CQ Worldwide DX Contest, RTTY
Call: WQ6X
Operator(s): N6GEO WQ6X
Station: WQ6X
Class: M/S LP
QTH: Brentwood, Ca.
Operating Time (hrs): 24
Summary:
Band QSOs State/Prov DX Zones
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80: 25 14 4 5
40: 28 14 6 7
20: 86 31 20 15
15: 98 28 32 19
10: 33 12 12 9
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Total: 272 94 74 55 Total Score = 106,817
Club: Northern California Contest Club
Comments:
This is another last minute portable setup from the N6GEO QTH. Both N6GEO &
WQ6X had other commitments this weekend impacting the number of operator hours,
altho combined we managed about 24 hours of total OP time.
We did a final test-drive to a TH3-jr Yagi that we will use during CQP 2013.
For RTTY transmission we used a FLEX-1500 radio into an ALS-500m amplifier
yielding us 70 - 100 watts output (depending on the band).
This weekend was one of BLUE Screens when running the PowerSDR software and the
smoking-out of the bandswitch on the MFJ tuner when I attempted to tune up on
160 meters.
While the low solar flux SUCKED, we were pleased to encounter openings to
Europe on BOTH 15 & 10 meters. At this location the two story house
largely blocks our access to Asia and Oceania, so not surprising is that we
worked no VK's or ZL's and less than a handful of JA's - I guess Asians don't
do RTTY.
While we wished we could do more this year we were both appreciative of the OP
time we did get. Look for us a Multi-2 next year.
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