CQ Worldwide DX Contest, RTTY - 2019
Call: K3CCR
Operator(s): N3UM W3GB
Station: K3CCR
Class: M/2 HP
QTH: MDC
Operating Time (hrs): 28.5
Summary:
Band QSOs State/Prov DX Zones
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80: 118 28 15 12
40: 139 33 38 16
20: 431 40 67 23
15: 18 1 11 8
10:
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Total: 706 102 131 59 Total Score = 388,652
Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club
Comments:
K3CCR is the club station at the Collington continuing-care
retirement community at FM 18OW in MD, just east of DC. N3UM and
W3GB operated Multi-2 HP in the 9/19 CQ WW RTTY.
For years we did RTTY only in NAQP, to support PVRC in the “side-bet"
with other contest clubs. We got 300 Qs in July ’19. We wanted to
practice RTTY run techniques, and test our radio and software setups.
We expected CQ WW with HP QRM to offer intense challenges; it did!
We made a semi-casual effort with ~normal sleep and meals, but still
got 706 Qs in 28.5 hrs. BIC, made several good runs, and learned a lot.
N3UM was away Fri. PM EDT. W3GB started at 0Z, but soon lost ~1 hr when
N1MM froze. He got 70 Qs on 20, 40, and 80m. till QRT.
From 15-18Z Sat. AM we were both on, and made 67 Qs on 20 and 15m,
steady but slow. Then 18-20Z on 20m, N3UM got 3 short runs of 15, 22,
and 34 Qs for 71 run Qs out of 81 total. From 20-2230Z W3GB got many
mults clicking spots on 20 and 15m. Then, 2248-0235Z W3GB got 91 run Qs
on 80m and 111 total Qs until 0349Z QRT. N3UM clicked spots for 86 Qs
on 40m till 02Z.
Sun. AM we made few Qs while we fixed a subtle problem. N1MM could not
key the K3S transmitter unless VOX gain was increased after LINE IN gain
had been decreased to reduce power for tuneup. We did get 41 Qs and some mults
by 17Z, clicking 20m. spots.
Then, at 1713Z W3GB began running EUs at 65/hr on 20m; when he broke to
eat, N3UM jumped in and held the freq. Together we ran for 158 Qs 1713-1933Z.
W3GB came back and got a final 68 Qs and 10 mults, most on 20m,
16 of them running, including several JAs.
We worked 40 states, DC, and 6 VE sects. We missed ND, NE, SD, RI, VT,
DE, WY, AND WV. Got 70 countries, including rare/distant 5X, 9G, C3, TR,
ZL, and VP8.
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