CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW
Call: G2R
Operator(s): G0WAT
Station: G0WAT
Class: SOAB(A) LP
QTH: Welwyn Garden City
Operating Time (hrs): 32.5
Summary:
Band QSOs Zones Countries
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160: 84 46 7
80: 350 65 13
40: 212 68 13
20: 168 60 19
15: 215 63 22
10: 32 24 9
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Total: 1061 326 83 Total Score = 615,954
Club: Stevenage and District ARS
Comments:
Semi-serious effort from me this year...unfortunately the only antenna available
from a fairly hastily erected inverted L at 30ft vertical and 45ft horizontal
fed via a SGC230...contesting cutting edge is was not! and that only got put up
by 10pm on the Friday!..so it was all a bit last minute and I certainly could
have been more prepared and rested at the start of it...not too bad a result I
think, only manged to stay in the seat 32 1/2 hours so much more work needed on
'in the seat' technique....this I think is really the golden rule!
The crappy antenna did really did not help...evidenced by the lack of zones (I
just could not hear a lot of the moe exotic stuff, let alone work it)...this
was my first time in a full assisted mode...on the whole I feel it may be a
slight disadvantage for the LP entrant with poor antenna as you can end up
sucked into pointless fights for mults when another 'easy' and equally valid
mult is just around the corner!...this perhaps diluted the effort...still
ya'live'n'learn.
For next year...
Better seat!!!!...Bob (GU4YOX) was quite right this can be a surprisingly
limiting factor if you get it wrong...my arse was numb to say the least
The lack of acres chez'G0WAT may point the way to a single band entry as a more
competitive section
Make sure you are not working on 'stuff' up to the event...
Make sure the other house PC is working so that you don't have to give up the
operating desk/homework desk for the children to finish their R.E. or swot up
on homework subjects prior to Monday morning
25m Inverted L/SGC 230(borrowed for the event)/FT1KMP/100w/Microham Keyer and
Wintest...
73 de Paul G0WAT (G2R - Stevenage and District ARS Contest call)
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