CQ Worldwide DX Contest, SSB
Call: W6QU
Operator(s): W8QZA
Station: W8QZA
Class: SOAB Classic QRP
QTH: San Diego, CA
Operating Time (hrs): 15.2
Summary:
Band QSOs Zones Countries
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160: 0 0 0
80: 2 2 2
40: 19 7 6
20: 36 18 29
15: 83 23 47
10: 214 25 69
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Total: 354 75 153 Total Score = 224,352
Club: Southern California Contest Club
Comments:
Station: Rig: Elecraft K-2, 5 Watts.
Antennas:
3 el Stepp-IR up 32 feet: 10-15-20 Meters.
Butternut HF-2V Vertical for 40-80 Meters.
DX-LB trap dipole up 30 feet for 40-160 Meters.
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Fantastic conditions! 10 Meters was packed, and I worked several stations over
29.000 MHz! I even tried CQing once and had 4 stations come back to me over
8-10 minutes. But I was able to do better by S & P.
This weekend I was asked to "Elmer" others in the contest. In
addition, we had unexpected guests from out of town. So I was only able to
operate from my home station for a total of 15.2 hours. ...Then I discovered
the "Classic" overlay category!! It fit me perfect, so that worked
well!
I did not have any special or outstanding QSOs, only lots of them. Even with my
5 watts, stations often came back on the first call. The most interesting QSO
was with MZ8A on the European Shetland Island. That was a nice addition to my
DX Marathon totals.
My DXCC was 84 and my WAZ was 28. I will never know if I could have reached
DXCC of 100 with a full effort! 34% of my Qs were in Europe and 18% were with
JA.
Great contest, great conditions! See you in the CQWWDX CW!
73, Bill W8QZA / W6QU
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