CQ/RJ Worldwide DX Contest, RTTY
Call: W2UP
Operator(s): W2UP
Station: W2UP
Class: SOAB HP
QTH: PA
Operating Time (hrs):
Radios: SO2R
Summary:
Band QSOs Pts State/Prov DX Zones
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80: 124 239 36 37 12
40: 373 797 48 62 22
20: 683 1699 52 82 30
15: 705 2055 46 90 27
10: 407 1096 33 74 20
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Total: 2372 5886 215 345 111 Total Score = 3,949,506
Club: Frankford Radio Club
Comments:
I don't understand the good conditions you guys are talking about.
Here, the low
bands were incredibly noisy Fri and Sat nights (apologies to those
that called
who I couldn't pull through). Sunday, the low bands recovered, but
with only an
hour of darkness at the end of the contest, there's not enough time
to make up
for the other nights. 10 meters only partly opened on Saturday, and
on Sunday,
while open, it wasn't for too long. I did hear a lot of west coast
working
Europe on 15. Guess when it's good for you guys, it's mediocre for us
:.)
Another odd thing - the Africans (9J and 5N) were fluttery, as if
they were
coming over the pole. Overall, I guess I shouldn't complain. Nothing
broke and
it looks like a new record for SO/HP from NA (sorry Don).
Highlights include getting called by 4K6DI and VQ9LA on 40m, JW7XK on
15m, and
5N0NHD on various bands for double mults . Worked VP5JM at 2359Z for
my final
mult (and a 5 band sweep). Had many stations worked all 5 bands. Many
thanks to
all those who QSYed on request. Funny how pumped up we get from an
exotic mult,
yet I only got NJ on 80 in the last hour - it's not the same thrill
even though
they count equally...
Lowlights include some overly territorial CW guys complaining, by
QRMing, about
RTTY in "their" subbands on 40 and 80. Also, the usual "QSO before"
responses to
a few calls. When are these guys going to get it? If I'm calling,
you're not in
my log. This happened with a few LUs and VE2SB (called him twice and
he
wouldn't listen to reason). My apologies to duping RK2FWA Sunday on
80, whose
call I did bust on Fri night (see, all that noise did take its toll).
Rig: Yaesu FT-1000D, FT-990
Amp: Acom 2000A
Ant: 80 3 el sloper array
40 Cushcraft 402-CD @ 86 ft
20-10 TH7 x 3 @ 25, 40 and 76 ft. Upper 2 phased, lower for
second radio
(everything on 1 tower - NQN bandpass filters and stubs switched by
Top Ten
Devices boxes)
--
Barry Kutner, W2UP Internet: w2up@mindspring.com
Newtown, PA Frankford Radio Club
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