CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW
Call: N5NU
Operator(s): N5NU
Station: N5YA
Class: SOAB(A) HP
QTH: STX
Operating Time (hrs): 39
Summary:
Band QSOs Zones Countries
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160: 64 16 32
80: 125 25 70
40: 270 36 110
20: 280 35 113
15: 280 29 94
10: 43 13 27
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Total: 1062 154 446 Total Score = 1,659,600
Club: DFW Contest Group
Comments:
I wasn't sure if I was going to even be able to operate more than a couple of
hours as I had no idea what to expect in the first major holiday after getting
married in July. I also had an aunt pass away unexpectedly earlier in the
week, so we had a lot of family commitments leading up to the contest. I put
in way more time than I expected to.
Here's a few highlights:
- Worked 17 JA's on 160m Friday night. NEARLY completed with RT0C, but he
never got the N5 part of the call.
- Worked China on 80m, finally. The window to China is very short from here.
I had all but given up as BY5HB was deaf as a post on 80m. He was working
NOBODY during our sunrise. Up the band was BG2AUE, who was half the strength
but got him in one call.
- At 0110z Saturday evening, worked JT on 40m. I was sitting on 7007 CQing
with the beam to Europe and hear a warbling CQ of someone trying to take my
frequency. I zero-in to find out who the heck is trying to take my frequency,
and switch the antenna and hear him. I knew I had to work him before the
packet-pile got there, because I only had 2-ele on 40m and it was fixed on JA
which is about 30 deg off.
Due to my aunt's funeral, I got a late start. Had a good time just DX'ing
filling in band-country slots., taking breaks to eat, hanging with my wife, and
not looking at the rate meter. I sent the whole contest by hand with paddles.
As a result, I only ran 25% of the time or so. I wasn't really out to get a
big score, but ended up with a little over 1000 Q's.
Thanks to Bill N5YA for letting me use his station, and letting us relax for
the weekend out at the llama farm.
73, Jason N5NU
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