ARRL DX Contest, CW
Call: KH2/N2NL
Operator(s): N2NL
Station: N2NL
Class: SO Unlimited HP
QTH: Guam
Operating Time (hrs): 22
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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160: 3 3
80: 150 39
40: 388 53
20: 308 53
15: 597 58
10: 720 58
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Total: 2166 264 Total Score = 1,667,952
Club: Florida Contest Group
Comments:
This is my best score in four years of doing this contest from Guam. It is fun
to be able to operate part time, limited by propagation, able to sleep at night
after West Coast sunrise and to go to the beach in the local afternoons when the
high bands close.
The high bands were very good considering the CME arrival. Signals came in
waves, often with an AU tone and solar noise. The low bands, 80 and 160, were
in poor shape. 160 was absolutely miserable - seemingly with a big RF sponge
in the mid Pacific. K3ZM was the only bright spot; an easy QSO the second day
while both W3LPL and K3LR were inaudible here (W3LPL gave me a "?"
the 1st day at their sunrise).
Long path on both 10/15m the 2nd day at 1400z (midnight local) was fun. Hope I
surprised the few I could work through the NA-EU pileups.
I used KH2/N2NL instead of NH2T in order to accumulate a few more ARRL
Centennial points. The longer call may have cost me a few QSOs, but I'm just
not comfortable with sending "TU" more than once without signing my
call. I know what it's like on the other side of the pileup not knowing who
you're listening to.
I'll be QRV again for the SSB weekend, hopefully with better low bands
conditions to compliment solid 10/15m openings. I only have a few months left
here on Guam, as I have received orders to transfer to Honolulu, where I will
be stationed for the next four years starting this summer.
73, Dave KH2/N2NL
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