ARRL 10-Meter Contest
Call: W6QU
Operator(s): W8QZA
Station: W8QZA
Class: SO SSB QRP
QTH: San Diego, CA
Operating Time (hrs): 8
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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CW:
SSB: 77 21
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Total: 77 21 Total Score = 3,234
Club: Southern California Contest Club
Comments:
STATION W8QZA:
Radio: Elecraft K-2, 5 Watts.
Antenna: 3 el Stepp-IR up 32 feet
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I probably spent about 10 hours or so in the chair for this contest. And 74 of
my 77 Qs were made in just 90 minutes late Saturday morning during one amazing
opening to most of the east coast and mid-west!
After working the first couple of stations, I realized that signals were so
strong that this was one of those rare times where I could actually CQ with my 5
watts, ...and CQ I did! I had a run of 65, totally unheard of from my station!
The rest of the contest was listening to noise. I eventually worked a couple of
local stations to give me my CA mult. I did hear a few South Americans, but they
were too weak to work except for FY5KE who I got surprisingly easily. There are
a few stations that always seem to hear my 5 watts, and he is one of them.
This is almost always a fun contest. The one exception is last year when I made
only 4 Qs. Of course, if I hadn't been on during that 90 minute opening, I would
have only had 3 Qs this year! ...Wow, this cycle is brutal!
See you in the ARRL DX! Bill W6QU - W8QZA
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