CQWW WPX Contest, SSB
Call: NM5O
Operator(s): N5NU K5QE KE5VKZ
Station: N5YA
Class: M/S HP
QTH: TX
Operating Time (hrs): 31.5
Summary:
Band QSOs
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160: 26
80: 19
40: 455
20: 722
15: 908
10: 100
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Total: 2230 Prefixes = 862 Total Score = 3,955,718
Club: DFW Contest Group
Comments:
Thanks to Bill for letting us use the station. The station took a lightning hit
right after ARRL SSB so we're still discovering what got fried and what didn't.
Only did 31.5 hours due to not being completely prepared. I have a big week at
work this next week so slept 8 full hours Saturday night. Wonder what was
possible with a full effort...
Marshall K5QE logged a number of good quality hours and was indispensible in
the effort. I get fed up with all of the QRM & needing fills too easily.
Baleigh KE5VKZ (N5YA's granddaughter) worked 30-40 stations on 40m Saturday
night while I logged. Her operation in prior FDs has obviously paid off and
she is a quick learner.
I THINK this score is correct. We logged the entire contest on my MacBook
laptop because all of the computers were fried. The logging program logged all
U.S. stations as 2-points so had a to figure out the 'actual' score...
160m - New vertical is loud but band was very noisy the first night. Good to
work CN2AA & YV1KK.
80m - Dipole at 30ft cut for CW. Worked the local guys and a couple of the
loudest EU with 100w. Didn't spend much time there.
40m - 2 ele yagis fixed NE & NW. Didn't hear a lot of EU or JA but worked
a ton of stateside. Was pretty easy to find a spot and signals were decent.
20m - Complete madhouse as expected. Antennas are OB-16 and a 5 ele
monobander. Hard to hear DX through all of the QRM.
15m - Good openings both days. Worked EU until 22:00z on Sunday. Didn't work
a lot of JA; under 100. Nice to work 3 VU stations, all with good signals.
10m - Worked 1 EU (EB5BBM) via skew path who was fairly loud. Heard 3-4 others
but they were S&P. Bands of course good to SA. Not much stateside except
for backscatter.
73 to all & see you in the next one.
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