CQWW WPX Contest, SSB
Call: N2RJ
Operator(s): N2RJ
Station: N2RJ
Class: SOSB20 HP
QTH: NNJ
Operating Time (hrs): 26
Summary:
Band QSOs
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160:
80:
40:
20: 1053
15:
10:
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Total: 1053 Prefixes = 610 Total Score = 1,499,380
Club: Frankford Radio Club
Comments:
First off, I was *T H I S* close to 1.5m points but I lost the last hour due to
lightning/static crashes so I barely fell short. It also killed a fantastic run
to the W6/W7/JA. The static crashes were unbearable, then I saw the lightning
flash outside and realized it was time to close up shop.
I decided to do SB20 this year again because I felt it would give me ample rest
time while maximizing condx. I have work on Monday so I didn't want to tire
myself out all weekend. Last year I did SB20 because my antenna was broken.
This year my antenna is fine and I discovered some cool things I can do with
it. The bidirectional feature of the MonstIR SteppIR was especially useful as
it allowed me to run EU and USA west coast simultaneously, as well as JA, USA
NW and South America simultaneously. It was very useful as it helped keep my
rate up.
Propagation wise it was pretty good. The band stayed open until about 0230z
with it closing up about half an hour earlier on Saturday night. I worked
quite a few JA and VK/ZL and they were coming in pretty loud here.
Worked a few surprise Africa stations (thank you!) in Djibouti and South
Africa.
My next step is to try SO2R for next year's test or maybe even for CQWW.
N2RJ Max Rates:
2009-03-28 1212Z - 4.0 per minute (1 minute(s)), 240 per hour
2009-03-28 1216Z - 2.1 per minute (10 minute(s)), 126 per hour
2009-03-28 1300Z - 1.5 per minute (60 minute(s)), 91 per hour
Not big gun rates but I am pleased with my improvement.
See you guys in WPX CW in May!
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