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Subject: [3830] CQWW CW N5DX(@N2QV) SOAB HP
From: webform@b4h.net
Reply-to: aluminumtubing@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 01 Dec 2015 12:34:09 +0000
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                    CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW

Call: N5DX
Operator(s): N5DX
Station: N2QV

Class: SOAB HP
QTH: NY
Operating Time (hrs): 47.5
Radios: SO2R

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Zones  Countries
------------------------------
  160:   75    13       49
   80:  731    24       78
   40: 1875    34      117
   20: 1270    37      118
   15: 1071    31      105
   10:  135    20       62
------------------------------
Total: 5157   159      529  Total Score = 10,333,760

Club: CARS

Comments:

I can not express the gratitude I feel towards station owner Tariq, N2QV, and
Chief Station Engineer WU2X.  I've known Scott, WU2X, for several years through
the collaboration of 2X Arrays and Cycle 24 on the TX38 tribander that was
designed specifically for the WRTC 2014 event.  Scott's attention to detail on
the TX38 tribander and his desire to make everything on that antenna as great
as possible was a real indication to me that he was changing the game in
triband antenna design.  For the longest times, tribanders have had the
reputation as an inferior antenna as compared to monobanders, and for good
reason.  Lossy traps and poor electrical design ended up in a very compromised
antenna across the three major HF bands.  Scott's use of custom software led
him to design triband Yagis that in everyway are on par with monoband Yagis of
the same boom length. 

What an incredible opportunity to get to use the N2QV station.  It is the most
efficient design I've ever seen with some incredible gain on 10-40 meters. 
Recent changes to the location of the radio shack allowed approximately 1500'
of coax loss to be eliminated from the 4 high stack of 36' triband Yagis.  This
translated to around 3dB on 10 meters, 2 dB on 15 meters, and 1dB on 20 meters. 
During the fall season a new two high stack of 4 element 40 meter JK Grande
beams were installed at 175' and 110'.  N2QV and WU2X worked hard to add a few
receive antennas including a custom triband vertical for the contest.  They
also installed a T vertical hung from some trees to use for the transmit
antenna on 160 meters.  

So I knew going into the contest that there could be no excuses of being to far
away from Europe (read, "in Arkansas") or not being loud enough.  

The contest went by in a blur.  Maybe I will do a KQ2M style writeup on my
website soon (www.zf2dx.com).  I felt LOUD on all bands except 160.  Anytime a
band change was made an instant pileup ensued.  Anytime I found a big pileup it
was easily broken.  At times it almost felt like cheating being so loud into
Europe and always having a steady stream of callers.  Going into the contest,
my major concern was being on the right band at the right time.  I soon
realized that all I needed to do was follow the zone 16 stations.  Wherever
Russia was loudest, that was the band to be on.  It was a nice surprise to be
able to run JA on 40 meters and to also have some deep Asia stuff call me such
as Zones 24, 26, and 28.  Both Saturday and Sunday evening I was also able have
a decent run of JA and Asia stations on 20 meters.  I couldn't believe it when I
found 3B9HA on the second radio on 40 meters at 2:30 PM local time.  He had a
big pile of EU stations, but after one call I was able to make it into his log.
 

160 meters was a struggle and I was getting beat out by zone 4 guys on a
regular basis.  I stuck with it and kept calling guys and finally the band
improved just enough on Saturday night that I was able to get through to all of
the big gun EU stations.  I knew I'd be lagging behind the W1 guys on 160 but I
was hoping that I could make up the multiplier difference across the other 5
bands.  

Thanks again to Tariq for the wonderful hospitality and such a pleasurable
experience.  More information on his station can be found on his QRZ page.  It
was great fun hanging out with WU2X before the contest and getting to do some
antenna work with him.  Both of these guys are great and I really hope I can
have the experience of operating from this amazing station again.  

On another note, what an amazing score from ZF2MJ!  I think it is really cool
how he came out and detailed exactly how he prepared for and operated the
contest.  Definitely a game changer for the serious single op DX guys.

Thanks for all of the Qs and moves.

73,
Kevin N5DX

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

CALLSIGN: N5DX
CONTEST: CQ-WW-CW
CATEGORY-OPERATOR: SINGLE-OP
CATEGORY-TRANSMITTER: ONE
OPERATORS: N5DX

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-------------- 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    133     17      0      0    150    150    2.9
0100       0     11    103     17      0      0    131    281    5.4
0200       1     64     67      0      0      0    132    413    8.0
0300       0    105     36      0      0      0    141    554   10.7
0400       9     77      9      0      0      0     95    649   12.6
0500      11     73     20      0      0      0    104    753   14.6
0600       3    102     12      0      0      0    117    870   16.9
0700       5      0    166      0      0      0    171   1041   20.2
0800       1      9    133      0      0      0    143   1184   23.0
0900       1      9    102      0      0      0    112   1296   25.1
1000       0      2     64      0      0      0     66   1362   26.4
1100       0      0     48     30      1      0     79   1441   27.9
1200       0      0      0    118     53      0    171   1612   31.3
1300       0      0      0      1    185      0    186   1798   34.9
1400       0      0      0      0    133     32    165   1963   38.1
1500       0      0      0      0     13     64     77   2040   39.6
1600       0      0      0      2    119     24    145   2185   42.4
1700       0      0      0    116     50      2    168   2353   45.6
1800       0      0      0    202      0      0    202   2555   49.5
1900       0      0     11     95      8      3    117   2672   51.8
2000       0      0    139      0      6      3    148   2820   54.7
2100       0      0    138      4      8      0    150   2970   57.6
2200       0      0     69     15      5      0     89   3059   59.3
2300       0     55      3     20      0      0     78   3137   60.8
0000       0      9     10     52      0      0     71   3208   62.2
0100       2     71      6      5      0      0     84   3292   63.8
0200       0     63      7      0      0      0     70   3362   65.2
0300       8     24     11      0      0      0     43   3405   66.0
0400       0     11     82      0      0      0     93   3498   67.8
0500      17      5     15      0      0      0     37   3535   68.5
0600      11     21     60      0      0      0     92   3627   70.3
0700       2      1     65      0      0      0     68   3695   71.7
0800       1      5     43      0      0      0     49   3744   72.6
0900       2      5     40      5      0      0     52   3796   73.6
1000       1      5     20      0      0      0     26   3822   74.1
1100       0      2      8     58      0      0     68   3890   75.4
1200       0      0      1     61     80      0    142   4032   78.2
1300       0      0      0      0    170      0    170   4202   81.5
1400       0      0      0      3    122      0    125   4327   83.9
1500       0      0      0      0     74      3     77   4404   85.4
1600       0      0      0     65     24      0     89   4493   87.1
1700       0      0      0    151      1      0    152   4645   90.1
1800       0      0      0    115      3      1    119   4764   92.4
1900       0      0      4     59      8      3     74   4838   93.8
2000       0      0     61      0      8      0     69   4907   95.2
2100       0      0    100      5      0      0    105   5012   97.2
2200       0      0     50     22      0      0     72   5084   98.6
2300       0      2     39     31      0      0     72   5156  100.0
------------------------------------------------------
Total     75    731   1875   1270   1071    135   5157

Gross QSOs=5274        Dupes=117        Net QSOs=5157

Unique callsigns worked = 3492

The best 60 minute rate was 202/hour from 1757 to 1856
The best 30 minute rate was 218/hour from 1809 to 1838
The best 10 minute rate was 240/hour from 1813 to 1822

The best 1 minute rates were:
 5 QSOs/minute   30 times.
 4 QSOs/minute  222 times.
 3 QSOs/minute  610 times.
 2 QSOs/minute  766 times.
 1 QSOs/minute  756 times.

There were 761 bandchanges and 363 (7.0%) probable 2nd radio QSOs.

----------------- 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     28     75     77     54     36     20    290    5.6
South America      4      8     18     38     20     24    112    2.2
Europe            40    625   1630   1022    983     73   4373   84.8
Asia               0      9    109    130     12      0    260    5.0
Africa             2     10     22     12     15     16     77    1.5
Oceania            1      2     17     12      4      0     36    0.7
???                0      2      2      2      1      2      9    0.2
--------------------------------------------------------------
Total             75    731   1875   1270   1071    135   5157

Number of letters in callsigns
Letters  # worked
-----------------
   3        47
   4      1260
   5      2303
   6      1499
   7         9
   8        27
   9        11
  10         1

------------------ C o u n t r y   S u m m a r y ------------------
Country        160     80     40     20     15     10  Total    Pct
-------------------------------------------------------------------
3B8              0      0      0      0      1      0      1    0.0
3B9              0      0      1      0      0      0      1    0.0
3V               0      0      0      0      0      1      1    0.0
4J               0      0      1      1      0      0      2    0.0
4L               0      0      1      0      1      0      2    0.0
4O               0      1      1      0      0      1      3    0.1
4X               0      1      2      2      2      0      7    0.1
5B               0      2      1      1      1      0      5    0.1
5R               0      0      1      0      0      1      2    0.0
5T               0      0      1      0      0      0      1    0.0
5W               0      0      1      0      0      0      1    0.0
6W               0      0      2      1      2      1      6    0.1
6Y               0      1      1      1      0      0      3    0.1
9A               2     10     26     16     13      5     72    1.4
9H               0      0      0      0      2      0      2    0.0
9J               0      0      0      0      0      1      1    0.0
9K               0      0      2      0      0      0      2    0.0
9M6              0      0      1      0      0      0      1    0.0
9X               0      0      0      0      1      0      1    0.0
9Y               0      0      1      1      0      1      3    0.1
A4               0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.0
A6               0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.0
A7               0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.0
A9               0      0      1      0      0      0      1    0.0
BV               0      0      1      2      0      0      3    0.1
BY               0      0      2      2      0      0      4    0.1
C6               0      0      0      0      1      1      2    0.0
C9               0      1      1      1      1      1      5    0.1
CE               0      0      0      2      1      0      3    0.1
CE9              0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.0
CM               1      3      3      3      4      2     16    0.3
CN               0      1      2      3      1      1      8    0.2
CT               0      2      4      2      2      1     11    0.2
CT3              1      2      2      2      2      2     11    0.2
CU               1      1      2      1      1      1      7    0.1
CX               0      0      1      2      1      1      5    0.1
D4               0      1      1      1      1      1      5    0.1
DL               7     98    292    200    177      6    780   15.1
DU               0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.0
E7               1      3      4      8      3      0     19    0.4
EA               1     20     46     50     36      7    160    3.1
EA6              0      0      1      1      1      1      4    0.1
EA8              1      3      7      2      4      3     20    0.4
EA9              0      0      2      0      0      0      2    0.0
EI               1      4      7      6      4      0     22    0.4
EK               0      0      1      0      0      0      1    0.0
ER               0      2      2      2      1      0      7    0.1
ES               1      2      5      3     10      0     21    0.4
EU               0     12     21     13     10      0     56    1.1
F                1     18     66     36     40      2    163    3.2
FG               0      0      0      0      1      0      1    0.0
FM               0      0      0      0      1      0      1    0.0
FY               0      0      0      1      1      1      3    0.1
G                1     22     97     60     50      2    232    4.5
GD               1      0      1      2      1      1      6    0.1
GI               0      2      4      3      3      0     12    0.2
GJ               0      0      0      0      2      0      2    0.0
GM               1      4     13     12      7      0     37    0.7
*GM/s            0      0      1      1      0      0      2    0.0
GU               0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.0
GW               0      0      4      4      1      0      9    0.2
HA               1     23     40     20     20      1    105    2.0
HB               2      7     16     11     11      1     48    0.9
HC               0      0      1      0      0      0      1    0.0
HI               1      1      1      0      1      2      6    0.1
HK               1      0      0      2      1      2      6    0.1
HL               0      0      1      1      0      0      2    0.0
HP               0      1      1      0      1      0      3    0.1
HR               0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.0
HS               0      0      0      3      0      0      3    0.1
HZ               0      1      0      0      1      0      2    0.0
I                0     23     97     67     60     23    270    5.2
*IG9             0      1      0      0      0      0      1    0.0
IS               0      0      2      2      3      0      7    0.1
*IT9             0      2      6      3      5      1     17    0.3
J3               0      0      0      0      1      0      1    0.0
JA               0      1     62     77      1      0    141    2.7
JW               0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.0
K                3     27     26     12      6      2     76    1.5
KH0              0      0      1      0      0      0      1    0.0
KH2              0      0      1      0      1      0      2    0.0
KH6              1      2      3      2      2      0     10    0.2
KL               0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.0
KP2              1      0      2      2      2      1      8    0.2
KP4              1      2      4      6      1      2     16    0.3
LA               1      8     15     10     12      0     46    0.9
LU               0      1      1      6      3      6     17    0.3
LX               1      2      2      2      2      0      9    0.2
LY               1     16     20     13     14      0     64    1.2
LZ               1     10     39     14     16      3     83    1.6
OA               0      1      1      1      1      1      5    0.1
OE               0      5     20      8      9      2     44    0.9
OH               0     13     32     19     27      0     91    1.8
OH0              0      0      2      1      1      0      4    0.1
OK               2     35     81     51     62      4    235    4.6
OM               1     11     32     21     15      0     80    1.6
ON               1      8     28     16     15      0     68    1.3
OX               0      0      1      1      1      0      3    0.1
OY               0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.0
OZ               1      4     13      9      8      0     35    0.7
P4               1      3      3      2      1      4     14    0.3
PA               3     13     57     44     31      1    149    2.9
PJ2              1      1      1      1      1      1      6    0.1
PJ4              1      1      2      2      2      2     10    0.2
PJ5              1      1      1      1      1      0      5    0.1
PJ7              0      0      0      1      1      0      2    0.0
PY               0      1      1     12      6      3     23    0.4
PZ               0      0      1      1      1      1      4    0.1
S5               1     16     40     22     23      3    105    2.0
SM               2     23     38     35     29      0    127    2.5
SP               1     40     90     53     59      2    245    4.8
SV               0      1      8      7      4      0     20    0.4
SV9              0      0      0      0      1      0      1    0.0
TA               0      1      1      2      1      0      5    0.1
*TA1             0      1      3      1      2      0      7    0.1
TF               0      1      2      1      2      0      6    0.1
TI               0      0      1      0      1      0      2    0.0
TK               0      2      2      2      1      1      8    0.2
UA               0     64    160     82     77      0    383    7.4
UA2              1      2      6      3      3      0     15    0.3
UA9              0      1     32     29      4      0     66    1.3
UN               0      2      1      4      0      0      7    0.1
UR               0     60    101     39     58      0    258    5.0
V2               1      0      2      1      0      1      5    0.1
V3               0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.0
V4               1      0      1      1      1      1      5    0.1
V7               0      0      1      0      0      0      1    0.0
VE              12     33     25     17      7      2     96    1.9
VK               0      0      6      3      1      0     10    0.2
VP2E             0      0      0      0      1      0      1    0.0
VP2V             1      1      1      1      0      1      5    0.1
VP5              0      0      1      1      0      1      3    0.1
VP9              1      1      0      0      0      0      2    0.0
VR               0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.0
VU               0      0      0      2      1      0      3    0.1
XE               1      1      3      1      1      1      8    0.2
YB               0      0      1      4      0      0      5    0.1
YL               1      9      7      8      9      0     34    0.7
YN               1      1      1      1      1      1      6    0.1
YO               0     13     34     15     27      1     90    1.7
YU               1     12     32     16     10      2     73    1.4
*Z6              0      0      0      1      1      0      2    0.0
YV               0      0      5      3      1      1     10    0.2
Z3               0      0      6      2      2      0     10    0.2
ZA               0      0      1      1      0      0      2    0.0
ZB               0      0      1      0      0      1      2    0.0
ZD8              0      0      1      1      1      1      4    0.1
ZF               2      2      2      1      2      2     11    0.2
ZL               0      0      2      2      0      0      4    0.1
ZP               0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.0
ZS               0      1      1      1      1      3      7    0.1
???              0      2      2      2      1      2      9    0.2
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Total           75    731   1875   1270   1071    135   5157

------------ M u l t i p l i e r   S u m m a r y ------------
Mult     160     80     40     20     15     10  Total    Pct
-------------------------------------------------------------
14        25    236    709    507    433     24   1934   37.5
15        14    225    551    340    352     45   1527   29.6
16         0    136    288    136    146      0    706   13.7
20         1     29     88     42     54      4    218    4.2
25         0      1     63     78      1      0    143    2.8
08        10     13     21     21     19     16    100    1.9
05         5     36     30     14      3      1     89    1.7
09         4      5     13     13      8     13     56    1.1
04         9     16     13      8      7      1     54    1.0
33         2      7     13      7      7      7     43    0.8
17         0      5     11     21      3      0     40    0.8
03         1      8      7      6      2      1     25    0.5
11         0      1      1     13      6      3     24    0.5
13         0      1      2      8      4      7     22    0.4
18         0      0     14      3      1      0     18    0.3
19         0      0      4      9      0      0     13    0.3
07         1      2      3      3      3      1     13    0.3
21         0      1      6      4      2      0     13    0.3
35         0      1      4      2      3      2     12    0.2
31         1      2      4      2      2      0     11    0.2
40         0      1      3      3      3      0     10    0.2
38         0      1      1      2      1      3      8    0.2
06         1      1      3      1      1      1      8    0.2
24         0      0      3      5      0      0      8    0.2
30         0      0      5      1      1      0      7    0.1
36         0      0      1      1      2      2      6    0.1
10         0      1      2      1      1      1      6    0.1
28         0      0      2      4      0      0      6    0.1
37         0      1      1      1      1      1      5    0.1
02         1      1      1      1      0      1      5    0.1
32         0      0      3      2      0      0      5    0.1
39         0      0      2      0      1      1      4    0.1
27         0      0      2      1      1      0      4    0.1
12         0      0      0      2      1      0      3    0.1
22         0      0      0      2      1      0      3    0.1
29         0      0      1      2      0      0      3    0.1
26         0      0      0      3      0      0      3    0.1
01         0      0      0      1      1      0      2    0.0
------------------------------------------------------
Total     75    731   1875   1270   1071    135   5157

Multi-band QSOs
---------------
1 bands    2473
2 bands     591
3 bands     262
4 bands     121
5 bands      38
6 bands       7

The following stations were worked on 6 bands:

ZF2MJ       ED1R        PJ2T        9A1A        DF0HQ       P40L        
CR3OO       

------- S i n g l e   B a n d   Q S O s ------
Band    160     80     40     20     15     10
----------------------------------------------
QSOs     24    309   1032    607    457     44


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