CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW
Call: AA4LR
Operator(s): AA4LR
Station: AA4LR
Class: SOAB LP
QTH: GA
Operating Time (hrs): 20
Summary:
Band QSOs Zones Countries
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160: 0 0 0
80: 13 9 9
40: 97 17 50
20: 193 23 89
15: 75 18 39
10: 0 0 0
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Total: 378 67 187 Total Score = 258,826
Club: South East Contest Club
Comments:
Antennas:
Cushcraft A3S/A743 at 15m (40-10m)
Shunt-fed 15m tower (80m)
Equipment:
Elecraft K2/100 w/ KAT100 running 100 watts
Comments:
I didn't expect to operate this contest at all. Family was supposed to
travel to my father's place for Thanksgiving. However, my eldest
daughter managed to contract a very serious GI infection and wasn't
fit to travel 12 hours in a car. So, we made do with Thanksgiving at
home.
Off and on Saturday and Sunday, I managed 20 hours of operating. The
1/4 million points is a personal best from the home QTH in this
contest. Worked virtually all S&P. The one time I managed to CQ, I was
called by a KH6 portable W7. (Drat!) That one was a mult for me, so I
can't complain.
Although conditions weren't anything to scream about (10m never seemed
to open at all. The only station I heard there was NQ4i CQing
endlessly on several occasions), there was plenty of good DX to work.
Europe was there in force, and I was surprised at the number of
africans as well. I worked four different stations from 6W alone. And
high marks for the op at 3X5A. He was managing an enormous pileup all
the time, but I somehow got through on three different bands.
Breaking big pileups with 100 watts and a big of skillful calling
makes for some satisfying operating. The only problem were the
stations who didn't identify very often. I think many stations have
gotten too dependent on spotting networks to do their identifying for
them.
Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at: http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/
Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: aa4lr at arrl.net
Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"
-- Wilbur Wright, 1901
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