CQWW WPX Contest, SSB
Call: NN4GG
Operator(s): N4GG
Station: N4GG
Class: SO(A)AB HP
QTH: GA
Operating Time (hrs): 21:20
Radios: SO2R
Summary:
Band QSOs
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160: 82
80: 195
40: 443
20: 588
15: 96
10: 31
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Total: 1435 Prefixes = 623 Total Score = 1,812,307
Club: South East Contest Club
Comments:
Wasn't planning on getting in it at all, but somehow the rig sucked me
in and once I got started it was hard to quit. Even an SSB contest on
dipoles with no sunspots is better than no contest. Low bands were
noisy the first night but propagation was good and the QRN was off the
back of the RX antenna. Second night didn't seem nearly as good but was
a lot quieter. Could never get much going on 20 as 'wires in the woods'
are just not hacking it when 20 is the only open band and propagation is
poor.
This was the first outing for the NN4GG call - which was not as
successful as hoped. I think I was the only NN4 on, but most of the
operating was S&P, so I spent a lot of time convincing folks who
recognize my voice and saw N4GG in SCP that there was another "N" in the
call. A lot of folks busted my call to N4GG - despite trying my best to
convince them to accept a new mult! The few runs I had going were
another story - once spotted the NN4 call got a lot of action.
It will be NN4GG again in WPX-CW, but after that - I'm not so sure.
2X FT-1000MP+Inrad & ACOM 2000A; Writelog, HB SO2R, Wires in the woods
that now include a K9AY loop that was a huge help (TNX Gary!).
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