CQ Worldwide DX Contest, SSB
Call: NN7SS
Operator(s): K6UFO
Station: NN7SS
Class: SOAB QRP
QTH: WA
Operating Time (hrs): 21
Summary:
Band QSOs Zones Countries
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160: 2 1 2
80: 11 7 6
40: 20 8 10
20: 167 27 60
15: 96 23 41
10: 13 4 4
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Total: 309 70 123 Total Score = 160,769
Club: Western Washington DX Club
Comments:
I more than doubled my score from my last run at this in 2008,
but judging by the high activity, doubling my score is hardly
enough.
I started on 15m where DX was coming in, but few could hear
me QRP. 20m was better to SA and JA/Pacific for an hour,
then back to 15m for a few JAs and even a couple VK's
before the band faded.
Instead of banging my head on the low bands to Europe on the
first-night/west-coast/QRP - I went to sleep and got up at
o-dark-thirty to work JA and Pacific low bands before my
sunrise.
About an hour after sunrise I could start working Eu on 20m.
Well, at least I could work the loudest ones with good ears.
By noon I could work 15m, but the Europeans were weak
enough that my QRP signal wasn't making it, so it was mostly
Carib and South American stations.
I had to take Saturday afternoon off, so perhaps missed a
good time for JA/Pacific. Saturday evening I finally tried 40m
to Eu, but only tried, no luck QRP. Heard many hundreds, but
worked no Europeans. Luckily there were Carib and South
America stations strong enough to work.
Sunday morning had good Europeans on 20m, and on 15m I
heard many Europeans but worked few. The rest of
Sunday was 10m and 15m to Carib and South America. Then
15m and 20m to JA and Pacific. Lots of activity on Sunday.
I forget how tough QRP is for DX Phone contests, so all your
"QRZ?" and "Again, again?" are good reminders... Managed
to work 77 unique DXCC entities. Not bad for Pacific North-
west QRP.
NN7SS (K6UFO op)
20m-10m: Force 12 C-31XR at 71ft.
40m: Force 12 Delta 240 at 78ft
80m: Half-sloper from 60ft
160m: Inverted L over metal garage roof.
Yaesu FT-1000MP turned down to 5 watts.
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