in 9 other SA ctys. I got 372 EU
Qs in 37 ctys. Of all Qs 66% were EU; + 18% SA = 84%. SA mults
were 9 ctys + 73 pfxs for 52% of the 158 total, EU 37 ctys for 23%.
At 1051Z start 22 Qs in 29 min, 18 EU, was it on 20 M. Better on
15 M; 103 Qs 1124-1355Z, most EU, 67 in a run at 63/hr. From
1359-1413Z, 8 SA Qs on 10 M. From 1428-1524Z, 16 Qs on 15 M, 2 on
10 M, and 15 on 20 M. I then quit to eat with 166 Qs.
Back at 1752Z 9 Qs & 8 mults was it on 15 M. Better on 10 M; 40 Qs
1809-1925Z, most SA, 22 in a run. Then 9 20-M Qs, 8 EU, and quit
to eat and do chores at 2017Z.
On again 2330-0033Z 20 M was steady but slow; 22 Qs, 13 in a run,
and 18 mults. Better on 40 M 0042-0051Z; 44 Qs, 24 EU + 12 SA, &
12 pfx mults. After 0151Z rate died, no 40-M spots, 20 M dead,
80 M thin. Back to 40 M, 3 more Qs 2011-2013. It seemed clear I
should QRT to sleep and get on high bands earlier, not stay and
hope 40 & 80 M bandmaps refilled.
Good choice; 5 EU Qs cleared 20 M 1148-1158Z. But, 15 M was hot;
102 Qs 1206-1341Z, most EUs, 97 in a run at 75/hr! On 10 M 49 Qs
1344-1500Z, EUs & 6 SAs, 28 in a run at 53/hr. Got 16 Qs on 15 M
1507-1528Z and quit to eat.
Back 1750-1851Z I got 44 15-M Qs; EU, SA, & NA, then hopped 10,
15, & 20 M for 46 Qs, most EU. At 2026Z band maps clear and no
reply to CQs. QRT to avoid late supper and rushed late chores.
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