[3830] ZL6QH WPX-CW M/S summary

[Wilbert Knol]

                  CQ WORLD WIDE PREFIX CONTEST -- 1999


      Call: ZL6QH                    Country:  New Zealand
      Mode: CW                       Category: Multi Single

      BAND     QSO   QSO PTS  PTS/Q PREFIXES


      160        0        0   0.0        0
       80        6       28   4.7        0
       40      602     3538   5.9      185
       20      555     1645   3.0      163
       15      453     1333   2.9      149
       10      458     1346   2.9      162
     --------------------------------------

     Totals   2074     7890   3.8      659  =   5,199,510



All reports sent were 59(9), unless otherwise noted.

Operator List: ZL1AZE, ZL2BSJ

Equipment Description:
FT1000MP + AL-811X
Rhombic Antenna to Europe (switchable between SP & LP)
Vee beams to Europe (SP & LP)
Vee beams to USA (SP & LP)
Vee beam to Australia

Club Affiliation: WELLINGTON AMATEUR RADIO CLUB

QSL: ZL bureau, or direct via callbook address.

Quick comment: amazingly, 40 was the band to be on, down this way. The 
higher bands picked up towards the end of the contest as the effects of the 
solar dfisturbance wore off. Eu on 20 m was mainly long path as is usual during 
winter, and both paths on 15 with huge echos.

The WPX doesn't appear to be as popular in JA as the CQWW contests. In 
hindsight, it was a fairly tough contest, We'd work a band dry with a 
combination of calling and hunting, then QSY to the next one sounding alive 
and repeating the process, then back to the previous one again. 

Being able to change between wire antennas at the flick of a 4 position switch 
was a luxury. No more racing outside into a wet, cow pat infested paddock, 
great! Congrats to John VK4EMM with his excellent single op score.

Wilbert, ZL2BSJ


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