CQ Worldwide DX Contest, SSB
Call: N4KG
Operator(s): N4KG
Station: N4KG
Class: SOAB(A) HP
QTH: ALA
Operating Time (hrs): 32
Summary:
Band QSOs Zones Countries
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160: 12 6 7
80: 93 18 52
40: 159 24 83
20: 309 31 107
15: 274 29 98
10: 86 14 31
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Total: 933 122 378 Total Score = 1,280,000
Club: Alabama Contest Group
Comments:
CQ WW SSB DX Contest 2006 - N4KG SOAB(A) HP
I like collecting Multipliers and tuning around the bands to observe
propagation and activity. QRP contesting is compatible with those goals during
high sunspots. At the Low end of sunspot activity, I moved up to the Low Power
(100W) category to have more fun on the Low Bands. Low Power Assisted produced
even more multipliers so I enjoyed that activity.
After discovering that CQ groups everyone that uses Packet Spotting into the
one and only ASSISTED Category, regardless of power, I decided to go High Power
Assisted this year to enable me to work more of the elusive or difficult
multipliers in Africa, Asia, and the Pacific.
Welcome to the World of Packet Pileupsâ?¦ This is no place to walk
â??barefootâ??!
Conditions this weekend were challenging with stark differences in propagation
between the first 24 hours and the second 24 hours due to the magnetic
disturbance mid-weekend.
>From the USA, 20M was the workhorse for the weekend. Several stations from SE
Asia were coming through with fair to good signals the second night just before
and after my sunset. XX9C had an especially good signal and pileup to go with
it. I never did work him, but using VFO B, I ran around making contacts with
AH2R, B1Z, B7P, BY1DX, YE0X, and 9M6DXX between calls to XX9C.
40M was GREAT the first night but lacked volume of new stations the second, as
usual. Several stations in the Pacific (JA, VK, ZL, AH2R) were easily worked
after sunrise.
80M was surprisingly difficult to Europe the first night and noticeably better
the second. I was especially surprised and pleased to hear and work several
Pacific stations in JA, VK, ZL before my sunrise peak Sunday morning.
>From Alabama, 160M was the PITS all weekend. The first night I heard (and
worked) 6Y1V, a VE3, and a K4 around 0600Z. The second night I heard and
worked PJ2T, V26B, more VEâ??s, and YV4A while the East Coast was happily
working all over the Caribbean and Europe. NONE of them were discernible here.
Sunday morning I was pleased to pick up XF4DL on 160 to complete 6 bands.
15 Meters opened earlier and stayed open later than expected on Day 1.
Foolishly, I just danced between 15 and 20M all morning while more astute
contesters (or those watching Packet Spots from ALL Bands) flocked to the
European opening on 10 Meters. Such is the price one pays for only watching
spots from the current bandâ?¦ Day 2 opened to the SE and never moved beyond
EA (and Italy). Back to 20M. UGH! My rate became so bad that I took an hour
off to literally walk-the-dog before noon!
What a surprise to work a CT1 as my first contact on 10 Meters at 1930Z
Saturday followed by CU, EA8, and lots of stations to the SE. Sunday afternoon
would have been very boring without all of the activity from the Caribbean and
South America on 10, then 15, and finally 20 Meters.
Day 1 618 Qâ??s 103 Zones 326 DXCC (aka Countries)
Day 2 315 Qâ??s 19 Zones 35 (new) DXCC Countries
N4KG SOAB (A) High Power 32 Hours (all S&P) from ALA
Band QSO Zone DXCC
160 12 6 7
80 93 18 52
40 159 24 83
20 309 31 107
15 274 29 98
10 86 14 31
Total 933 122 378 = 1,280,000 points
Multi- 6 Bands 5 Bands 4 Bands 3 Bands
Banders
1 PJ2T CU2A T40M CE4CT
2 V26B FM/K9NW CT3YA CN3A
3 XF4DL J3A CT9L CQ9T
4 6Y1V NP2B EA8AH CX6VM
5 P40W EA9LZ DF0HQ
6 (4) PJ4E EI7M DQ4W
7 VE7SV FS/WY3P EA4KR
8 YN2EJ GW4BLE ED3SSB
9 YV4A HB0/HB9 EF8A
10 HD2A TM2T
11 (9) HI3TEJ HG6N
12 HI9L HR2RCH
13 WP2Z IR4X
14 LR2F JA3YBK
15 OE4A AH2R (KH2)
16 OT6A LR1F
17 PS2T LT1F
18 S50A LU7HN
19 TI8M OE2S
20 VE2IM OH0Z
21 VY2TT OM5M
22 VP2MDY OM8A
23 VP5DX PY2SBY
24 YT0A PY2ZXU
25 ZL6QH PR2A
26 ZS9X RU1A
27 3V6T RK2FWA
28 9A1P V51W
29 V73RY
30 (28) VE6AO
31 VP5T
32 VP9I
33 XE1RCS
34 3DA0WW
35 5B/AJ2O
36 6W1RY
37 7W2W
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