ARRL DX Contest, CW
Call: N5IA
Operator(s): N5IA
Station: NA5NM
Class: SOSB/80 HP
QTH: NM
Operating Time (hrs): 21
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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160:
80: 328 74
40:
20:
15:
10:
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Total: 328 74 Total Score = 72,816
Club:
Comments:
First time ever in an ARRL DX. Is there not a standard for cut numbers??????
80 Meters is like Topband on steroids. Just like 160, 80 M would be a real
no-contest from out here in the west if it weren't for the many good ops in JA
land. A full 50% of my contacts were from there.
The first ever real antenna for the NA5NM station on 80 performed quite well.
It is a double extended Zepp in a slight inverted V configuration with the apex
at 33 M AGL.
The Beverage RX antenna field still outperforms the TX side, just like on 160.
I left some eastern EU mults on the table as I couldn't get even a ? from them.
Best DX heard but not worked was VQ9LA. He was good copy Saturday evening at my
greyline. Geoclock showed him an hour into his daylight and he was running east
coast US. No chance.
All in all, it was a good experience. I may have to try it again with some
real TX antennas.
I'll be operating CQ 160 SSB from K1TTT with a special call sign commemorating
the 1st day of no morse code requirement for USA licenses. I am looking
forward to experiencing for the first time what Topband is like from the east
coast and how people deal with lots of snow and ice in the winter time. Hi,
hi!!
Thanks for all the Q's and my apologies to the few I couldn't pull out when the
band got noisy Sunday morning.
73 de Milt, N5IA
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