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Subject: [3830] CQWW CW 4O3A(9A3A/E73A) SOAB HP
From: webform@b4h.net
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Date: Wed, 02 Dec 2015 14:39:20 +0000
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                    CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW

Call: 4O3A
Operator(s): 9A3A/E73A
Station: 4O3A

Class: SOAB HP
QTH: ObosnikJN92hj
Operating Time (hrs): 48
Radios: SO2R

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Zones  Countries
------------------------------
  160:  291    10       54
   80:  842    24       75
   40: 2246    35      105
   20: 1670    35      107
   15:  886    32       99
   10:  474    27       82
------------------------------
Total: 6409   163      522  Total Score = 8,312,475

Club: SKY Contest Club

Comments:

Another 50+ hours without sleep managed with only 3 one-minute ‘leak
breaks’. The weather was OK, allowing full time operation so after the SSB
part I spend yet another weekend in the chair. This time it was not full time
live streaming because we have been focusing on station reconfiguration on
Friday, but on Saturday 4O3A video was available live to the whole world.
General comments are again that propagation was normal (for me that means
nothing extraordinary, I have not experienced excellent openings for quite some
time) resulting in less pile ups than I was hoping for. Ten was almost dead on
Saturday morning, low activity, a couple of hours opening to NA in the
afternoon. 20m slowed down very early, forcing me to QSY full time to low bands
too early, between 1800-1900 hours, thus keeping the average points below 2. The
rest was regular hard work, finishing first day with 3700+ Qs and 4,8 million
points. Sunday propagation was even worst, very few Qs on 10/15m and low
response to my QSY requests, so multiplier total was below planned 550+/170+-. 
Missed too many easy ones, expected some during the last hours but somehow
neither could I find them nor they called me, despite my moves from band to
band. The rates were below expected, resulting with only 6409 Qs in the log
(excluding 178 dupes!). Looking at other scores, including M/S from the region,
at the end totals are not too bad, considering that high bands were marginally
open and closed very early, so no long lasting NA pile ups without EU callers.
With poor propagation and not much practice, I had to focus on weak signals so
SO2R was mainly used in the old fashioned way, however, just for fun I had a
few simultaneous runs on both radios.  After reading ZF2MJ/N6MJ comments one
can only admire what Dan has done! Great job, showing us the way forward.
Ranko, you are leader in the hardware contesting innovations, but hats off to
Dan on operating technique innovations. 
As this time I was piloting a full time test of the new SO2R Genius Interface
�" Modem Some, I wish to share feedback on the new toys. I’ve enjoyed
simplicity and flexibility. As a firmware guru, also known as ‘Spider’ was
on the site, after the initial test on Friday my additional wishes have been
within minutes converted into a new firmware. A quick reset of the Genius and
new SO2R features were there!  Except two Yaesu radios, all other automation
and switching devices were from the ‘4O3A Signature’ production line and
worked like a charm. The whole station is now on the LAN network, offering full
configuration and reconfiguration using a customized Win application, showing
status on the monitor. The SO2R or Multi Op. setup can now be configured
without a need for re-cabling the shack. Using the tools was really easy, not
many buttons to mess around, easy to read large fonts showing actual status of
each radio, ability to quickly switch between the Genius pre-programed focuses
(heavy/plain pile up, manual) or to switch to Win Test focuses with a press on
the button. Latest CQ WW recording requirement has been also added, with
separate potentiometer on the front panel for each channel. There is also built
in key with a speed knob and that’s it. Those sitting for a 48 hours will
appreciate less gadgets and knobs without reduced features. As I had two LAN
connected interfaces/modems, I could set different speed for R2 and change it
quickly based on what I hear. 

Thanks to Ranko and his team for the efforts done to keep 4O3A super station
even better and all who called me during the contest.

73 Ivo I7/9A3A, E73A 


   

CONTEST: CQ-WW-CW
CALLSIGN: 4O3A (9A3A/E73A op)
CATEGORY-OPERATOR: SINGLE-OP
CATEGORY-TRANSMITTER: ONE
OPERATORS: 9A3A/E73A

-------------- Q S O   R a t e   S u m m a r y ---------------------
Hour     160     80     40     20     15     10    Rate Total    Pct
--------------------------------------------------------------------
0000       0      4    185      0      0      0    189    189    2.9
0100       0      2    186      0      0      0    188    377    5.9
0200       0      1    190      0      0      0    191    568    8.9
0300       0      3    155      0      0      0    158    726   11.3
0400       0      4    161      0      0      0    165    891   13.9
0500       3    107     46      0      0      0    156   1047   16.3
0600       3     88     42      0      1      0    134   1181   18.4
0700       0      0    107     28      3      0    138   1319   20.6
0800       0      0      0    174      1      1    176   1495   23.3
0900       0      0      0    164      3      0    167   1662   25.9
1000       0      0      0      0    171     13    184   1846   28.8
1100       0      0      0    113      3     42    158   2004   31.3
1200       0      0      0    150      8      0    158   2162   33.7
1300       0      0      0     48     84     10    142   2304   35.9
1400       0      0      0      1      3    187    191   2495   38.9
1500       0      0      0      0     22    144    166   2661   41.5
1600       0      0      0      0    152      2    154   2815   43.9
1700      40      1      1     52     31      0    125   2940   45.9
1800      13      0     64     34      0      0    111   3051   47.6
1900       0     43    111      0      0      0    154   3205   50.0
2000       2    140      0      0      0      0    142   3347   52.2
2100      82     31     15      0      0      0    128   3475   54.2
2200       0      5    105      0      0      0    110   3585   55.9
2300       0      7    115      0      0      0    122   3707   57.8
0000       0      0    126      0      0      0    126   3833   59.8
0100       1      2    113      0      0      0    116   3949   61.6
0200       0      1    120      0      0      0    121   4070   63.5
0300       5    105     24      0      0      0    134   4204   65.6
0400      12    149      0      0      0      0    161   4365   68.1
0500      39      2     74      0      0      0    115   4480   69.9
0600       0      2     69     42      1      0    114   4594   71.7
0700       0      0      0     24     66     20    110   4704   73.4
0800       0      0      0      0     55     37     92   4796   74.8
0900       0      0      0    107      4      0    111   4907   76.6
1000       0      0      0    138      4      0    142   5049   78.8
1100       0      0      0    110      3      5    118   5167   80.6
1200       0      0      0     96      2      3    101   5268   82.2
1300       0      0      0      0     73      6     79   5347   83.4
1400       0      0      0     36     99      1    136   5483   85.6
1500       0      0      0     82     35      1    118   5601   87.4
1600       0      0      0     48     61      0    109   5710   89.1
1700       0      0      0    137      0      1    138   5848   91.2
1800       0      0      0     83      0      0     83   5931   92.5
1900       0      0     98      0      0      1     99   6030   94.1
2000       0      1     93      1      0      0     95   6125   95.6
2100       0    111     14      0      0      0    125   6250   97.5
2200      55     10      1      2      1      0     69   6319   98.6
2300      36     23     31      0      0      0     90   6409  100.0
------------------------------------------------------
Total    291    842   2246   1670    886    474   6409

Gross QSOs=6587        Dupes=178        Net QSOs=6409

Unique callsigns worked = 3987

The best 60 minute rate was 204/hour from 1407 to 1506
The best 30 minute rate was 212/hour from 0815 to 0844
The best 10 minute rate was 246/hour from 0830 to 0839

The best 1 minute rates were:
 6 QSOs/minute    4 times.
 5 QSOs/minute   73 times.
 4 QSOs/minute  345 times.
 3 QSOs/minute  791 times.
 2 QSOs/minute  875 times.
 1 QSOs/minute  517 times.

There were 322 bandchanges and 141 (2.2%) probable 2nd radio QSOs.

----------------- C o n t i n e n t   S u m m a r y -----------------
                 160     80     40     20     15     10  Total    Pct
---------------------------------------------------------------------
North America     11    155    832    492    328    195   2013   31.4
South America      2      5     22     18     28     19     94    1.5
Europe           258    598   1114    944    415    212   3541   55.3
Asia              13     72    251    186     93     29    644   10.0
Africa             7      9     15     13     17     17     78    1.2
Oceania            0      3     12     17      5      2     39    0.6
--------------------------------------------------------------
Total            291    842   2246   1670    886    474   6409


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