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Subject: [3830] CQWW CW P40W(W2GD) SOAB HP
From: webform@b4h.net
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Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 14:07:46 -0800
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                    CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW

Call: P40W
Operator(s): W2GD
Station: P40W

Class: SOAB HP
QTH: Aruba
Operating Time (hrs): 45

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Zones  Countries
------------------------------
  160:  372    16       57
   80: 1041    26       83
   40: 1340    26      102
   20: 1596    34      100
   15: 1579    29       97
   10:  537    20       51
------------------------------
Total: 6464   151      490  Total Score = 12,244,382

Club: Frankford Radio Club

Comments:

Rig:  IC756ProIII, Alpha 87A

Ants: 160M vertical dipole, 160M Inverted V, 3el 80M wire beam (EU), Inverted
V
4 ele 40M wire beam (EU), 2 el 40M wire beam (US/AS), F12 C4
Force 12 4 el 20M yagi, Cushcraft 4 el 15M yagi, Force 12 5 el 10M yagi, C4
RX - beverages NE, NW, E/W, N/S.


CQWW is the BIG SHOW, the ultimate test of operator skill, stamina, propagation
knowledge, planning, and execution.  The level of competition is like no other
contest.  I am thankful to have participated in this great event once again,
and hope all of you had as much fun as I did.

Learned a week before the contest that I'd be sharing the SOAB HP catagory with
P40T (N6AA@P43P) and P49Y (AE6Y).  For one small island country this is alot of
RF from three stations who likely will be in the top ten world list.  Talk
about competition just from your own country!

Arrived Tuesday to find just minor antenna problems, a broken beverage and a
bad splice on a rotor cable.  Wasn't so lucky with my Titan amp. power supply,
the surge relay in the primary wouldn't close.  Very special thanks to Emily,
P43E, for offering me the loan of her amplifier at the last minute. 

Unfortunately I don't have time to write a full blow by blow description of the
action, but here are some highlights and lowlights:

Before the contest, working 5A7A and TZ6 on 160M barefoot.

Being called by VK9AA and 9N7JO for double mults on 40M during the last hour.
Catching what was probably the best opening to EU on 10M Sunday morning adding
43 EU contacts to the log (Last year I didn't work a single EU stn on 10M
during either WW weekend).

Five 200+ hours, 10 hours over 175/hour.  Rate meter over 400 at times.

Quiet low band conditions, especially on the first night.

Breaking the 1000 qso total level on 80M for the first time.  The 3el wire beam
to EU is really working.

Keeping my butt in the chair....there was no room for error by oversleeping
this year.

Responses to CQs by many difficult to work Asian mults on all bands.  Operating
in the less crowded upper portion of the bands seemed to work well.

Succesfully sharing 160M with P49Y - we are just 1 mile apart and use a
gentlemen's agreement to time share the band.  TNX Andy!

Keeping the rate steady most of the contest (avoiding the dreaded DXing
syndrome), knowing full well N6AA/P40T was out there cranking along after
nearly a week of practicing his running techniques.

Had an 80% success rate when asking stations to QSY to other bands.  TNX to all
who were willing to move to one or more bands. 

Enjoyed the company of N6AA and AE6Y for Thanksgiving Dinner (pasta at Don
Carlos) and the traditionial after-contest get together (at Tony Romas) - no
Dick, we aren't crazy to go out for dinner immediately after 48 hours of
battle!
 
Only one equipment failure, the C4 rotator stuck NW all day Sunday.  A 30
minute power disruption (blown fuse in 220 line to amp) Saturday had little
impact.

Left too many double multipliers on the table (missed bigs stns. like 5A, TZ,
ZS, and a multitude of other easy ones on several bands - the downside to
S01R).

Congratulations to CT1BOH for his continued excellence, N2NT for breaking the
NA record, and to everyone esle who ventured beyond their home country borders
to make available so many great multipliers for the rest of us to work.

Special thanks to my Aruban hosts Humphrey and Corrie, to NO2R and other
members of the Frankford Radio Club for their assistance diagnosing my
amplifier problem, and to all of you who had fun last weekend and made it into
my log.

CU from P40W for ARRL DX CW in February.

73, 

John W2GD


BREAKDOWN QSO/mults  P40W  CQ WORLD WIDE DX CONTEST CW Single Operator HP

HOUR      160      80       40       20       15       10    HR TOT  CUM TOT  

   0    .....    .....   221/38    .....    .....    .....   221/38  221/38 
   1      .        .     190/10      .        .        .     190/10  411/48 
   2   136/37      .       3/1       .        .        .     139/38  550/86 
   3     6/1    163/42      .        .        .        .     169/43  719/129
   4   127/12    26/5       .        .        .        .     153/17  872/146
   5    13/4    127/6       .        .        .        .     140/10 1012/156
   6    22/2    123/1       .        .        .        .     145/3  1157/159
   7     2/2     77/16     1/2      1/2      1/2      1/2     83/26 1240/185
   8     8/3     32/5     57/10     4/7     .....    .....   101/25 1341/210
   9     8/3     23/8     37/9      1/2       .        .      69/22 1410/232
  10    14/1     76/6      7/5       .        .        .      97/12 1507/244
  11      .       1/1     55/8     44/32     1/2      1/2    102/45 1609/289
  12      .        .        .      99/13   112/36      .     211/49 1820/338
  13      .        .        .        .     174/24      .     174/24 1994/362
  14      .        .        .        .     192/12      .     192/12 2186/374
  15      .        .        .        .      80/3    113/16   193/19 2379/393
  16    .....    .....    .....    .....   223/5     .....   223/5  2602/398
  17      .       1/1       .       1/1    199/10     1/2    202/14 2804/412
  18      .        .        .      32/5    112/6     13/1    157/12 2961/424
  19      .        .        .     231/11      .        .     231/11 3192/435
  20      .        .        .     190/8      1/2       .     191/10 3383/445
  21      .        .        .     100/0     69/3       .     169/3  3552/448
  22      .        .        .     149/3     10/0      1/1    160/4  3712/452
  23      .        .      51/6     17/15      .        .      68/21 3780/473
   0    .....    .....   175/8     .....    .....    .....   175/8  3955/481
   1      .      84/9     62/3       .        .        .     146/12 4101/493
   2     5/5     80/0       .        .        .        .      85/5  4186/498
   3    19/2     37/0     44/1       .        .        .     100/3  4286/501
   4      .     129/1      2/0       .        .        .     131/1  4417/502
   5      .      24/0     72/0       .        .        .      96/0  4513/502
   6      .        .     130/3       .        .        .     130/3  4643/505
   7      .       3/2     37/8      1/2       .        .      41/12 4684/517
   8     2/1      2/2     42/2     .....    .....    .....    46/5  4730/522
   9      .        .        .        .        .        .        .   4730/522
  10      .      14/2       .        .        .        .      14/2  4744/524
  11      .      12/0     46/4      3/2      2/1      1/1     64/8  4808/532
  12      .        .        .     142/8       .        .     142/8  4950/540
  13      .        .        .      34/3     83/4       .     117/7  5067/547
  14      .        .        .        .      56/0     94/17   150/17 5217/564
  15      .        .        .        .        .     189/11   189/11 5406/575
  16    .....     1/1      3/3      4/3      4/4    111/9    123/20 5529/595
  17      .        .        .       3/3    105/6      7/7    115/16 5644/611
  18      .        .        .       2/1    150/3      4/1    156/5  5800/616
  19      .        .        .     104/7      2/0      1/1    107/8  5907/624
  20      .        .        .     141/4      1/1       .     142/5  6049/629
  21      .        .        .     158/2      1/2       .     159/4  6208/633
  22      .        .       1/0    135/0       .        .     136/0  6344/633
  23    10/0      6/1    104/7       .        .        .     120/8  6464/641
DAY1   336/65   649/91   622/89   869/99 1174/105   130/24    ..... 3780/473
DAY2    36/8    392/18   718/39   727/35   404/21   407/47      .   2684/168
TOT    372/73 1041/109 1340/128 1596/134 1578/126   537/71      .   6464/641



P40W   CQ WORLD WIDE DX CONTEST    Single Operator     26 Nov 2006  2359z

                    160   80   40   20   15   10  ALL   percent

     CW        
North America   CW  295  577  690 1162  890  464 4078    61.8
South America   CW   11   11   12   35   38   30  137     2.1
Europe          CW   66  438  619  301  652   43 2119    32.1
Asia            CW    1   17   42   96   12    0  168     2.5
Africa          CW    5    6    6   17   15    9   58     0.9
Oceania         CW    0    7    7   18    6    0   38     0.6


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