CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW
Call: WD5ACR
Operator(s): WD5ACR
Station: WD5ACR
Class: SOAB HP
QTH: Pueblo, CO
Operating Time (hrs):
Summary:
Band QSOs Zones Countries
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160:
80:
40: 9 4 6
20: 17 9 16
15: 21 15 19
10: 11 9 10
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Total: 58 37 51 Total Score = 14,168
Club:
Comments:
TS-440S, Drake L4B, Hexbeam 20-10, 40M loop, 40M linear loaded dipole.
This was a bit of an experimental outing. I'm working on my CW proficiency, so
what better venue to get that done. As a crutch, I loaded fldigi on an ancient
laptop (Thinkpad X30) running Puppy Linux (booted of a USB key). I was
surprised at how well fldigi did. No memory keyer.
The other experiment was to test drive the 40M linear loaded dipole. This is
the first half of a phased array project. It play quite well north-south. The
loop is a little better towards EU.
The last goal was to pick up a few more countries for DXCC. I'm at 90 (on LoTW)
now and I think I might have picked up 4 or 5 more.
Band conditions were very good in Southern Colorado. The biggest problem was
figuring out whether to be on 10 or 15.
Next year, a little more code proficiency and I'll set a reasonable QSO goal
(400 Qs, maybe).
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