ARRL DX Contest, CW
Call: W3EF
Operator(s): W3EF
Station: W3EF
Class: SOAB LP
QTH: MD
Operating Time (hrs): 42
Radios: SO2R
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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160: 12 10
80: 78 45
40: 283 73
20: 404 72
15: 536 77
10: 478 74
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Total: 1791 351 Total Score = 1,883,817
Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club
Comments:
This was my first all-out single op effort in ARRL DX CW, though I had done
multi-op and dxpedition entries in the past (including D68C in 2001). What a
blast! Clearly conditions were down from last year and many stations saw their
scores drop by 20-50%. Still, for me it was a thrill to break 1.8 million in
the low power category with a tribander and wires. Absolutely essential were
the 760' EU beverage and the 2' of snow (put a real ground plane under my 40 and
80 vertical wires, which had only elevated radials--and precious few of those).
Most missed item was a 40M beam (still sitting in the garage -- but this will be
the year!); I was completely unable to run on the low bands except for a few
short periods on 40.
Thanks to all who called in. In general I thought operating behavior in this
contest was excellent -- congrats to everyone!
73,
Maury W3EF / G0UHK
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