IARU HF World Championship
Call: AA8IA
Operator(s): AA8IA
Station: AA8IA
Class: M/S LP
QTH: Toronto, OH EN90QL
Operating Time (hrs): 17:07
Summary:
Band CW Qs Ph Qs Zones HQ Mults
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160:
80: 73 1 9 4
40: 127 37 16 19
20: 199 48 23 32
15: 71 10 11 13
10: 30 1 5 4
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Total: 500 97 64 72 Total Score = 203,048
Club: Mad River Radio Club
Comments:
This year I decided to use spotting assistance. It'd be so easy to do it and
fly under the radar, at least that's what the the proverbial mini-me sitting on
my shoulder has debated me about on one or two occasions. Because there is not
a Single-Op Assisted category in this contest, I had to enter the MS category
instead of the SO category. Having read the rules, I should have paid
attention to the band change rule, but because I never had the need to be in
the MS category I guess I just wasn't paying close attention. After the
contest was over I realized that I had broken the band change rule once, maybe
more but probably only once. As such I'll be reclassified as a checklog,
according to the rules. That is one heck of a buzzkill.
I spent more time in the chair. I learned some things since this time last
year that helped me out. I managed to increase my score by over 3x as well as
increase the mult count significantly. So I exceeded my personal goals and am
happy.
Thanks to all of the ops who worked me, especially those who worked on multiple
bands / modes and those who answered my CQs the few times I thought to CQ.
I felt the band conditions weren't as good as last year. I definitely was
expecting better. I don't pay attention to propogatioon predictations and so
my hopes were high.
Highlights were working ZL/VK stations on 40m at around 0720Z. I'm sure
that's a 40m distance record for me on the dipoles.
W1AW/6 and NU1AW/5 were everpresent, and I enjoyed working them many times.
I had a nice 80m run early in the morning. Of course, the only takers were the
US/VE guys who could hear me, but it was great to have the activity for sure.
I actually did have a lot of fun, despite what I felt were mediocre conditions
and despite the fact that I feel like I got a royal spanking thanks to the
rules.
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