ARRL DX Contest, CW
Call: W7VO
Operator(s): W7VO
Station: W7VO
Class: SO Unlimited LP
QTH: OR
Operating Time (hrs):
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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160: 4 3
80: 36 18
40: 69 32
20: 150 74
15: 196 63
10: 70 25
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Total: 525 215 Total Score = 338,625
Club: Willamette Valley DX Club
Comments:
It was a great weekend for the test, with a mixed bag of propagation and a few
surprises along the way. I did have one fundamental mistake that I am sure cost
me big time in the final score:
For some strange reason that I'm sure made sense at the time, I decided that I
would run SOAB Unlimited LP, rather than HP. While contesting CW works fine
when there a lot of sunspots, it was a real challenge breaking pileups with my
100 watts. I ran 100% S&P and spent a LOT of time moving around waiting
for pileups to clear so I could work people.
On the lowbands I found my 400 foot Beverage to be a real lifesaver on both 80M
and 160M, as the noise was S9+ on both bands here all weekend. I worked quite a
few with the separate RX antenna that I would have missed just using my slopers
alone. I really envy you guys that have RF quiet QTH's!
I did miss a couple of hours on Sunday morning to do some shopping with the
XYL, so I missed the last hour or so of the EU opening on 20M. Still, a great
weekend, and every strange noise I hear around the house sounds like CW
now.....
73;
Mike, W7VO
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