California QSO Party
Call: VE7SZ
Operator(s): VA7RR
Station: VE7SZ
Class: Single Op HP
QTH: BC
Operating Time (hrs): 24
Radios: SO2R
Summary:
Band CW Qs Ph Qs
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160: 6 6
80: 45 124
40: 87 234
20: 123 531
15: 49 77
10: 22 8
6: 0 0
2: 0 0
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Total: 332 980 Mults = 57 Total Score = 168,606
Club: British Columbia DX Club
Comments:
Many thanks to Allan, VE7SZ, for hosting me for the California QSO Party last
weekend. Allan's station works great in both DX and domestic contests, and the
CQP is no exception.
This was my first high power try in the California affair since 1997. The
idea was to wait through the year-2000 sunspot peak, and do the contest again
once general conditions had deteriorated to the point where 10 and 15 meters
would not be as much of a factor for the CA stations.
The reason for this is that, operating from British Columbia, I'm too close
to CA, and my signal skips right over most or all of the state on 10 and 15.
Twenty is always the "bread and butter" band from here in VE7. I'm favored if
the W6s have lousy conditions on 10 and 15, and are forced to spend their
daylight hours on 20. It's not as much fun for them, but it's far better for
me!
Conditions this year were worse that the 2002 CQP, and I guessed correctly
that this was the year to try again. I finished about 4K over the existing
out-of-state record, and got above 1,300 QSOs for the first time.
Unfortunately, I missed a county - Glenn - and it really, really hurt. Missing
the mult made the difference between a narrow first place finish and having to
settle for second.
Congrats to K5TR on the top finish and the new record score. George
figured out exactly what it takes to be successful in the CQP in his first
serious effort at the contest. Also remarkable is the low power 155K number from
Ken, W8MJ, in Michigan.
Finally, I want to pass along thanks to those in the NCCC that organized
this year's Cal QSO Party. My guess is that there were more active W6 stations
this year than in any past running of the CQP. Keep up the good work -- I, for
one, will be back next year.
Thanks to all for the QSOs.
73,
Gary VA7RR
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