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Subject: [3830] CQWW CW K1TO SOAB QRP
From: webform@b4h.net
Reply-to: k1to@aol.com
Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2013 06:53:00 +0000
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                    CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW

Call: K1TO
Operator(s): K1TO
Station: K1TO

Class: SOAB QRP
QTH: FL
Operating Time (hrs): 43
Radios: SO2R

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Zones  Countries
------------------------------
  160:   21     8       15
   80:  102    16       57
   40:  318    23       92
   20:  279    33       97
   15:  502    30      102
   10:  434    28       86
------------------------------
Total: 1656   138      449  Total Score = 2,784,728

Club: Florida Contest Group

Comments:

QRN is steady S9+ on 160, S8 on 80, S7 on 40, and S4-5 on 20-15-10 (and S2-3 on
6M), peaking at about 70 deg which is enough to really hurt EU.  The
embarrassing thing is that the exact same noise (and I don't think it's from
power lines) has been present for far too long, extending back at least to last
year's CQ WW CW.  Sure would have liked to be able to fully hear and operate
HP,
but it was not to be this year.  I am getting some professional help soon, so
hoping to finally nail down the source and get working on a solution.

Unlike the 2005 QRP effort, which was forced by even heavier line noise, I
could be fairly productive with QRP this time.  I typically tuned right past
big pile-ups.  The goal was to find stations with *no* other callers.  Even one
other caller and I was generally out of luck.  Garden variety stations were
often untouchable because of the light, but steady stream of callers.  Was neat
to bag JT5DX and HS0ZAR at just the right moment (S9+, no other callers,
&amp;quot;K1?&amp;quot; and eking out the rest of the call).  Calling slightly
off freq
helped for some whose filters allowed for it, but many ops these days only
listen in a narrow passband.  It was an emotional rollercoaster, with the
thrill of a neat one being eclipsed by constantly getting beaten out by ops
with next to no station.  Enjoyed using that big knob in the middle of the rig
a lot - that is becoming a lost art, especially on CW.  

Also was often thinking about how a &amp;quot;multiplier&amp;quot; isn't much
of one
until you have something to multiply it by.  With this ratio of Q to M of less
than 3, it hardly made sense to sit there in some of the pileups that I did. 
But once you work a good one, you start thinking you can work everything. 

Even worked a few EU on 160, the only ones I could hear (the Beverage hears the
same crud that the tx ants do).  But left a lot of stuff behind, some of which
would've been tough even with HP.  Had some runs (more like casual strolls) up
high on 10 and 15.  Felt like a human pinball on 10 as the other US stations
were very weak and perpetually took over the freq without even knowing I was
there.  

Thanks to all who took the time to dig my callsign out for the QRP QSO and
thanks to everyone who made the effort to travel to activate from a QTH that
would not otherwise be QRV.  CQ WW CW is my favorite weekend of every year.  

Happy Thanksgiving.

73, Dan, K1TO

2x FT-1000MP
Homebrew SO2R box (tnx N4TB)
N1MM (tnx Tom and crew)

160 - 1/4 wave GP w/ 4 elevated radials
 80 - 2L inv vee to EU, inv vee
 40 - Cushcraft 2/2, Comtek Stack-2
 20 - Hy-Gain 4/4, C3E, StackMatch
 15 - Homebrew 4/4/4, C3E, StackMatch
 10 - Homebrew 6L, C3E

Cabrillo Statistics           (Version 10g)           by K5KA &amp;amp; N6TV
http://bit.ly/cabstat

-------------- Q S O   R a t e   S u m m a r y ---------------------
Hour     160     80     40     20     15     10    Rate Total    Pct
--------------------------------------------------------------------
0000       0      0      0     37     11      0     48     48    2.9
0100       0      0     61      0      2      0     63    111    6.7
0200       0      0     67      0      0      0     67    178   10.7
0300       1      6     26      7      0      0     40    218   13.2
0400       6      9     28      0      0      0     43    261   15.8
0500       4     18     13      0      0      0     35    296   17.9
0600       2     14     10      2      0      0     28    324   19.6
0700       3      9     13     10      0      0     35    359   21.7
0800       0      3     10     20      0      0     33    392   23.7
0900       0      4      5      9      1      0     19    411   24.8
1000       0      6      3      4      0      0     13    424   25.6
1100       0      0      1     11     32      0     44    468   28.2
1200       0      0      0      0     57     10     67    535   32.3
1300       0      0      0      0     21     67     88    623   37.6
1400       0      0      0      0     16     45     61    684   41.3
1500       0      0      0      0     10     47     57    741   44.7
1600       0      0      0      2      6     38     46    787   47.5
1700       0      0      0      0     53      6     59    846   51.1
1800       0      0      0     26     17      7     50    896   54.1
1900       0      0      0     14     17     12     43    939   56.7
2000       0      0      0     16      4     16     36    975   58.8
2100       0      0      0      2     14      8     24    999   60.3
2200       0      0      0      0     25      9     34   1033   62.3
2300       0      0      0      3      4     23     30   1063   64.2
0000       0      0      9      3     12      0     24   1087   65.6
0100       0      7      0      2      0      0      9   1096   66.1
0200       0      0      0      0      0      0      0   1096   66.1
0300       0      0      0      0      0      0      0   1096   66.1
0400       0      0      0      0      0      0      0   1096   66.1
0500       0      6      0     12      0      0     18   1114   67.2
0600       4      6      6      7      0      0     23   1137   68.6
0700       1     11     10      3      0      0     25   1162   70.1
0800       0      1     21      0      0      0     22   1184   71.5
0900       0      0      6     11      0      0     17   1201   72.5
1000       0      1      2      7      0      0     10   1211   73.1
1100       0      0      0     23      0      0     23   1234   74.5
1200       0      0      1      4     66      0     71   1305   78.8
1300       0      0      0      0     37     27     64   1369   82.6
1400       0      0      0      0     13     47     60   1429   86.2
1500       0      0      0      0     28     24     52   1481   89.4
1600       0      0      0      1     27      5     33   1514   91.4
1700       0      0      0      7      5     17     29   1543   93.1
1800       0      0      0      5      2     14     21   1564   94.4
1900       0      0      0      0     11      4     15   1579   95.3
2000       0      0      0     18      1      7     26   1605   96.9
2100       0      0      0      8      3      1     12   1617   97.6
2200       0      0      0      5      6      1     12   1629   98.3
2300       0      1     26      0      1      0     28   1657  100.0
------------------------------------------------------
Total     21    102    318    279    502    435   1657

The best 60 minute rate was  92/hour from 1254 to 1353
The best 30 minute rate was 116/hour from 1247 to 1316
The best 10 minute rate was 174/hour from 1251 to 1300

The best 1 minute rates were:
 5 QSOs/minute    1 times.
 4 QSOs/minute    4 times.
 3 QSOs/minute   48 times.
 2 QSOs/minute  246 times.
 1 QSOs/minute 1000 times.

----------------- C o n t i n e n t   S u m m a r y -----------------
                 160     80     40     20     15     10  Total    Pct
---------------------------------------------------------------------
North America     12     31     35     42     52     33    205   12.4
South America      4     11     14     21     24     47    121    7.3
Europe             5     51    236    169    345    303   1109   66.9
Asia               0      1     15     23     58     34    131    7.9
Africa             0      5     14     18     17     11     65    3.9
Oceania            0      3      4      4      6      7     24    1.4
???                0      0      0      2      0      0      2    0.1
--------------------------------------------------------------
Total             21    102    318    279    502    435   1657

------------------ C o u n t r y   S u m m a r y ------------------
Country        160     80     40     20     15     10  Total    Pct
-------------------------------------------------------------------
3D2              0      0      1      0      0      0      1    0.1
3DA              0      0      0      1      1      0      2    0.1
3V               0      0      1      0      0      0      1    0.1
4J               0      0      1      0      0      0      1    0.1
4L               0      0      1      1      2      1      5    0.3
4O               0      0      1      1      1      0      3    0.2
4U1I             0      0      1      1      1      0      3    0.2
4X               0      0      1      1      0      0      2    0.1
5B               0      1      3      3      5      2     14    0.8
5H               0      0      0      0      1      0      1    0.1
5R               0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.1
6Y               1      1      1      0      1      0      4    0.2
8P               0      1      1      1      1      1      5    0.3
9A               1      2      6      3      8      9     29    1.8
9J               0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.1
9K               0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.1
9L               0      0      1      0      0      0      1    0.1
9Y               0      1      1      2      1      1      6    0.4
A6               0      0      1      1      0      0      2    0.1
C6               0      1      1      0      0      0      2    0.1
CE               0      0      1      2      3      1      7    0.4
CM               0      1      2      0      1      0      4    0.2
CN               0      1      2      3      4      1     11    0.7
CT               0      0      1      1      1      2      5    0.3
CT3              0      3      3      2      2      3     13    0.8
CX               0      0      0      1      1      3      5    0.3
D2               0      0      0      0      1      0      1    0.1
D4               0      1      1      1      1      1      5    0.3
DL               1      9     27     15     44     45    141    8.5
E7               0      0      3      3      3      2     11    0.7
EA               0      2     15      7     12     13     49    3.0
EA6              0      0      2      2      3      3     10    0.6
EA8              0      0      3      4      3      2     12    0.7
EA9              0      0      1      1      1      0      3    0.2
EI               0      1      4      2      4      3     14    0.8
ER               0      0      0      0      1      0      1    0.1
ES               0      0      1      1      1      2      5    0.3
EU               0      0      1      3      4      3     11    0.7
F                0      5      7      6     11     15     44    2.7
FG               0      1      1      0      0      1      3    0.2
FJ               0      0      0      0      0      1      1    0.1
FM               0      0      1      1      1      1      4    0.2
FS               0      0      1      0      1      1      3    0.2
FY               0      0      0      0      1      1      2    0.1
G                0      7     12      9     20     15     63    3.8
GD               0      1      1      1      1      1      5    0.3
GI               0      0      0      0      1      2      3    0.2
GJ               0      0      0      0      0      1      1    0.1
GM               0      2      2      0      3      3     10    0.6
*GM/s            0      1      0      1      1      1      4    0.2
GU               0      0      1      1      0      1      3    0.2
GW               0      0      1      0      1      1      3    0.2
HA               0      0     11      7     10      9     37    2.2
HB               0      1      3      2      6      2     14    0.8
HB0              0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.1
HC               0      2      2      3      1      2     10    0.6
HI               0      1      1      3      1      0      6    0.4
HK               1      1      2      1      1      1      7    0.4
HL               0      0      0      0      1      0      1    0.1
HR               0      1      1      0      1      0      3    0.2
HS               0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.1
I                0      3      8     14     15     25     65    3.9
*IG9             0      0      1      1      0      0      2    0.1
*IT9             0      0      1      1      1      1      4    0.2
J7               1      1      1      1      1      1      6    0.4
J8               0      0      1      1      1      1      4    0.2
JA               0      0      6      3     46     29     84    5.1
JT               0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.1
K                2      1      1      1      5      1     11    0.7
KH0              0      0      1      0      2      1      4    0.2
KH2              0      0      0      0      1      1      2    0.1
KH6              0      2      1      1      2      4     10    0.6
KL               0      0      0      0      3      3      6    0.4
KP2              0      2      3      3      3      1     12    0.7
KP4              1      2      1      2      2      0      8    0.5
LA               0      1      1      2      5      3     12    0.7
LU               0      0      0      3      2      9     14    0.8
LX               0      1      1      1      1      2      6    0.4
LY               0      1      6      5     11      4     27    1.6
LZ               0      1      5      1      5      8     20    1.2
OA               0      0      1      0      1      1      3    0.2
OE               0      0      1      1      1      1      4    0.2
OH               0      1      8      6     12     10     37    2.2
OH0              0      0      2      2      1      2      7    0.4
OK               1      2     15     10     17     21     66    4.0
OM               1      1      4      4      5      4     19    1.1
ON               0      1      5      1      6      9     22    1.3
OX               0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.1
OZ               0      0      1      1      2      0      4    0.2
P4               1      3      1      3      1      2     11    0.7
PA               0      2      9      3     10     19     43    2.6
PJ2              1      1      1      1      1      1      6    0.4
PJ4              1      2      2      1      2      1      9    0.5
PJ7              0      0      1      0      0      0      1    0.1
PY               0      0      3      4      9     21     37    2.2
S5               1      1     14      8      9      9     42    2.5
SM               0      2      3      2     12      5     24    1.4
SP               0      1      8      8     24      8     49    3.0
SU               0      0      0      0      0      1      1    0.1
SV               0      0      2      2      1      0      5    0.3
TA               0      0      1      1      1      1      4    0.2
TF               0      0      0      0      1      1      2    0.1
UA               0      1     18     13     32     13     77    4.6
UA2              0      0      0      0      1      0      1    0.1
UA9              0      0      0      7      3      1     11    0.7
UN               0      0      1      2      0      0      3    0.2
UR               0      0      8      3     15     11     37    2.2
V2               0      1      1      2      1      2      7    0.4
V3               0      1      0      1      0      0      2    0.1
V4               0      1      2      0      2      0      5    0.3
VE               6     11     13     20     23     13     86    5.2
VK               0      0      0      2      0      0      2    0.1
VP2M             0      1      0      1      1      0      3    0.2
VP2V             0      0      0      1      1      1      3    0.2
VP5              0      1      0      0      0      0      1    0.1
VP9              0      1      1      1      1      0      4    0.2
VU               0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.1
XE               0      0      0      0      1      4      5    0.3
XT               0      0      0      1      1      0      2    0.1
YL               0      1      4      3      4      2     14    0.8
YN               0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.1
YO               0      0      5      4      6      6     21    1.3
YU               0      0      6      5      8      6     25    1.5
YV               0      1      0      0      0      3      4    0.2
Z3               0      0      1      2      2      0      5    0.3
*Z6              0      0      0      0      1      0      1    0.1
ZD8              0      0      1      0      1      1      3    0.2
ZF               1      1      0      1      0      1      4    0.2
ZL               0      1      1      1      1      1      5    0.3
ZS               0      0      0      2      1      2      5    0.3
???              0      0      0      2      0      0      2    0.1
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Total           21    102    318    279    502    435   1657

--&amp;gt; TX8B has an unknown country prefix.
--&amp;gt; 4U0WFP has an unknown country prefix.

The following stations were worked on 6 bands:
J73A        HK1NA       PJ2T        DR1A        VC2R


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