ARRL DX Contest, CW
Call: KJ4HYG
Operator(s): KJ4HYG
Station: KJ4HYG
Class: SOAB QRP
QTH: Marietta, GA
Operating Time (hrs): 3
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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160:
80:
40: 16 11
20:
15: 8 7
10:
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Total: 24 18 Total Score = 1,296
Club: South East Contest Club
Comments:
This was my first entry in the QRP category, and I must say it went fairly well.
While I didn't do extraordinary (at 8 Q's and hour, I actually did quite
terribly) I had a lot of fun.
I like to say that I learn something new from every contest. This one was no
different. I learned that QRP contesting is really hard when the antenna being
used is only 15 feet of the ground. Not to mention the fact that I was limited
to 40m and 15m.
The real practical thing that I learned was to not assume the band conditions.
I spent 2 hours on 15m on the assumption that 40m would be dead.... not true at
all. I probably let over 60 Q's slip through my fingers, which is rather
disappointing...
Hopefully on the next big contest I will have a tuner for the big antenna, and
I will be more smart in checking the conditions.
chris / kj4hyg
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