CQ Worldwide VHF Contest - 2019
Call: W0PV
Operator(s): W0PV
Station: W0PV
Class: SOSB/6 LP
QTH: EL87
Operating Time (hrs): 6
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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6: 193 105
2: 0 0
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Total: 193 105 Total Score = 20,265
Club:
Comments:
Quite a surprising event! Many thanks for all who made a QSO with me.
Sure wish I had my old beam back up, its still in the garage since hurricane
Irma. But managed to drag up a sloping wire dipole with one end @ 30ft AGL.
New Icom IC-7300 works fine on 6m, all modes. But with a NO GAIN ANTENNA it sure
could use a bit more QRO behind it. I can not work everything that I hear, lol.
First time really using FT4. It had a HUGE impact. It was a full 50% of my
QSO's, see breakdown below.
Interesting new op strategies come out under the circumstances, choosing optimum
times when to switch modes between FT4, FT8, or analog CW-SSB. Certainly SO2R
wold have been a big advantage.
I admit, it didn't take long for FT4 to spoil me - after a brisk run, going back
to FT8 was a PITA! How did anyone ever tolerate the pace of JT65? Oh I did, lol.
It will be interesting to see how much further FT4 is adopted. Despite it
feeling a bit less sensitive as the developers state, the quicker sequence
period definitely seems to be an advantage on 6m, where the E skip QSB peaks and
voids can destroy attempts using the longer timing of FT8.
Band Mode QSOs Pts Grd Pt/Q
50 CW 24 24 9 1.0
50 FT4 98 98 56 1.0
50 FT8 26 26 19 1.0
50 USB 45 45 21 1.0
Total Both 193 193 105 1.0
Score: 20,265
1 Mult = 1.8 Q's
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