CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW
Call: K8MR
Operator(s): K8MR
Station: K8MR
Class: SOABClassic LP
QTH: FL
Operating Time (hrs): 9
Summary:
Band QSOs Zones Countries
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160:
80: 27 14 21
40: 79 16 42
20: 65 16 38
15: 45 14 25
10: 13 3 4
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Total: 229 63 130 Total Score = 114,835
Club: Florida Contest Group
Comments:
I was originally planning for an operation from the Sarasota Bay waterfront
location, but after operating earlier from the condo as W3USA, I could tell
propagation was not going to be worth the effort of loading the car and hauling
the stuff to the park. So I started over from the condo as K8MR starting about
1100Z Sunday. A lot of time was spent with a second computer reading the news
online while tuning the bands.
High band conditions stunk on Sunday - the top tier Europeans on 20 meters were
not much above the noise. But as with the earlier W3USA operation, 80 and 40 did
quite well for what I was using - a CushCraft D4 trapped dipole in the condo
attic, and a 65 wire vertical with minimal radials for 80. Not everybody heard
me, but a lot of not especially loud EU stations picked me up on 80 and 40. I
even managed to get JA0QNJ on 80.
So such is life for a few more years until some sunspots return.
73 - Jim K8MR
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