CQWW WPX Contest, CW
Call: KZ3M
Operator(s): K3STX
Station: KZ3M
Class: SO(A)AB(TS) HP
QTH: MD
Operating Time (hrs): 11
Summary:
Band QSOs
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160:
80: 15
40: 303
20: 134
15: 5
10:
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Total: 457 Prefixes = 300 Total Score = 393,600
Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club
Comments:
I was excited for this one, but it was just not meant to be. I managed to get on
once the kids were in bed, around 0130Z, but by then 20 was already dead into
Europe so it was a 40 meter contest. When I went to 80 is was very noisy, and I
was not being heard in Europe. So stayed with 40/20 the first night till QRT at
0530Z. Saturday morning was first day of the pool opening up, so did not get on
the radio till around 1330Z, and 15 was dead and only LOUD Europeans were coming
it. More depression.
For evening #2 (starting at 0200Z) 40 seemed better than the night before, 80
was still useless and 20 was well closed to Europe.
I studied my log from last year, and was looking forward to Europe being open
till 0500Z again (but NO!) and nice morning (1200Z) European opening on 15 (but
NO!). Quite disappoining, I did better last year running low power.
paul K3STX
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TS-850S with AL-811 amp
20/40 fan dipole up 40 feet (to Europe)
80 M vertical with 16 radials
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