ARRL DX Contest, CW
Call: W4PK
Operator(s): W4PK
Station: W4PK
Class: SOSB/80 HP
QTH: VA
Operating Time (hrs): 12
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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160:
80: 357 67
40:
20:
15:
10:
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Total: 357 67 Total Score = 71,355
Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club
Comments:
Single band effort this year. I have a four-square on 80M and apparently I was
"loud" into Europe as many came back right at my noise floor making
copy difficult. But I did work several who were QRP, including one station who
was running!
I definitely was not loud into JA as I called many but only managed to work
one station. And I had to use my NW Beverage antenna to be able to hear him.
To make copy more difficult there was the Wallops Island wide-band ionosphere
sounder which went "BRAP-BRAP-brap-brap-brap" when I was trying to
copy a weak station. Plus, there were several SSB stations including one right
at the bottom end of the band which made copy difficult on occasion. Also, on
Saturday night I had precipitation static to contend with. We had 6 inches of
snow during the day Saturday (on top of 8 inches earlier in the week) and it
turned into freezing rain during the late evening hours.
A bit more than half of my contacts were made by running. My apologies to all
as this CW-challenged operator struggled with many of the weaker calls. Plus,
I did not have the benefit of packet spots and when I was tuning through the
band I would wait patiently to copy a station only to find out I had already
worked him. This was particularly true Saturday evening as I was lucky to find
a station I had not worked before.
Thanks to all for the contacts!
73, Sam W4PK
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