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Subject: [3830] WPX SSB W6QU(W8QZA) SOAB QRP
From: webform@b4h.net
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Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2017 05:19:24 +0000
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CQWW WPX Contest, SSB

Call: W6QU
Operator(s): W8QZA
Station: W8QZA

Class: SOAB QRP
QTH: San Diego, CA
Operating Time (hrs): 35.7

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
------------
  160:    0
   80:   12
   40:   47
   20:  126
   15:   98
   10:   12
------------
Total:  295  Prefixes = 201  Total Score = 115,977

Club: Southern California Contest Club

Comments:

STATION W8QZA:

Radio: Elecraft K-2, 5 Watts.

Antennas:
  10-15-20 Meters: 3 el Stepp-IR up 32 feet
  40 Meters: DX-LB trap dipole up 30 feet
  40-80 Meters: Butternut HF-2V Vertical with 3 radials
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So, just when it seemed conditions could not get worse, ...they did.

There was a point an hour or two after sunrise this AM where I tuned across 15
meters and not a signal to be heard. 

10 M was restricted to 12 Qs Central and South America. And I worked hard to
get those.

15 M also allowed me to get into the Pacific region, but not a single JA! My
only Q to the east was D41CV. I never heard Europe.

20 M was very crowded by default, but I managed to get my only two Europeans
here: EI7M and CQ8M. I also managed a Zone 18 which is tough in good years. My
only Africa Qs were D4C and ED8W.

40 M got me 4 JAs and a couple VK-KH6

80 M yielded one KH6 and I was never able get a Q on 160, as usual.

My DXCC in this contest was the lowest ever at 39 (Normal 55-85) and WAZ was
also lowest at 21 (normal 24-31).  My 295 Qs compares to 325 to 600 in the
past.

Last year, 63% of my Qs in this contest were off the continent, and this year
only 32% were off continent!

I had a number of Qs where ops could not get my serial number immediately, and
in the struggle that resulted I was never quite certain that they had logged
me. I couldn't hear the serial number on the next Q so I had to decide whether
to log it on not. QSB was so bad that I had a number of Qs where the op copied
my call easily but faded quickly and never got my serial number! One op
commented that it was like we were on 6 meters!

I did try CQing a few times and had the exhilarating experience of having one
station answer all my CQs!

Well, it's quite a challenge and I guess that's what keeps it from getting
boring  ...ha!  See you in the WPX CW!

Bill Parker  W8QZA - W6QU


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