[3830] HC8N (N5KO op) CQWW CW SOAB

[Trey Garlough]

High point of the contest was operating from HC8 without line noise
for the first time since 1992.  Low point was working *0* Europeans on
160, but hey, this goes with the territory when you choose to operate
from the Pacific Ocean.

Never heard CN8WW.  Go figure.  Fun to work ZS6EZ on five bands and to
hear him on 160.  He couldn't hear me however, and this proved to be a
common theme this year.  I haven't read everyone's remarks yet, but I
get an idea that the world was experiencing QRN on 160 this year.

Flying back from Quito to Miami the captain announced "we have a
little ol' red light here in cockpit on one of our engines, so we will
be stopping in ZF2."  Boy the people there sure are friendly!  A bunch
of the locals were waiting at the airport in fire trucks to greet us
when we landed.  What a great country!  

Thanks to all for the contacts and for a very enjoyable contest.

QSL via AA5BT.

--Trey, N5KO

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                   CQ WORLD WIDE DX CONTEST  1998


      Call: HC8N                     Country:  Galapagos Is.
      Mode: CW                       Category: Single Operator

      BAND     QSO   QSO PTS  PTS/QSO   ZONES COUNTRIES


      160       99      290     2.93     13      22
       80      417     1226     2.94     23      62
       40     1124     3343     2.97     31      91
       20     1235     3656     2.96     35     109
       15     1532     4523     2.95     37     117
       10     2357     7012     2.97     33     119
     ---------------------------------------------------

     Totals   6764    20050     2.96    172     520  =>  13,874,600

Club Affiliation: Northern California Contest Club

on 46.2 hours 

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                              Continent Statistics
               HC8N       Single Operator     30 Nov 1998  0000z

                 160   80   40   20   15   10  ALL   percent

North America     94  283  458  812  808 1076 3531    50.9
South America      3   12   14   24   38   29  120     1.7
Europe             0   81  394  324  499 1180 2478    35.7
Asia               1   52  265   85  186   98  687     9.9
Africa             1    3    8    9   15   14   50     0.7
Oceania            1    1   13   18   19   23   75     1.1

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