CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW
Call: W1MU
Operator(s): W1MU
Station: W1MU
Class: SOSB/20 LP
QTH: FN53ew
Operating Time (hrs): 32
Summary:
Band QSOs Zones Countries
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160:
80:
40:
20: 1035 35 128
15:
10:
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Total: 1035 35 128 Total Score = 490,141
Club:
Comments:
A low power, single band entry on 20M, at the low point of solar activity, may
seem like a bad idea. Itâ??s a tough job, but someone has to do it.
Using experience from prior years as a baseline I set a goal to claim a raw
score of 493K, and I came close at 490K. I was unable to make my target for
European QSOs, as was evidenced by how hard it was to keep a run going on both
mornings. The longest run I completed was 72 QSOs, well down from previous
years. The band seemed quite crowded, so I donâ??t think activity levels were
down â?? it was just so crowded on 20M that it was hard to break away with a
long run when only running 100 watts.
For this little pistol the polar paths were shut all weekend, but there were
several occasions where long path and skewed path openings were available.
Thatâ??s hard to take advantage of when youâ??re only using 100w but with
patient operators on the far ends I managed to get through on a number of tough
contacts. Twenty meters can be a band full of surprises, and that was the case
this weekend
The radio was a K3, and the antenna was a 2-stack of M2 20M5â??s at 15m & 30m.
The stack sits on a hill over salt water, which probably helps propagation to
the northeast, east and southeast.
Many thanks to contesters emeriti K1JX and N1CX, good friends who coach me so I
can do better at this stuff.
Thereâ??s always next year â?? CU then.
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