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.
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