CQWW WPX Contest, CW
Call: 4O4A
Operator(s): 4O4A
Station: 4O4A
Class: SOAB QRP
QTH: Bar
Operating Time (hrs): 36
Summary:
Band QSOs
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160: 0
80: 165
40: 332
20: 567
15: 89
10: 54
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Total: 1207 Prefixes = 570 Total Score = 1,264,260
Club: SKY Contest Club
Comments:
This was my first WW QRP contest. I accidentally discovered QRP two weeks ago,
in not so crowded contest, where I made 400 Qs during 14 hour of operations.
Then I set the goal: rate of 30 Qs per hour should give me about 1200 Qs in WPX
contest, and I am glad that I fulfilled it. Someone said here before: I felt
like a kid, and every QSO was like a gift. I spent two weeks in testing 5W
power and was very pleased to know that it is actually very usable.
Highlights of the contest:
- KL7RA on Sat evening, KH6MB on Sun morning, AH2Y on Sun afternoon, all on
20m
- VK6AA on 40m on Saturday afternoon
- Dozen of JAs on 20m
- Hundred of NAs on 20m
- Not so good conditions to SA (or I missed something?)
- Surprisingly one hour runs on 10, 40 and 80m at the edge of activity,
occasional 15-minutes runs on 20m mostly above/around 14.100
- My 7-months old dog (Sky) was quiet like she knew what I was doingâ?¦
Equipment: TS-120V 5W, 3-elements tribander for 10/15/20 @13m, inv V dipole for
40/80 (apex @13m) and 40m vertical with 16 L/4 radials. And all of that, almost
at the sea coast (wide open to the West), with high mountains on my back (wide
shut to the Eastâ?¦)
Thanks for all QSOs and patience with my signal.
Again in QRP? Definitely - yes!
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