CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW
Call: VE3VN
Operator(s): VE3VN
Station: VE3VN
Class: SOAB QRP
QTH: FN25
Operating Time (hrs): 35
Summary:
Band QSOs Zones Countries
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160: 3 2 2
80: 66 7 24
40: 259 16 64
20: 295 28 72
15: 362 25 78
10: 328 22 77
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Total: 1313 100 317 Total Score = 1,488,690
Club: Contest Club Ontario
Comments:
This was a lot more fun than doing the SSB weekend with QRP. But QRP
still hurts. Not sure how much more of this QRP contesting I plan to
do.
I could do more with better low band antennas. I would also score
higher if I did less "DXing" on high bands and run up a larger QSO
total on the low bands. Since I enjoy chasing zones and countries it
was more fun to do it the way I did.
One thing you learn about your fellow contesters when running QRP is
just how generous they are with their time to pull you through. Even
the biggest multi-multis and ops in rare mults will sacrifice their
high rates to get me into the log. Perhaps the best example I
encountered was TA3D on 40 who spent 2 minutes struggling to copy
my call when a European dropped his CQ machine on frequency. Yasar
tried to chase him off but to no avail. He finally sent a few "hi"s
my way and had to abandon the frequency. I think we both saw the
humour of the experience.
One thing I need is a keyboard with bigger function keys. The lap top
I use has half sized function keys that are easy to miss when I get
tired. There is also a "multimedia" touch bar just above the row
of function keys that if accidentally touched can lock up the PC for
30 seconds while it tries to play a non-existent DVD.
In the shack: KX3 (5 watts); N1MM+
20 to 10: Explorer 14 @15 meters
40 to 10: Inverted vee @14 meters
80: loaded half sloper
160: wet noodle
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