[3830] ARRLDX CW W6QU(W8QZA) SOAB(A) QRP

[wparker2@san.rr.com]

                     ARRL DX Contest, CW
                    
Call: W6QU
Operator(s): W8QZA
Station: W8QZA

Class: SOAB(A) QRP
QTH: So CA
Operating Time (hrs): 40.5
 

Summary:
 Band     QSOs  Mults
----------------------
  160:      1      1
   80:      6      5
   40:     63     26
   20:    179     59
   15:    229     66
   10:    308     73
----------------------
Total:    786    230  =  542,340

Club: 

Comments:

My best score ever from my home in San Diego, CA.  I operate only QRP.  

I did S & P the entire contest.

My antennas are a TA33M tribander at 32 feet, and a DX-LB trapped dipole for 
160-80-40 up 30 feet in the center, and about 15 feet at each end.  

To stay anywhere near competitive with this antenna system, I have to stay on 
the air as long as possible.  That means 2 hrs sleep the first night and 4 hrs 
the second night.  I feel every bit of my 62 years by Sunday night.

This was my first contest with the FT-817, and it worked great.  But I need to 
get the CW filter!

Condx were great, and I was able to work Europe on 20 M almost the entire night 
on Fri.  My best Q was ZF1A on 80 M.  Over the last 10 years, I've never worked 
DX on 80 outside my immediate Pacific area.  I also found JY9NX by himself on 
10 M for my 3rd Q with JY in 11 years.  ....and I broke a couple of piles, 
always a thrill with 5 watts!

See you from TI5KD's place for the SSB part.  I'll be TE1W,  QRP of course.

Bill Parker   W8QZA


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