CQ Worldwide DX Contest - CW
Call: VE3FU
Operator(s): VE3FU
Station: VE3FU
Class: SOSB/40 LP
QTH: Nr Ottawa
Operating Time (hrs): ~32
Summary:
Band QSOs Zones Countries
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160:
80:
40: 909 23 89
20:
15:
10:
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Total: 909 23 89 = 89
Club/Team: Capital Region DX Club
Comments:
Equipment Description:
TS-430S (no filters!)
2-el Delta Loop (switchable NE/SW) @ 55'
Comments:
I was hoping for 1000 QSOs, 90 countries, and a score of 300K, but it just
didn't happen. I really thought it was possible after sunrise Sunday morning
when I was sitting at 881 x 23 x 88 => 243K, but the solar flare took care of
that. I worked 28 QSOs and 1 new country in the last 3 hours. I heard another
EU multiplier (IT9), but I just couldn't bust the pileup. I noticed the EU's
were much weaker on when I got back on for the last 3 hours on Sunday and by
the last hour even the W's were fluttery.
I didn't hear much from South America. I heard (and worked) only 1 LU, 1 HC, 1
CX, and 3 PY's. I guess when conditions are good they all migrate to the high
bands and do SO/10/15/ or 20. I thought I was missing a lot of Caribbean and
Central American mults until I had a good look at KC1XX's multiplier list and
compared it to mine. KC1XX only worked 6 Carib/CA mults that I missed and only
worked one of each (e.g. 1 KP2, 1 VP2E, 1 HP, etc). If they worked several of
each, I would have wondered what I was doing to miss them. I also missed both
CE and XE for two double mults. I noticed that KC1XX only worked one of each
of those also.
In EU, I worked all of the "common" mults, except CT and IT9. I heard an IT9
(see above), but where was CT? KC1XX worked only 1 CT. I worked 10 EA's and 2
CT3's (heard 3), but not one CT! Maybe CT1BOH should stay home next year :=)
There were a few mults that I called that got away and a few that I didn't even
bother to call. I called two KL7's, an RA0 (zone 19), an EX/UA3, all for
double mults. The following stations had huge pileups with a lot of big name
callers, so I didn't bother to call, figuring it was more profitable to S&P or
run: P29VPY, YJ0V, AH2R, VK9NS, and VQ9SS.
Thanks to the following great mults that called me: P3A, V47KP, A35RK, FR5FD,
9G5AA, and C56VB!!
And thanks for ZL3CW for sticking with me and not giving up. He must have
taken about 5 minutes, time that he could have spent working the many others
calling, to confirm my call and report.
Thanks to all that called!
Chris VE3FU / VO2AC
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