CQWW WPX Contest, SSB
Call: KD7ORP
Operator(s): KL9A
Station: W7UQ
Class: SO(TS)AB LP
QTH: ID
Operating Time (hrs): 32
Summary:
Band QSOs
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160:
80: 11
40: 16
20: 256
15: 620
10: 524
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Total: 1427 Prefixes = 615 Total Score = 1,930,485
Club: Worldwide Young Contesters
Comments:
First few hours were awesome! Then I wanted to quit. :) Condx here in the NW
seemed worse than anywhere else. I Heard W6's working EU and JA on 15 and 20
when I never heard anything. Being south definitely helped on the west coast
this year. Not much to speak of on 10m the first day, not even stateside. It
opened about 3 or 4 hours late into SA, and that was it. 15 opened for about 2
or 3 hours (late) into Europe, so that was fun. I took a lot of off time the
first day (8 hours) with hopes that condx would be better. No sense doing 15/hr
all night! Condx were better on sunday, but still bad. 15 was good into EU
though, and I held 21305 with my 100w and TH7 with the rate meter at 90/hr for
about 30 mins into EU! That was cool. 10 was open to Europe skew path, about
60-70 degrees, but it was good for several q's. Could finally run States too.
No JA on saturday or sunday. Goal was not met at all, but I think I did ok
considering condx. Took 4 extra hours off due to condx. Just couldn't hear
anything! Seemed like west coast got hit really hard.
This contest made possible by KB9UWU who sent me a tuner so I could get 100w out
of the antenna and not 20. Thanks Matt, you da man. I also had my Heil headset
from home, so no handmic! Thanks Dad. :)
Some great scores this year from DX. P41P, D44TD, HC8N... big nrs. Will be
interested to see how the KL7 battle turned out.
...it's all about the points per qso....
73!
-Chris KL9A
http://www.qsl.net/kl9a
kl9a@qsl.net
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