CQWW WPX Contest, CW
Call: VA7ST
Operator(s): VA7ST
Station: VA7ST
Class: SO(A)AB LP
QTH: BC
Operating Time (hrs): 26
Summary:
Band QSOs
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160: 5
80: 116
40: 233
20: 392
15: 67
10:
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Total: 813 Prefixes = 400 Total Score = 989,200
Club:
Comments:
* N1MM Logger
* FT-2000
* 40M SteppIR dipole 27'
* 80M 2-element raised vertical array
* 3 ele. SteppIR at 27' (cranked up to 47' Sunday afternoon)
SFI rising from 90 to 111 was offset by C-class flares and an A-index
fluctuating from 26 to 36. The bands were terrible for most of the contest,
with Europe only workable for a couple of hours near the end on Sunday
afternoon. Same for 15M, which didn't offer much all weekend.
Band QSOs Pts WPX
1.8 5 20 0
3.5 116 458 19
7 233 964 105
14 392 885 248
21 67 146 28
Total 813 2473 400
Intended to run SOLP unassisted, but for some reason even with packet window
closed and all spots cleared from the queue minutes before the contest started,
new spots kept appearing in the bandmap. Seeing as spots kept appearing after
the contest was underway, the decision was no longer mine. I had to run in the
assisted category. I have no idea why spots would show up several minutes after
the window was closed and all spots cleared.
Second-best-ever low power effort in this one.
Year QSO WPX Score
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Goal: SOABLP 1400 500 2,000,000
May-11 SO(A)ABLP 813 400 989,200
May-10 SOABHP 1050 409 1,220,456
May-08 SOABHP 1171 492 1,697,892
May-07 SO(A)ABHP 948 409 1,135,384
May-06 SOABLP 941 515 1,445,605
May-05 SOABLP 694 378 712,908
May-03 SOABLP 412 233 269,348
May-02 SOABLP 63 45 9,000
Tried to break 1M points, but missed it by "that much." Had fun despite what I
believe were the worst conditions for a major contest since that last
relatively decent conditions in 2006.
Thanks for the contacts.
-- Bud VA7ST
http://www.orcadxcc.org
http://www3.telus.net/va7st
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