CQWW CW 2000
VA7RR
Single Op All Band Low Power
160 13 3 3
80 154 9 10
40 736 25 53
20 377 26 61
15 782 30 84
10 975 29 80
Total 3037 122 291 for 3,009,473
SO2R Using TRLog
Antennas: 10M 4/5 at 56/39 ft; 15M 5/5 at 86/39 ft; 20M 4 el at 73
ft; 40M 2 el at
73 ft; 80M InvV at 72 ft; 160M Directly Fed Tower.
This one was both fun and interesting.
Running low power, I was frustrated many many times by the mults I
called that could not hear me (they'd just call CQ again). I was also
amazed by the pile-ups I was able to
crack, especially on 10 and 15, in one to three calls.
After doing a number of CQWW weekends from VE3EJ the past four
years, I'd
almost forgotten that mults are comparatively difficult to come by from
the West Coast!
I was not satisfied with the 20 meter numbers; went there again and
again, but never
seemed to be there when I could do anything. The band seemed flat most
of the time.
I also had mega-trouble hearing and being heard on 80 and 160.
Based on past
efforts from here at the home station in the NA Sprints, I knew 80 would
be a problem,
especially with 100 watts. It was. I also tried for the first time
directly feeding the
tower for 160. I knew it was not working when a very loud KH6CC
couldn't hear a
trace of my signal.
Thanks to all for the contacts! This category is really
challenging--I may try it again
next year.
73,
Gary VA7RR
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