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Subject: [3830] CQWW CW N2IC(@N2QV) SOAB HP
From: webform@b4h.net
Reply-to: n2ic@arrl.net
Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2020 18:18:39 +0000
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                    CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW - 2020

Call: N2IC
Operator(s): N2IC
Station: N2QV

Class: SOAB HP
QTH: New York
Operating Time (hrs): 45
Radios: SO2R
Remote Operation

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Zones  Countries
------------------------------
  160:  141    13       42
   80:  895    23       71
   40: 1549    31       90
   20: 1709    32       94
   15: 1175    24       81
   10:   40    12       18
------------------------------
Total: 5509   135      396  Total Score = 8,434,935

Club: Arizona Outlaws Contest Club

Comments:

WOW ! What a weekend !

This adventure started in January, when I was asked if I would like to operate
at Tariq's (N2QV) for CQWW CW. In previous years, the superstation was operated
by Kevin, N5DX. With Kevin operating, this has been a USA-winning station for a
number of years. Of course, my answer was "yes".

Then COVID came along. I absolutely was not going to fly. I considered driving -
a long 3 days each way. I know Kevin has done well in WPX, operating remotely,
but my internet is very poor. Here in rural New Mexico, my only option is 4G LTE
from Verizon or T-Mobile. I was skeptical, but Scott, WU2X, kept encouraging me,
and created a few new ways to deal with the high latency, and, more importantly,
the high jitter. We tried a number of approaches, including a Flex 6700, and
RemoteRig, but ended up using Scott's homebrew, software-only method for audio.
I used a dedicated Verizon MiFi box for audio and COM port sharing only, and a
hotspotted T-Mobile phone for everything else.

Scott, Tariq and I spent many hours over the past month getting this remote
operation configured and working well. I can not thank them enough for their
dedication. With all of this effort, I still gave probability of 48 hour success
at no more than 50%.

The contest was great ! The pileups on 40 and 80 Friday night, and 15 and 20
both mornings were incredible and really tested my 2BSIQ skills. I expected much
better condx on 160, like I experienced last year operating at K1ZZ, but it
didn't happen. I obviously made a tactical mistake not forgoing some rate on
20/15 to work 10 meters on Sunday morning. I'll never be as good as the kids,
who are 30 or more years younger than me. Congratulations to Nate, N4YDU,
operating NR3X remotely to the RHR Jonesport station. I knew our scores would be
close and was not disappointed.

Thanks again to Tariq and Scott. Thanks also to KL9A (TI7W) for loaning me a
K3S/mini, and Paul, K1XM, for making a change to the YCCC SO2R Box operation for
better remote operating.

-------------- Q S O   R a t e   S u m m a r y ---------------------
Hour     160     80     40     20     15     10    Rate Total    Pct
--------------------------------------------------------------------
0000       0     27    141      0      0      0    168    168    3.0
0100       0     52     91      0      0      0    143    311    5.6
0200       0     74     77      0      0      0    151    462    8.4
0300       0     82     65      0      0      0    147    609   11.1
0400      10     64     40      0      0      0    114    723   13.1
0500      31     68      2      0      0      0    101    824   15.0
0600      13     87     10      0      0      0    110    934   17.0
0700       0     64    110      0      0      0    174   1108   20.1
0800       0     12    102      0      0      0    114   1222   22.2
0900       1      6     57      0      0      0     64   1286   23.3
1000       0      4     17      2      0      0     23   1309   23.8
1100       0      1      6    122      0      0    129   1438   26.1
1200       0      0      0    152     76      0    228   1666   30.2
1300       0      0      0     99    110      1    210   1876   34.1
1400       0      0      0     90    139      0    229   2105   38.2
1500       0      0      0    100    138      0    238   2343   42.5
1600       0      0      0    128     85      0    213   2556   46.4
1700       0      0      0     72      5     10     87   2643   48.0
1800       0      0      0     66     30      0     96   2739   49.7
1900       0      0     46      5      0     11     62   2801   50.8
2000       0      0    112     16      0      0    128   2929   53.2
2100       0      0    109     23      0      0    132   3061   55.6
2200       0      0     93     18      0      0    111   3172   57.6
2300       0     25     44      6      0      0     75   3247   58.9
0000       0      6     76      0      0      0     82   3329   60.4
0100       0     14     48      0      0      0     62   3391   61.6
0200      25     36     13      0      0      0     74   3465   62.9
0300       8     60      5      0      0      0     73   3538   64.2
0400      15     36      7      0      0      0     58   3596   65.3
0500      19     61      0      0      0      0     80   3676   66.7
0600      13     28      9      0      0      0     50   3726   67.6
0700       2     41     28      0      0      0     71   3797   68.9
0800       0      8     33      0      0      0     41   3838   69.7
0900       0      0      0      0      0      0      0   3838   69.7
1000       0      0      0      0      0      0      0   3838   69.7
1100       0      1      3     62      0      0     66   3904   70.9
1200       0      0      1    116     62      0    179   4083   74.1
1300       0      0      0     65    162      0    227   4310   78.2
1400       0      0      0     90    124      0    214   4524   82.1
1500       0      0      0    110     94      0    204   4728   85.8
1600       0      0      0    116     96      0    212   4940   89.7
1700       0      0      0     54     37     15    106   5046   91.6
1800       0      0      0     68      6      2     76   5122   93.0
1900       0      0     24     15     10      1     50   5172   93.9
2000       0      0    117      4      0      0    121   5293   96.1
2100       0      0     61     24      0      0     85   5378   97.6
2200       0      0      1     85      1      0     87   5465   99.2
2300       4     38      1      1      0      0     44   5509  100.0
------------------------------------------------------
Total    141    895   1549   1709   1175     40   5509

Gross QSOs=5663        Dupes=154        Net QSOs=5509

Unique callsigns worked = 3661

The best 60 minute rate was 255/hour from 1228 to 1327
The best 30 minute rate was 274/hour from 1546 to 1615
The best 10 minute rate was 306/hour from 1313 to 1322

The best 1 minute rates were:
 7 QSOs/minute    4 times.
 6 QSOs/minute   43 times.
 5 QSOs/minute  122 times.
 4 QSOs/minute  292 times.
 3 QSOs/minute  510 times.
 2 QSOs/minute  624 times.
 1 QSOs/minute  667 times.

There were 2341 bandchanges and 1511 (27.4%) probable 2nd radio QSOs.

----------------- C o n t i n e n t   S u m m a r y -----------------
                 160     80     40     20     15     10  Total    Pct
---------------------------------------------------------------------
North America     41    108     97     86     37      5    374    6.8
South America      3      8     13     34     26     31    115    2.1
Europe            95    768   1378   1457   1094      0   4792   87.0
Asia               0      4     29    111      5      0    149    2.7
Africa             2      6     13     13      9      4     47    0.9
Oceania            0      1     19      7      3      0     30    0.5
???                0      0      0      1      1      0      2    0.0
--------------------------------------------------------------
Total            141    895   1549   1709   1175     40   5509

Number of letters in callsigns
Letters  # worked
-----------------
   3        65
   4      1322
   5      2463
   6      1637
   7        10
   8         9
   9         3

------------------ C o u n t r y   S u m m a r y ------------------
Country        160     80     40     20     15     10  Total    Pct
-------------------------------------------------------------------
4L               0      0      0      2      1      0      3    0.1
4O               0      0      3      0      0      0      3    0.1
*4U1V            0      0      1      1      0      0      2    0.0
4X               0      0      5      1      0      0      6    0.1
5H               0      0      0      0      1      0      1    0.0
5T               1      0      0      1      0      0      2    0.0
5Z               0      0      1      1      1      0      3    0.1
7Q               0      0      0      0      0      1      1    0.0
8Q               0      1      1      0      0      0      2    0.0
9A               2     10     22     16      6      0     56    1.0
9G               0      0      0      1      1      0      2    0.0
9H               0      1      1      0      1      0      3    0.1
A4               0      0      1      0      0      0      1    0.0
A7               0      0      1      0      0      0      1    0.0
BY               0      0      1      1      0      0      2    0.0
C6               1      1      1      1      1      0      5    0.1
CE               0      1      1      1      2      4      9    0.2
CM               1      1      2      2      2      0      8    0.1
CN               0      0      1      0      0      0      1    0.0
CT               1      3      8      7      5      0     24    0.4
CT3              1      2      2      3      2      1     11    0.2
CU               0      0      1      0      1      0      2    0.0
CX               0      1      0      2      1      1      5    0.1
D4               0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.0
DL              14    156    270    268    221      0    929   16.9
E7               1      6     14      6      6      0     33    0.6
EA               4     24     63     65     57      0    213    3.9
EA6              0      1      1      1      0      0      3    0.1
EA8              0      1      5      5      1      1     13    0.2
EA9              0      1      0      0      0      0      1    0.0
EI               1      4      7      5      7      0     24    0.4
ER               0      1      2      1      0      0      4    0.1
ES               1      3      2      5      1      0     12    0.2
EU               1     10     16     20     11      0     58    1.1
EX               0      0      0      2      0      0      2    0.0
F                3     38     60     69     73      0    243    4.4
FG               0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.0
FK               0      0      1      1      0      0      2    0.0
FM               0      1      1      0      0      0      2    0.0
FY               0      0      1      1      1      1      4    0.1
G                9     50     68     89     93      0    309    5.6
GD               1      0      0      1      0      0      2    0.0
GI               1      3      3      3      3      0     13    0.2
GJ               0      0      0      0      1      0      1    0.0
GM               3     10      6     11     12      0     42    0.8
GU               0      1      1      1      0      0      3    0.1
GW               0      3      3      4      5      0     15    0.3
HA               3     26     42     41     27      0    139    2.5
HB               0     15     21     26     21      0     83    1.5
HC               0      0      1      2      1      0      4    0.1
HI               1      0      1      1      1      0      4    0.1
HK               0      1      0      0      1      3      5    0.1
HL               0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.0
HP               0      0      0      0      1      0      1    0.0
I                2     36    115    105     92      0    350    6.4
IS               0      1      0      1      1      0      3    0.1
*IT9             1      1      3      8      3      0     16    0.3
JA               0      0      8     84      0      0     92    1.7
K               11     47     37     29      9      1    134    2.4
KH6              0      1      6      1      1      0      9    0.2
KL               0      0      1      4      1      0      6    0.1
KP2              1      0      3      1      0      0      5    0.1
KP4              1      1      4      3      4      1     14    0.3
LA               2     11     10      8      6      0     37    0.7
LU               0      0      1      7      7     10     25    0.5
LX               0      0      2      2      1      0      5    0.1
LY               3     15     20     28     15      0     81    1.5
LZ               0      7     24     25     23      0     79    1.4
OA               0      1      0      0      1      1      3    0.1
OD               0      0      0      0      1      0      1    0.0
OE               0      4     10     12      7      0     33    0.6
OH               4     15     16     26     17      0     78    1.4
OH0              0      2      0      0      0      0      2    0.0
OK               7     48     75     81     48      0    259    4.7
OM               2     18     25     10     10      0     65    1.2
ON               0     15     24     23     24      0     86    1.6
OY               0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.0
OZ               2      9     10      8      9      0     38    0.7
P4               1      1      1      1      0      0      4    0.1
PA               4     26     45     60     54      0    189    3.4
PJ4              0      1      1      1      1      0      4    0.1
PY               1      2      6     18      9     10     46    0.8
PZ               0      0      0      0      0      1      1    0.0
S5               7     27     39     27     28      0    128    2.3
SM               4     23     22     40     17      0    106    1.9
SP               7     46     83     80     59      0    275    5.0
SV               0      0     17     11     11      0     39    0.7
SV5              0      1      1      0      1      0      3    0.1
SV9              0      0      2      0      0      0      2    0.0
TA               0      0      3      3      3      0      9    0.2
*TA1             0      0      1      0      1      0      2    0.0
TF               0      1      2      4      0      0      7    0.1
TI               0      1      1      1      1      1      5    0.1
TK               0      0      0      0      1      0      1    0.0
UA               4     41     74    129     38      0    286    5.2
UA2              0      1      2      2      1      0      6    0.1
UA9              0      3      6     13      0      0     22    0.4
UN               0      0      3      2      0      0      5    0.1
UR               0     25     72     68     34      0    199    3.6
V3               1      1      0      1      0      0      3    0.1
V7               0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.0
VE              22     50     42     38     15      1    168    3.0
VK               0      0      9      2      1      0     12    0.2
VP5              0      1      1      1      0      0      3    0.1
VP8              0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.0
VP9              0      1      0      1      0      0      2    0.0
VU               0      0      0      2      0      0      2    0.0
XE               0      1      1      0      0      1      3    0.1
YB               0      0      0      2      0      0      2    0.0
YL               0      9      6     13      7      0     35    0.6
YO               0     10     29     24     19      0     82    1.5
YU               1     10     28     16     14      0     69    1.3
YV               1      0      0      0      1      0      2    0.0
Z3               0      1      5      4      2      0     12    0.2
ZA               0      0      1      1      0      0      2    0.0
ZD7              0      0      0      0      1      0      1    0.0
ZF               2      2      2      2      2      0     10    0.2
ZL               0      0      3      0      1      0      4    0.1
ZP               0      0      1      0      1      0      2    0.0
ZS               0      2      4      1      2      1     10    0.2
???              0      0      0      1      1      0      2    0.0
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Total          141    895   1549   1709   1175     40   5509

------------ M u l t i p l i e r   S u m m a r y ------------
Mult     160     80     40     20     15     10  Total    Pct
-------------------------------------------------------------
14        49    392    625    692    610      0   2368   43.0
15        41    280    513    482    346      0   1662   30.2
16         5     78    165    220     84      0    552   10.0
20         0     18     82     64     59      0    223    4.0
04        21     49     36     32     15      0    153    2.8
05        10     40     36     20      6      0    112    2.0
25         0      0      8     85      0      0     93    1.7
08         7      7     15     12     10      1     52    0.9
11         1      2      7     18     10     10     48    0.9
03         1      7      6     15      2      2     33    0.6
13         0      1      1     10      8     11     31    0.6
33         1      4      8      8      3      2     26    0.5
09         2      3      3      3      4      5     20    0.4
17         0      1      6     10      0      0     17    0.3
30         0      0      8      2      1      0     11    0.2
38         0      2      4      1      2      1     10    0.2
31         0      1      6      2      1      0     10    0.2
07         1      2      1      2      2      1      9    0.2
12         0      1      1      1      2      4      9    0.2
40         0      1      2      4      0      0      7    0.1
01         0      0      1      4      2      0      7    0.1
10         0      1      1      2      2      1      7    0.1
37         0      0      1      2      2      1      6    0.1
32         0      0      4      1      1      0      6    0.1
02         1      2      1      1      0      0      5    0.1
18         0      1      2      2      0      0      5    0.1
21         0      0      2      2      1      0      5    0.1
35         1      0      0      3      1      0      5    0.1
22         0      1      1      2      0      0      4    0.1
19         0      0      0      4      0      0      4    0.1
06         0      1      1      0      0      1      3    0.1
24         0      0      1      1      0      0      2    0.0
28         0      0      0      2      0      0      2    0.0
29         0      0      1      0      0      0      1    0.0
36         0      0      0      0      1      0      1    0.0
------------------------------------------------------
Total    141    895   1549   1709   1175     40   5509

Multi-band QSOs
---------------
1 bands    2521
2 bands     640
3 bands     314
4 bands     165
5 bands      20
6 bands       1

The following stations were worked on 6 bands:

PX2A        

------- S i n g l e   B a n d   Q S O s ------
Band    160     80     40     20     15     10
----------------------------------------------
QSOs     78    355    704    881    477     26


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