CQ Worldwide DX Contest, SSB
Call: N2MM
Operator(s): N2MM
Station: N2MM
Class: SOAB(A) HP
QTH: SNJ
Operating Time (hrs): 40
Summary:
Band QSOs Zones Countries
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160: 35 23 10
80: 221 80 21
40: 248 96 27
20: 564 116 31
15: 269 87 24
10: 30 11 8
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Total: 1367 413 116 Total Score = 1,986,924
Club: Frankford Radio Club
Comments:
Frustration !!!! Took off Friday to clear up paperwork, fix the 80m ant and fix
the rotor for the TH6DXX. Everything done by 3PM. Friday night 80m and 40m
played well. Saturday AM 20M was a real zoo. Band opened early, but couldn't
get the attention of EU until 1300z. Never could find a spot to run. 15, wasn't
really good, especially using a tri-bander at 50 feet. (sure missed the 5 el
monobander at 100 feet) Picked off whatever mults I could find. Maybe 100 qsos.
First sleep period Saturday evening 9:30PM-11:00PM. Cleaned off 80m and 40m by
1:30AM, then went to bed until 6:00AM. Cleaned up mults on 40m and 80 m, then
went to 20m. Band much better as I could actually run stations and break the
pileups on mults. Around 10AM, some digital signal at +20db showed up on right
on my run frequency of 14173 and stayed there most of the day.(Did anyone hear
that? Does anyone know what or who that was?)
15m signals weren't great and my low ant was basically useless except for
hunting mults. I probably lost 500k. The rest of Sunday was spent flipping
between bands looking for qsos and mults. 10M finally showed some signs of life
Sunday afternoon, but signals were puny weak, mostly PY and some carribeans.
Bottom line....no hardware or software problems, but lots of operator faux pas'
Need to fix 15m ant., put down 30 more radials for 160m, and put up the 600ft
beverage before CQWW CW
Icom 756pro/Alpha 78....
TH6DXX @ 50 feet
204BA @ 92 feet
204CD @ 120 feet
Inv. Vee at 110 feet (80m)
Inv. "L" 160m
LONG LIVE CW !!!!
Carol
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