CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW
Call: VE3FDT
Operator(s): VE3FDT
Station: VE3FDT
Class: SOAB LP
QTH: Brampton, ON
Operating Time (hrs):
Summary:
Band QSOs Zones Countries
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160: 144 7 10
80: 211 9 23
40: 154 19 58
20: 580 28 78
15: 412 28 81
10: 429 26 77
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Total: 1930 117 327 Total Score = 2,119,656
Club: Contest Club Ontario
Comments:
Radio: Ten-Tec Jupiter
Antennas: 5 band hexbeam @ 40ft & DX-LB+ short dipole @ 25 ft (when it worked)
Software: N1MM
Murphy's strike came early: a couple of hours into the contest I lost my trusty
DX-LB+ shortened dipole. I started hearing severe on-and-off random "white
noise" bursts and signal attenuation, and discovered corresponding incredibly
high VSWR kicking in stochastically. Operating on 40 m and down became
"challenging".
Less low bands meant more sleep.
Other than that it was "business as usual": Metric tons of "big guns" running
and not signing their calls for eternity. (Relying on spots, I suppose, and
leaving out the unassisted guys totally). "Power plant bullies" trying to push
me out of my CQ frequency. (I survived a 2 hours run on 20 m with 5 long
lasting deafening "tenants" moving in to my humble abode.) My nasty incurable
habit of wasting too much time on "juicy" multipliers with no return on
investment. (That some of them actually hear me is what fuels the underlying
illusion of being able to break through the pile-ups.)
"Another day at the office." Looking forward to the next year.
Oh, I almost forgot: great conditions!
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