CQWW WPX Contest, CW
Call: KS9K
Operator(s): N4TZ
Station: N4TZ
Class: SOAB HP
QTH: IN
Operating Time (hrs): 36
Radios: SO2R
Summary:
Band QSOs
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160: 0
80: 0
40: 359
20: 897
15: 553
10: 114
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Total: 1923 Prefixes = 689 Total Score = 3,066,739
Club: Society of Midwest Contesters
Comments:
Dateline: Somewhere in the Black Hole. Thursday May 22, 2003
After several seasons of serious competition in the LPGA
(Low Power, Gain Antenna category), N4TZ/9 announced Thursday
that he was following the lead of Annika Sorenstam and facing
the world's best by entering this weekend's PGA (Power and Gain
Antenna category), the CQ WPX contest. Terry has received
a sponsor's exemption and will be using the call KS9K.
The roar from Indiana this weekend will not be from the cars at
Speedway, but from the QTH of N4TZ/9 where a pair of TenTec
Titan amps will be hitched to the faithful pair of OMNI VI+s.
N4TZ has been quoted as saying, "I hope that I do not embarrass
myself and make the cut." Rumor has it that at least one
high power champion had promised his XYL that he wouldn't
enter this contest if he did well in the last one.
When asked whether this change in category is a portent of things
to come, N4TZ merely noted that a sure way to improve his SS
scores for the Society of Midwest Contesters is to run more power.
......
Friday, May 23, 2003
After a first round ranking of 73 (honest!), Annika Sorenstam failed
to make the cut with a ranking of 96 out of 100 entries. Ten of the 15
top ranked golf pros did not play in that event. An ill wind is blowing
in the central USA. N4TZ couldn't find his 7 wood.
......
One of the things that is NOT the same in ham radio as in golf is that
the PGA regulars are not welcome on the LPGA tour. Can you imagine the
firestorm that would erupt if Tiger, Mark, Vijay or Phil showed up
at the last minute to play in an LPGA event? Congratulations to K3WW
for his fine LP showing. At least I don't have to wonder whether I
could have won the LP category this year!
......
Using high power meant that I didn't have to tune so often with the
right radio hand, so that my wrist didn't fail as it did during the
2002 CQ WW CW contest. Thanks to K9MI for the use of a Microsoft
ergonomic keyboard. It took a few hours to get used to the placement
of the numbers, but now it seems comfortable. TRLogs output suggests
that I spent about 25 hours of the 36 available running (or quick
walking). Nonetheless, over 300 fewer Europeans found their way
into my log than in last year's LP effort. I did pick up 92 JAs on
20 meters as a result of running. A couple of times Sunday afternoon
I put the second rig on 10m and let it CQ while I trolled 15 & 20
for DX, resulting in about 50 US & VE contacts on 10. Found 1 European
(CT1ILT) on 10 during the run as I had the wide filter in.
......
Off times: 0545-1010, 2159-2300, 0502-1011, 2235-2359
......
The roar of all those blowers takes some getting used to! As one who
finds a computer's fan obnoxious, I was uncomfortable with two linear
blowers. The 220 volts arrives in the shack through a 125 foot long
extension cord to the clothes dryer outlet, so I didn't have the
opportunity to test things out more than one hour in advance. I
settled on using only one Titan and used the Hercules II solid state
500 watt amp for the second radio. The Hercules' fan is a lot quieter but
I lost some of the desired flexibility of having either radio be the
run radio.
......
The running of the CW WPX contest in late May provides interesting
evidence on the debate about Say's Law in economics: Say said supply
creates its own demand, while Keynes' position was that demand creates
its own supply. Each year I notice the relatively poor conditions
surrounding the contest dates, yet with the first salvo of CQs, the
bands spring to life. I interpret this as evidence in support of Say,
because the supply of stations seeking contacts in the contest causes
others to try their hand operating. Anecdotal evidence suggests that
CQing (demand) in the days leading up to the contest resulted in
relatively few contacts because of the weak supply.
......
Continent breakdowns: 2003, 2002, 2001
Continent List 2003 WPX CW KS9K
160 80 40 20 15 10 ALL
--- -- -- -- -- -- ---
USA calls = 0 0 192 347 224 66 829
VE calls = 0 0 20 30 26 6 82
N.A. calls = 0 0 8 13 10 8 39
S.A. calls = 0 0 8 8 30 32 78
Euro calls = 0 0 114 355 239 1 709
Afrc calls = 0 0 4 10 9 1 24
Asia calls = 0 0 3 30 7 0 40
JA calls = 0 0 5 92 7 0 104
Ocen calls = 0 0 5 12 1 0 18
Total calls = 0 0 359 897 553 114 1923
Continent List KS9K WPX CW 2002 (Low Power)
160 80 40 20 15 10 ALL
--- -- -- -- -- -- ---
USA calls = 0 0 97 160 170 16 443
VE calls = 0 0 14 18 11 0 43
N.A. calls = 0 0 5 8 15 10 38
S.A. calls = 0 0 7 3 21 25 56
Euro calls = 0 0 99 455 480 7 1040
Afrc calls = 0 0 1 3 2 2 8
Asia calls = 0 0 2 28 25 0 55
JA calls = 0 0 0 14 9 0 23
Ocen calls = 0 0 0 2 2 1 5
Total calls = 0 0 225 691 735 61 1712
Continent List KS9K 2001 WPX CW (Low Power)
160 80 40 20 15 10 ALL
--- -- -- -- -- -- ---
USA calls = 0 0 61 149 165 27 402
VE calls = 0 0 9 16 14 0 39
N.A. calls = 0 0 6 7 11 8 32
S.A. calls = 0 0 5 7 17 25 54
Euro calls = 0 0 73 366 672 62 1173
Afrc calls = 0 0 1 1 8 5 15
Asia calls = 0 0 1 28 55 1 85
JA calls = 0 0 0 32 22 0 54
Ocen calls = 0 0 0 2 5 4 11
Total calls = 0 0 156 608 969 132 1865
......
2003 WPX CW KS9K
HR 160 80 40 20 15 10 HR TOT CUM TOTAL
SCORE
-- ----- ------- -------- -------- -------- -------- ------ ---------
-----
0 --- --- --- 46/41 30/27 6/6 82/74 82/74
0.01M
1 --- --- 45/34 13/13 7/6 1/0 66/53 148/127
0.05M
2 --- --- 68/47 --- --- --- 68/47 216/174
0.12M
3 --- --- 16/10 49/33 5/5 --- 70/48 286/222
0.20M
4 --- --- 11/7 63/31 --- --- 74/38 360/260
0.27M
5 --- --- 5/1 37/20 --- --- 42/21 402/281
0.32M
6 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 402/281
0.32M
7 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 402/281
0.32M
8 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 402/281
0.32M
9 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 402/281
0.32M
10 --- --- 5/1 30/19 1/1 --- 36/21 438/302
0.37M
11 --- --- --- 60/39 --- --- 60/39 498/341
0.48M
12 --- --- --- 68/30 3/1 --- 71/31 569/372
0.57M
13 --- --- --- 17/5 39/14 2/1 58/20 627/392
0.64M
14 --- --- --- 12/5 19/2 9/1 40/8 667/400
0.68M
15 --- --- --- 23/6 20/7 4/1 47/14 714/414
0.73M
16 --- --- --- 8/3 9/2 3/1 20/6 734/420
0.76M
17 --- --- --- 24/5 6/3 14/5 44/13 778/433
0.82M
18 --- --- 1/0 21/8 19/3 2/0 43/11 821/444
0.89M
19 --- --- --- 39/11 --- --- 39/11 860/455
0.95M
20 --- --- --- 23/4 4/2 3/1 30/7 890/462
0.99M
21 --- --- --- 35/5 1/0 2/0 38/5 928/467
1.04M
22 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 928/467
1.04M
23 --- --- --- 64/13 7/4 --- 71/17 999/484
1.15M
0 --- --- 14/2 30/9 6/1 3/1 53/13 1052/497
1.25M
1 --- --- 14/2 39/14 --- --- 53/16 1105/513
1.36M
2 --- --- 25/6 19/8 5/1 --- 49/15 1154/528
1.44M
3 --- --- 76/18 --- --- --- 76/18 1230/546
1.60M
4 --- --- 44/7 2/0 --- --- 46/7 1276/553
1.68M
5 --- --- 2/0 --- --- --- 2/0 1278/553
1.68M
6 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 1278/553
1.68M
7 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 1278/553
1.68M
8 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 1278/553
1.68M
9 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 1278/553
1.68M
10 --- --- 29/3 1/0 --- --- 30/3 1308/556
1.74M
11 --- --- 4/1 50/28 --- --- 54/29 1362/585
1.92M
12 --- --- --- 63/19 --- --- 63/19 1425/604
2.07M
13 --- --- --- 26/6 1/0 --- 27/6 1452/610
2.13M
14 --- --- --- 9/1 46/5 3/0 58/6 1510/616
2.23M
15 --- --- --- --- 63/15 --- 63/15 1573/631
2.38M
16 --- --- --- --- 77/13 --- 77/13 1650/644
2.55M
17 --- --- --- --- 47/4 3/0 50/4 1700/648
2.62M
18 --- --- --- --- 39/8 6/0 45/8 1745/656
2.70M
19 --- --- --- --- 32/5 26/4 58/9 1803/665
2.81M
20 --- --- --- 7/0 36/8 6/3 49/11 1852/676
2.93M
21 --- --- --- 12/0 28/8 1/0 41/8 1893/684
3.02M
22 --- --- --- 7/2 3/1 20/2 30/5 1923/689
3.07M
D1 0/0 0/0 151/100 632/291 170/77 46/16 999/484
D2 0/0 0/0 208/39 265/87 383/69 68/10 924/205
TO 0/0 0/0 359/139 897/378 553/146 114/26 1923/689
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