[3830] K2LE CQWW M/M

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CQ WORLD WIDE DX CONTEST  --- 1997

	Call:  K2LE				Country: United States
	Mode:  CW				Category: Multi Multi


	BAND		QSO	PTS	    ZONES  COUNTRIES

	160		 77   	 136		12	38
	 80		397	 987		21   	81
	 40	       1410     4047		34     118
	 20	       1718	4975		37     128
	 15	       1059	3061		29     113
	 10		223 	 612		28 	86
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	Totals	       4884    13818	       161     564  ==>  10,018,050


Operator List: K2LE, W2AX, K2SX, N1BB, K1CB, W2LK			

Equipment Description:  
			BANDS		RIG		ANTENNAS		
	Stn #1	       160	 TS-950 + ARD230      Elevated Vertical
			10	        	      	6 el @ 95', 

	    #2		80	 TS-940 + Aplha 87A   1 1/2 el beam @ 105' (see below)
			15				5 el. @ 115'

	    #3		20	FT-1000 + Ten-Tec 425	4/4 @ 90/65' 3 el @ 75'

	    #4		40      FT-1000MP + Alpha 87A   3 el @ 96', 3 el @ 75'
			10				8 el @ 102', 6 el @ 60'

Club Affiliation: YANKEE CLIPPER CONTEST CLUB				




Comments:

	Murphy found us! On the night before Thanksgiving, a major storm passed thru 
Southern Vermont. It destroyed our one and only Beverage; took down half of the 
reflector of the 80 meter beam ( hence the 1-1/2 ele. description), and one of the 40 
meter beams. With more than a foot of snow on the ground, freezing rain falling most of 
the time, late arrival of the crew made repair attempts futile. Plus, some key operators 
cancelled because of health reasons, so we were shorthanded at times. So much for the 
excuses.

	Conditions were better than expected. Some weird LP openings on ten were a 
bonus ( VS6 and YB both mornings ) was complemented by some great JA runs on 20 and 15.
With the aid of our new antennas, we were able to run Europe on 40 from about 1930Z for
over nine hours. Too bad, 20% calling in were dupes! On 20 meters, an unexpected short 
but solid SP opening in the middle of the night around 0800Z produced BV, BY, UA0Y for
 Zone 23.

	We finally broke the 10M score barrier for the first time - a 40% implovement 
over last year's 7.1 Mil.  Nothing compared to the big guns, but must be a new regional 
record for southern Vermont...Tnx to all participants...It was a LOT of fun..Wait till 
next year!

			73 
					Andy K2LE  

	All in all


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