[3830] Sprint CW WQ5L HP

[Ray Rocker]

WQ5L (@N5FG) Sprint HP...

Band   QSOs
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80CW    58
40CW   137
20CW   123
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Total  318 x 49 mults == 15,582 points

Section: MS
Hours operated: 4

Comments:
The start-on-40 strategy worked well for me. Spent the first 
20 minutes there and should have stayed longer. Rate dropped
after switching to 20; 0100-0200 was my worst hour. Unlike 
last weekend on phone, 20 was long. No direct path to W4/8/9, 
did work several on scatter, but was tough going. About 0130 
or so, short skip to TX/OK appeared.

Had some problems with RF in the keying line on 40 only, so
used paddle exclusively on that band. Yet, my rate was still
better on 40 either than 20 or 80. For me 40 is almost always
the money band in domestic contests.

Two mults (VE4 and J3) heard but not worked. I only worked
two DX mults (ZF and KP4). Maybe that's because I kept the
beams in a northerly direction the whole time...not many 
QSOs to be had to the south from here.

73,

-- Ray  WQ5L  rocker at datasync.com

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