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Subject: [3830] ARRLDX CW P44W(W2GD) SO Unlimited HP
From: webform@b4h.net
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Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 06:03:20 +0000
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                    ARRL DX Contest, CW - 2020

Call: P44W
Operator(s): W2GD
Station: P40W

Class: SO Unlimited HP
QTH: Aruba
Operating Time (hrs): 42

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
-------------------
  160:  367    52
   80:  736    60
   40: 1278    60
   20: 1427    60
   15:  980    59
   10:  201    32
-------------------
Total: 4989   323  Total Score = 4,833,372

Club: Frankford Radio Club

Comments:

K3S + Alpha 86  1.0 KW
Win-Test Version 4.28
160M Vertical Dipole - 55 foot vertical
80M Inverted V @ 60 feet
80M Half Square (temporary back-up, not used)
Force 12 Delta 240 at 68 feet
Force 12 C31XR at 62 feet
Force 12 C3 (rx only) @ 60 feet
Beverages NW, N, NE

COMMENTS:

Besides getting ready for and operating a contest his week, efforts continued on
investigation of line noise sources in close proximity to the station.  Found a
new one and could actually hear the arc buzz at an insulator using an ultrasonic
receiver "imported" on this trip (thanks W2LE for the donation). 
Unfortunately there are at least three more noisy power poles within 500 feet
that are suspected sources but unfortunately some are time of day sensitive
which makes for sure identification elusive.  Oh ... and if you wondered, no, 
the power company has not come to fix the reported problem. You have to play the
long game on this issue here.

Spent a day trying to diagnose problems with my 25 year old C31XR without much
conclusive headway.  The ultimate solution appears to be dropping the worn
driven elements to refurbish them.  I suspect connectivity between some of the
tapered tubes has become intermittent or failed entirely.  Salt and wind are
brutal here and take their toll. Project for another trip.

Repaired two broken beverages - again the wind and salt at work.

Repaired the 160M vertical dipole.  Failed balun connection found, again the
salt and wind causing havoc.  Do you see a pattern?

Enjoyed visiting with first time island visitor and fellow FRC member K3SW and
his XYL.  Also socialized with long time friends K2LE, W6LD, AE6Y and W0YK.  The
CA contingent completed the P40L/P49Y rebuild this week.  The station looks and
sounds and terrific.

Great to hear such great competition from everywhere in the Caribbean.  Congrats
to those of you who made the effort to operate off shore.

Everyone else on 3830 has already written how great 160/80/40 were during the
contest, how 15M opened really late on Saturday, and how ten didn't do much
until Sunday for a few short hours.  All these things are true and are worthy of
being repeated.   

The lower bands were as good as you hope them to be at the very bottom of the
cycle.  And we were blessed with a QRN free weekend in this part of the Carib so
dealing with the fast QSB that seemed ever present was made so much easier. 

First time entering SOAB High Power since 2007.  The fun factor was really
enjoyed by being just a little louder this time (after so many LP and QRP
entries the last decade).  Had my share of 200+ hours (using just one radio) -
this was rate junkie paradise. 

Its official - Ten Meters remains mortally wounded and will require en even 
longer period of rehabilitation before returning to active duty. The brief few
hours of weak propagation were better than last year but nothing more than a
teaser.    

The ARRL has finally gotten their act together and by next contest season we
should see ARRL contest rules updated to allow apportionment of multi-op points
among multiple clubs like CQ contests have done for years. This rule change was
very long overdue.  We should also see Low Power redefined from 150 to 100 watts
input.  The ARRL CAC overwhelmingly voted recently to drop the limit from 150w
to 100w (this rule has been in place since the typical transmitter had a pair of
6146 finals). PROGRESS! 

I want to thank those of you who were willing to move to another band with me
for a new multiplier - it was greatly appreciated! 

Special thanks to W2NO, W2LE, KU2C, N6BT and P43A for providing materials and
expertise for this trip.  Also a note of appreciation to my Aruban hosts who for
24+ years have helped facilitate my nearly life-long contesting addiction, and
to my XYL Elaine, KB2ERI, for her never ending support.

See you next month in RDXC and WPX PH from this One Happy Island.

73,
John, W2GD

Cabrillo Statistics           (Version 10g)           by K5KA & N6TV
Run by N3RD 

CONTEST: ARRL-DX-CW
CALLSIGN: P44W
CATEGORY-OPERATOR: SINGLE-OP (A)
CATEGORY-TRANSMITTER: ONE
OPERATORS: W2GD

-------------- Q S O   R a t e   S u m m a r y ---------------------
Hour     160     80     40     20     15     10    Rate Total    Pct
--------------------------------------------------------------------
0000       0      0    218      0      0      0    218    218    4.4
0100       0      0    177      0      0      0    177    395    7.9
0200      69    133      0      0      0      0    202    597   12.0
0300      53    114      0      0      0      0    167    764   15.3
0400      47     87      0      0      0      0    134    898   18.0
0500      54     62      0      0      0      0    116   1014   20.3
0600      31      9     73      0      0      0    113   1127   22.6
0700      30     15     47      0      0      0     92   1219   24.4
0800       7     12     32      0      0      0     51   1270   25.5
0900       0      0      0      0      0      0      0   1270   25.5
1000       0     52      0      0      0      0     52   1322   26.5
1100       0      6     94      0      0      0    100   1422   28.5
1200       0      0     89      2      0      0     91   1513   30.3
1300       0      0      0    117      1      0    118   1631   32.7
1400       0      0      0     65      0      0     65   1696   34.0
1500       0      0      0    180      0      0    180   1876   37.6
1600       0      0      0     67     11      0     78   1954   39.2
1700       0      0      0    193      0      0    193   2147   43.0
1800       0      0      0    213      0      0    213   2360   47.3
1900       0      0      0     25    223      0    248   2608   52.3
2000       0      0      0      0    229      0    229   2837   56.9
2100       0      0      1     50     77      0    128   2965   59.4
2200       0      0      0    132      0      0    132   3097   62.1
2300       0      0     43     32      0      0     75   3172   63.6
0000       0      0    125      0      0      0    125   3297   66.1
0100       0      6    127      0      0      0    133   3430   68.8
0200       7     94     15      0      0      0    116   3546   71.1
0300       1    119      0      0      0      0    120   3666   73.5
0400      29     10     40      0      0      0     79   3745   75.1
0500      22      3     39      0      0      0     64   3809   76.3
0600      13      4     27      0      0      0     44   3853   77.2
0700       3      7      0      0      0      0     10   3863   77.4
0800       0      0      0      0      0      0      0   3863   77.4
0900       0      0      0      0      0      0      0   3863   77.4
1000       0      0      0      0      0      0      0   3863   77.4
1100       0      2     24      0      0      0     26   3889   78.0
1200       0      0     59      0      0      0     59   3948   79.1
1300       0      0      1     41      0      0     42   3990   80.0
1400       0      0      0     53      0      0     53   4043   81.0
1500       0      0      0     23     23      0     46   4089   82.0
1600       0      0      0      2     20     15     37   4126   82.7
1700       0      0      0     15      0     84     99   4225   84.7
1800       0      0      0      0      0     94     94   4319   86.6
1900       0      0      0      0    152      8    160   4479   89.8
2000       0      0      0      0    137      0    137   4616   92.5
2100       0      0      0      3    107      0    110   4726   94.7
2200       0      0      0    161      0      0    161   4887   98.0
2300       1      1     47     53      0      0    102   4989  100.0
------------------------------------------------------
Total    367    736   1278   1427    980    201   4989

Gross QSOs=5122        Dupes=133        Net QSOs=4989

Unique callsigns worked = 2334

The best 60 minute rate was 258/hour from 1909 to 2008
The best 30 minute rate was 264/hour from 1909 to 1938
The best 10 minute rate was 294/hour from 1909 to 1918

The best 1 minute rates were:
 6 QSOs/minute   16 times.
 5 QSOs/minute  108 times.
 4 QSOs/minute  341 times.
 3 QSOs/minute  427 times.
 2 QSOs/minute  585 times.
 1 QSOs/minute  538 times.

There were 71 bandchanges and 6 (0.1%) probable 2nd radio QSOs.

------------ M u l t i p l i e r   S u m m a r y ------------
Mult     160     80     40     20     15     10  Total    Pct
-------------------------------------------------------------
K        349    682   1197   1341    931    195   4698   93.9
VE        18     54     79     85     49      6    291    5.8
------------------------------------------------------
Total    367    736   1278   1427    980    201   4989

Multi-band QSOs
---------------
1 bands    1099
2 bands     515
3 bands     310
4 bands     205
5 bands     120
6 bands      85

The following stations were worked on 6 bands:

N2NT        W3KB        K8CX        K5EK        N1MM        N5DX        
KR4F        W9VW        W2IRT       N3ZA        K3PP        W3IP        
N3RS        N2MM        K3OO        W3FIZ       N2RC        W1CSM       
K5KG        W1GD        W9RE        NR4M        NE3F        KA9FOX      
K5TR        KB3VQC      N1RR        K3LR        VE3EJ       K5KU        
K1TTT       K2XR        K2SG        W3FV        W0UO        WE9V        
N4UU        K8AZ        KE3X        N4RV        AD8J        K2AX        
W2FU        K9IMM       W8FJ        K5GN        W3LPL       N4YDU       
K1KNQ       K9CT        N4TZ        NN1C        ND4Y        N4WW        
K1LT        K2QMF       K3WW        K1IR        K1ZZ        VY2TT       
N0AX        N4RA        WX0B        K2RET       KI1G        WO4O        
N1UR        K4TCG       K3IE        NW3Y        WY3A        N4ZZ        
AA3B        N4QS        NS2N        N2OO        VE3AT       K3ZO        
K4AB        K5UR        WA1FCN      KD5DD       WB9Z        K3CT        
W4NF        

------- S i n g l e   B a n d   Q S O s ------
Band    160     80     40     20     15     10
----------------------------------------------
QSOs     64    113    311    405    185     21


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