I finally got a few minutes to review the log and summary
information from the CQWW 160 contest. For what it's worth:
W4WA continental breakdown
NA 929 87.9%
SA 5 0.5
EU 112 10.6
AF 2 0.2
OC 4 0.4
AS 5 0.5
Total 10-point QSOs = 128
(12.1% of total QSOs, 38.7% of QSO points!)
Total 5-point QSOs = 56
Hourly summary and notes
FRI
2200 84/hr 26 mults, best DX is NM at 2254
2300 89 NP4A, FM5BH call, mults up to 35
SAT
0000 70 NP2, XE1, only 5 new mults
0100 72 ZF2, not much out West yet
0200 72 VP5, HI, V3 -- total 10 more mults
0300 42 S&P break gets OT1T, YV, I, G, EA
0400 30 CT3, EA8, UA6 S&P; KL7X answers CQ
0500 53 55 min CQing gets no DX, get 3 in 5 min. S&P
0600 39 2 EU S&P then CQ: SP2FAX only DX to call & be heard
0700 15 First sloooow hour, but 6 are EU, mults now 73
0800 19 2 KH6, but not much else
0900 11 Slow going, WY gives me WAS, but still no DC
1000 15 At least YV7QP gives me a 10-pointer
1100 11 W7WA is the only callsign I recognize this hour
1200 32 No JA, no VK, but some locals show up
1300 20 Daytime is here for us vampires
SLEEP!
2100 11 Not many guys on early
2200 18 US only, not even a VE
2300 16 Short S&P break gets 4 EU, mults now 80
SUN
0000 27 CQing gets some action, but no EU calling yet
0100 12 I get distracted by S&P ["Help me, I'm DXing!"]
but at least get 4X, FY, (2)5B, ZC4 and more
0200 5 While I'm S&Ping, Ron comes in and says "Did you fall
asleep?" I didn't think so, but there's a 20-min gap in
the log...YIKES! I'm awake now.
0300 56 Found a good run freq. and EU shows up in a few minutes.
0400 55 Ten 10-pointers this hour, mults now total 92
0500 43 17 Europeans, 2 new mults
0600 49 35 Europeans and plenty of excitement
0700 27 Last 8 EU are G's, GU is new mult (total now 102)
0800 13 V73 is a surprise caller
0900 7 Listen to Western hams work JAs that I can't hear
1000 11 An insurance QSO with NE and my 4th KL7
1100 6 Endure an unruly pileup to get VK6HD
1200 4 Searching for a JA -- get JH4UYD for my one & only
1300 19 A few Sunday morning participants -THANKS!
1400 4 VE3WG ends it for me with one last 5-point QSO.
1057 QSOs, 105 mults
Heard and not worked:
OE, ES, PY -- VY1JA was S&P, if he called me I didn't hear him.
Next contest for me is ARRL DX CW -- Single Band 40 High Power
from the home station.
73, Gary
K9AY
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