[3830] WPX CW 9A3MA SOSB10 HP

[Alen Desanic]

                  CQ WORLD WIDE PREFIX CONTEST -- 19101


      Call: 9A3MA                    Country:  Croatia
      Mode: CW                       Category: SOSB 10 HI

      BAND     QSO   QSO PTS  PTS/Q PREFIXES
      10       983     2016   2.1      542  =3D   1,092,672



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

Equipment Description:
RIG:DRAKE TR7 + PA Home made 1kW
ANTENNA: 2x5 EL HOME MADE

This was my first SOSB10 contest. I had problems with laptop
first day. First 200 QSO's logged manually and lost 2 hrs for
repair laptop and finally put in him 200 QSO's for 30 minutes.
First day was very bad, not JA and at afternoon very weak USA. Also,
first evening didn't rotate my antenna from 315 deg.(USA) and worked
50 QSO's at hour. Second evening tested where is best signal from USA
and found that it is from clear West (backscatter,270 deg, YV, HK) and
finally get first nice pileups from USA.My antenna is very sharp and if
I turn antenna 10 deg out of direction, lost over 15 db of signal.I =
didn't
made antenna for EU and lost many QSO's and Prefixes. 2/3 QSO's was DX.
I didn't work very much on 10m at all and this was my first serious
expirience at 10m.I hope that for next contest will be better =
propagations
on 10m.
See You next time......
                        Alen, 9A3MA
Club Affiliation:=20

This is to certify that in this contest I have operated
my transmitter within the limitations of my license and have
observed fully the rules and regulations of the contest.
                 9A3MA


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