[3830] CQWW RTTY W2UP SOAB LP

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                     CQ/RJ Worldwide DX Contest, RTTY
                    
Call: W2UP
Operator(s): 
Station: 

Class: SOAB LP
QTH: PA
Operating Time (hrs): 
Radios: SO2R

Summary:
 Band     QSOs   Pts  States   DX   Zones
------------------------------------------
   80:     84    133     33     18     11
   40:    235    469     43     48     19
   20:    507   1175     49     85     30
   15:    655   1632     50     70     34
   10:    364    913     36     70     23
------------------------------------------
Total:   1845   4322    211    314    117  =  2,774,724

Club/Team: FRC

Comments:

The contest was lots of fun. Last year, I surprised AA5AU with my (first time) 
low power entry. Turns out, besides winning, I enjoyed LP for two reasons. 
First, the temperature in the shack stayed within tolerable limits. Second, I 
had no interactions between the 2 radios with my one tower SO2R setup, so I 
could make full use of both radios. With the way the bands were, I did a lot 
more S & P than running on the secoind radio this year. Also, good thing I was 
LP because at least once, by mistake, I switched radio 2 to the same band as 
radio 1 while transmitting. I'm sure it would have fried if the amp was 
running.
This year, Don knew my intention to do LP again, so we had quite a rivalry 
going. We checked in on each other several times, and by Saturday PM he was 100 
QSOs ahead. I had a reasonable EU opening Sunday afternoon, and while I running 
EU, I was hoping he'd be on 15 working 1 point stateside QSOs :.)

Condx: 
Some said great, others said stinko. I vote for stinko, considering we are at 
the sunspot peak. The K index of 3-4 all weekend said it all. 15m was the only 
band I'd call excellent. 10m was very disappointing, with patchy DX openings, 
reminiscent of the low sunspot years. 20m was variable with poor EU openings on 
Saturday, and louder signals Sunday, but most with flutter. 40 and 80 were 
terrible, with lots of flutter and fewer signals than usual.

Highlights: 
Receiving 599-25 God Bless America as exchange from a JA.
Good number of mults moving bands. 
While tuning 15, I caught the tail end of a QSO and all I heard was "QSY 
14115." So, I followed them, not knowing who it was, and it turned out to be 
TR8CA! After working him on 20, he went back to 15 for me. Along these lines, 
on Saturday morning, about 30 minutes after our sunrise, I worked "Mr. Big 
Signal from JA," JA1BWA on 20. I asked him to go to 40, which is a real tough 
one from here, and worked him no problem.

The unusual:
North Dakota on 5 bands and Georgia only on one!

Thanks for all the QSOs.
73,
Barry




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