CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW
Call: NR3X
Operator(s): N4YDU
Station: N4YDU
Class: SO(A)AB HP
QTH: NC
Operating Time (hrs): 38
Radios: SO2R
Summary:
Band QSOs Zones Countries
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160: 101 17 56
80: 355 25 87
40: 654 28 108
20: 919 31 121
15: 180 24 76
10: 1 1 1
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Total: 2210 126 449 Total Score = 3,500,025
Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club
Comments:
It was a weekend of ups and downs. The low bands were fantastic the first night,
capped off with my first JA QSO on 160 from home at sunrise.
The second night was much different for the low bands - lots of static and the
return of a local buzz just after sunset. This local noise has been a huge issue
of late, especially on 20 meters. It impacts 80 and 40 to some extent.I was
hopeful the noise would leave by Sunday morning in time for the good EU openings
on 20 because the band was an absolute blast on Saturday morning. With the
exception of a 25 minute reprieve, the noise was present until about 17Z before
leaving for the remainder of the contest.
I decided to go assisted a little past the halfway mark to help ease the pain of
the local noise. The move did get me to refocus for a good stretch but I retired
early and slept for about five hours the second night.
The JA opening on 20M late the second day was very solid - very nice to run JAs
from home at a decent clip. Forty meters was best here on Sunday afternoon with
good rates to most of EU. Fifteen meters was lackluster for sure and I managed
just one Q on 10M with K3LR for the double mult.
After operating many big events from serious stations in recent years, it was
nice to operate from home and focus on improvements. The biggest improvement has
been the addition of a 4 element QUAD for 10-15-20.
The station worked quite well - happy with the Flex 6600M performance for SO2R.
Station:
Flex 6600M
Pair of ACOM 2000A amps
DXLOG Software
Antennas:
160 - 3/8 wave L
80M - Inverted V at 60 feet, 1/4 vertical
40M - 4 Square, 2 element wire yagi at 65 feet fixed NE, dipole E/W
4 element quad up 63 feet for 10-15-20, also a 2 element quad fixed South.
Various RX antennas.
73!
Nate/N4YDU
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