CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW
Call: W6QU
Operator(s): W8QZA
Station: W8QZA
Class: SOAB QRP
QTH: San Diego, CA
Operating Time (hrs): 15.3
Summary:
Band QSOs Zones Countries
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160: 0 0 0
80: 11 7 7
40: 41 12 12
20: 65 13 13
15: 96 20 20
10: 157 24 24
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Total: 370 76 155 Total Score = 233,079
Club: Southern California Contest Club
Comments:
Station: W8QZA
Rig: Elecraft K-2, 5 Watts
Antennas:
10-15-20 Three element SteppIR up 32 feet
40 DX-LB trap dipole up 30 feet in center
40-80 Butternut HF-2V vertical with 3 radials
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Conditions were exceptionally good. I saw things and worked things in this
contest that I have not done before with my modest QRP station.
10 M: ZD8O, HK0A, and 5K0A ...yes both were on! I also worked HS0ZAH which I
have never worked in a contest before. I hear them in contests but can never
work them.
15M: ZS4TX. I also got 3B8MU and XU7AEZ which I have never worked in a contest
before.
20M: 20 M was remarkable with its morning opening to all of Europe. With QRP
from the west coast I almost never work Europe in the mornings on 20. I also
found 3B8MU. Both times I worked 3B8MU (15 M & 20 M) he was calling blank
CQs and easy to work.
I found several double mults (9K2HN & TF3CW) with strong sigs that I just
couldn't work; they called CQ right through me. I also heard VK4KW 0n 20 Meters
on the long path with good sigs, but same story and I finally had to continue
tuning.
My DXCC was 84 minus IT9 and GM/Shetlands to get 82 ARRL countries.I worked 29
zones. Not bad for 15.3 hours of op time.
Europe was my best continent with 34.6 % of my Qs in Europe. That only happens
at peak conditions!
I was only able to work at the rig for 15 hours because of Thanksgiving
relatives. Dinner was out of town and I didn't get back until late Friday. When
you are doing S&P and 50 per hour, and a grandson bravely comes into the
shack and asks me to take my grandsons to the park, I do it.
I had one careless and odd experience. When I got up on Saturday morning, I
went to 10 meters which was already open to Europe. I worked 10 European
stations over 30 minutes before I realized that I was using my DX-LB dipole as
the antenna. I checked the SWR afterward and it is close to infinity! Shows
what you can work in good conditions!
Well, see you in the ARRL 10 Meter contest in a couple weeks. I wont have to
worry about forgetting to change antennas in that one!
73, Bill W8QZA - W6QU
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