CQ WORLD WIDE DX CONTEST -- 1996 KJ9C
Call: KJ9C Country: United States
Mode: CW Category: Single Operator, LOW power
Unassisted
BAND QSO QSO PTS PTS/QSO ZONES COUNTRIES
160 17 36 2.12 8 11
80 77 199 2.58 12 41
40 87 227 2.61 22 50
20 158 424 2.68 22 71
15 124 330 2.66 21 64
10 3 7 2.33 2 3
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Totals 466 1223 2.62 87 240 => 399,921
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34 HOURS
Equipment Description: Kenwood TS940 at 100W, dipoles on 160, 80
Vertical on 40-10, ewes and beverage for low band receive.
Club Affiliation: Hoosier Contesters (HICKS)
Mel Crichton KJ9C
Comments: Managed to work 9Y4H on all six bands, lots of other five banders.
Frustrating to hear JAs on 80 and 160 and not be able to work them with
low power... Even worse when nobody else is returning their CQ's! Even
heard one JA on 40m RIGHT AFTER SUNSET! One QSO shy of 400K with ten minutes
to go, and can't find anybody on 40 not in the log who can hear me. Being
in the midwest has it's disadvantages for sure. During early band openings,
the Europeans assumed I was a K1... should have gotten a vanity call! Thanks
to all who stayed with me to get the call correct. Only way I can make a
stronger 100 watt signal is to improve antennas. XYL won't like me cutting
down the forest, so maybe the trees will sprout some wires
to hold them together this winter. Wore me out, but lots of fun. 73. Mel
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