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CQ WORLD WIDE DX CONTEST -- 1998
Call: V26K (Op AA3B) Country: Antigua & Barbuda
Mode: CW Category: Single Operator
Zone: 08 Low Power
BAND QSO QSO PTS PTS/QSO ZONES COUNTRIES
160 140 284 2.03 7 13
80 473 1163 2.46 17 55
40 1239 3237 2.61 25 85
20 666 1673 2.51 24 70
15 1128 2928 2.60 30 91
10 1736 4452 2.56 31 96
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Totals 5382 13737 2.55 134 410 => 7,472,928
Total hours of operation: 41.7 hours
QSL via AA3B.
Equipment Description:
TS 940S
10 meters: 4/4/4 Force 12 Stack with top antenna at 70'
15 meters: 5/5 stack with the top antenna at 70'
20 meters: 3/3 Force 12 Stacked Array with the top antenna at 80'
40 meters: 2/2 stack with top antenna at 85'
80 meters: 3 element wire yagi at 85' fixed on Europe; Dipole
160 meters: Inverted Vee peaked at 80'
Club Affiliation: FRANKFORD RADIO CLUB
Team: Handkey Team #3
My goal was to break the single op, all band, low power, unassisted
world record of 6.6M points set by 3V8BB in 1997. After a lot of
evaluation, I concluded that my stretch goal would be 7.6M. I next
studied the BRK file from the 1998 V26B multi-multi CQ WW SSB effort,
and used this info to develop QSO and Multiplier goals for each band and
an hour by hour operating plan.
The following is a comparison of my actual score versus my stretch goal:
QSOs Zones CTY Score
Goal 5700 135 400 7,616,721
Achieved 5382 134 410 7,471,296
Delta -318 -1 +10 - 145,425
I fell short of my total QSO point goal due to the need to sleep for 2
hours longer than I had planned. My multiplier totals were above the
goal due to the fantastic conditions and very productive band sweeps.
The following is a comparison of my results and the world record
established by 3V8BB in 1997:
QSOs Zones CTY Score
World Record 4447 135 422 6,615,489
Achieved 5382 134 410 7,471,296
Delta +935 -1 -12 - 855,807
I'm pleased to top the old world record, but I'm sure that there are
others that also topped it by a lot more.
Total operating time was 41.7 hours; therefore my average rate was 129
QSOs / hour. My best rate was 195 QSOS / hour, which I achieved twice,
and I generally found that the highest rate hours were the ones in which
I was concentrating on running North America. The highest QSO point
rates were 470 and 477 points / hour; these occurred when running Europe
on 10M. Note that these numbers exclude the 141 duplicate contacts that
I logged.
I calculate that a multiplier was worth, on average, about 10.9 QSOs.
My continental break down was as follows:
160 80 40 20 15 10 ALL percent
North America CW 138 266 496 331 462 768 2461 44.6
South America CW 3 3 5 9 16 12 48 0.9
Europe CW 0 205 754 293 592 922 2766 50.1
Asia CW 0 7 24 42 53 57 183 3.3
Africa CW 1 2 8 5 12 14 42 0.8
Oceania CW 0 1 5 3 8 6 23 0.4
I'm generally pleased that 55% of the contacts were 3 pointers; I'm
somewhat surprised about the low percentages for South America and
Africa.
I want to especially thank Roy, V21N, for being an outstanding host.
Roy went out of his way to help, despite the fact that he recently had
knee surgery and his leg was in a cast. I also really appreciate all
the help and advice I got from WT3Q, W3CF and AB2E on how to get there
and where to stay.
I've put together a very long and detailed analysis of the V26K contest
experience which I'd be happy to share with anyone that is interested.
Just drop me an EMail.
73 Bud AA3B / V26K
mailto:cwtrench@sprynet.com
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