CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW
Call: KR2Q
Operator(s): KR2Q
Station: KR2Q
Class: SOAB QRP
QTH: NJ FN20ru
Operating Time (hrs): 39.5
Summary:
Band QSOs Zones Countries
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160: 14 3 5
80: 48 10 27
40: 216 23 87
20: 361 23 107
15: 73 18 49
10: 5 2 2
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Total: 717 79 277 Total Score = 695,624
Club:
Comments:
I had a GREAT time!
While "the bands" were not what we expect at the sunspot peak, there was lots
of excitement in store.
Like what? How about:
1. Working 107 DX countries on just 20m...with QRP!
2. Working a total 116 separate DX countries (all bands combined) with QRP.
3. Working Reunion Island QRP...on three bands!
4. Working Maldives QRP...on two bands!
5. Calling over 200 CQs and getting ONE reply - on the last one - from an EL2
(new mult)
Unlike K5ZD's comments, I actually tried to break back into the 40+ hour club.
I almost made it at 39.5 hours. Guess I took one too many lunch & shower
breaks. And after the contest, I feel just GREAT! Hey - I'm even still awake
at 0300z typing this up (I arranged to take Monday off).
The last hour of the contest was pretty tough. Can't run, have worked almost
everybody that I can, so what to do? Just a mad scramble trying to find QSOs.
At one point, after sucking wind for almost 30 minutes (no qsos), I went to 80
and ended up working VE3JM. That gave me an idea...I went to 160 to find some
more VE's...but only found two who could hear me.
Went back to 15m and had a blast on a nearly empty band. Worked a CE (double
mult), but he got my call wrong. So I attempted to correct it....but then he
got it even more wrong (argh!). After a couple QSOs, I contacted him again
(finally!) and he got it right. Snagged ZPÃ? for another new one. And (of
course) my last QSO on 15 was...another CE with 100% exchange the first time.
And almost exactly at the end (on 20m), I heard a JA...another double mult, so
I swung the beam at him....and his signal dropped. I turned it back at S.A.
and he came back up. He was coming in over the South! Sadly, no QSO.
CU in 160, 10 (?), and Stew to wrap up the year.
And yes, that Elecraft K3 is a very nice radio.
de Doug KR2Q
PS...I know that I did my job correctly, because I'm still hearing CW...with
the rig off. :-)
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