K5MDX CQWW CW Multi-Single
Ops: WQ5L, W5UE, N5FG
Radios: one FT-1000D + packet
39 hours operated
Band Qs Pts Cs Zs Ant
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160CW 0 0 0 0 None
80CW 41 98 27 13 Carolina Windom @70'
40CW 456 1209 87 28 2el @90'
20CW 264 753 82 30 5el @80', 3el Tribander @50'
15CW 521 1493 99 33 3el Tribander @50'
10CW 419 1167 80 24 ditto
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Total 1701 4720 x (375 + 1280) == 2,374,160 points
It's a good sign when you have zone 26 in the log before the clock
flips over to 0001. And then zone 23 before 0005. And zone 24 fifteen
minutes later. And then another zone 26 country thirty minutes later.
(all of the above on 20)
40 was just superb Friday evening (local). Unfortunately none of
us were able to operate during the Saturday evening EU run time.
I tried 80 but was disappointed. DX signals just weren't very
loud here, probably because the MUFs stayed so high all night.
Sunday morning, JAs on 40 were as loud as I've ever heard them,
and no polar warble whatsoever. Run rate wasn't great though.
We had a very nice 20m opening to Europe around 1000Z Saturday
that I don't think many NAm stations noticed, since most of the
spots were still for 40m and below. It cooled off quickly after
1100, however. Overall I just couldn't get much going on 20 even
though it's our best band antenna-wise. Bad timing I guess.
10 and 15...what can I say? The first pass through each band was
like shooting fish in a barrel. Rate 100/hr or better just S&Ping,
with a low tribander at that.
High point: coming across a loud VU2WAP CQing on 15 meters Sunday
morning before the packeteers found him. First time I've *ever*
worked VU in a contest.
Wish I would have allocated more time for this one.
-- Ray WQ5L rocker@ametro.net
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