CQ Worldwide DX Contest, SSB
Call: P40W
Operator(s): W2GD
Station: P40W
Class: SO(A)AB LP
QTH: Aruba
Operating Time (hrs): 36
Summary:
Band QSOs Zones Countries
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160: 38 6 19
80: 247 15 58
40: 700 25 82
20: 900 24 88
15: 802 26 78
10: 155 10 18
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Total: 2842 106 343 Total Score = 3,670,126
Club: Frankford Radio Club
Comments:
Station: K3S, Win-Test Software.
Antennas: 160 Vert. Dipole, 80M 3el Wire Beam EU, 160/80 Inv.V, F12 40M Delta
240 + 4 el Wire Beam EU, F12 C31XR, F12 C4, Beverages EU, USA. N/S, E/W
Enjoyed preparing the station for battle. The long delayed project to repair
the two element 40M beam (replaced the REF that had fallen off, done without
assistance) was successful in just six hours of tower time. With all the rain
here the past 3 weeks in the ABC Islands it was fun observing the beautiful
green landscape from up above. And very fortunately after the first day the
rain did not return.
Propagation was much better from Aruba Day 1 compared to Day 2. Always
surprising that even with zero sunspots during the week leading up to the
contest there were significant and surprising worldwide openings on 15 and 10
meters. But it was painfully clear you needed to have an amplifier to
capitalize under these low signal level conditions. Only the strong willed,
stubborn, or crazy operated LP or QRP seriously this weekend. A persistent
local neighborhood noise source made beaming the US/JA/VK for me quite painful
(but I'm the path to EU was quiet). Absorption returned to 160/80/40 this
weekend after several days of very good to excellent low band conditions earlier
in the week (many enjoyed chasing VP6D). Thankfully the bottom of this cycle is
now within sight.
As always greatly enjoyed socializing during the week with locals P43A, P43C,
P43L and repeat island visitors P40T (VE3DZ) and P40L (W6LD). We are a small
country but perhaps produce more QSOs per SO station than any other.
Thanks everyone for the QSOs!
Looking forward to my return to Aruba three weeks from now for CQWW CW - the BIG
ONE!
73,
John, W2GD
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