CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW - 2023
Call: K5GN
Operator(s): K5GN
Station: W5KU
Class: SOAB HP
QTH: STX
Operating Time (hrs): 48
OpMode: 2BSIQ
Summary:
Band QSOs Zones Countries
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160: 67 16 33
80: 182 19 60
40: 1027 34 99
20: 741 33 101
15: 1106 33 106
10: 1160 35 101
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Total: 4283 170 500 Total Score = 7,871,160
Club:
Comments:
What a mix of awful and fantastic condx! Other than the bad timing of the
aurora during the first day, the space weather and local weather here were
both very FB. This is my personal best QSO total in CQ WW DX CW from the USA,
with some great runs into Europe and some long, productive openings to Japan
and the other farther regions.
Top rate:
The best clock hour rate was 224/hour for 1400 (first morning)
The best 60 minute rate was 239/hour from 1345 to 1444
The best 30 minute rate was 242/hour from 1421 to 1450
The best 10 minute rate was 282/hour from 1345 to 1354
Top country QSOs:
JA 714
DL 514
VE 264
Top zone QSOs:
14 1271
15 911
25 722
The following stations were worked on 6 bands:
TI7W D4C ZF1A PJ4K II2S HQ9X
M6T XM3A VE5MX VE3VN PJ2T VC7M
TO7A VE3AQ
I did not do as well as I had hoped in the multiplier count, though I am
grateful that there were a lot of very FB expeditions to far away places
that made it very interesting. 80 and 160 were simply awful the first
night, but improved significantly the next night. I found myself DXing
too much on those bands when they began to open up!
Rarest zone: 36
DXCC worked: 132 plus IT9, GM/s, 4U1V
The end result was short of my personal best score, so that will have to
wait another year.
My favorite QSO was when Ali, A71WW - my very good friend in Qatar whom I
met when we lived there over a decade ago - broke through the QRM to work
me on 15m! Shukran jazeela, OM!
This is the best contest every year and now even better with sunspots. Can't
wait for next year!
IC-7610 + Alpha 99CS
FT-1000MP Mark-V + ACOM 2000A
160m sloping dipole
80m 2el wire yagi NE + E/W inverted vee
40m 2/2 N7CL driven arrays + E/W inverted vee
20m 6/6 to Europe, 4el SE, 5el rotary
15m 6/6 to Europe (top rotates), 5el SE
10m 7/7/7 to Europe (top rotates), 5el SE
Beverages NE, SSE, NW, SW
Thanks again to W5KU for letting me mess with his station.
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