[3830] ARRLDX CW VP5GA(N2GA) SOAB LP

[George Tranos N2GA]

                     ARRL DX Contest, CW
                    
Call: VP5GA
Operator(s): N2GA
Station: 

Class: SOAB LP
QTH: DX
Operating Time (hrs): 44
Radios: SO2R

Summary:
 Band     QSOs  Mults
----------------------
  160:    292     51
   80:    390     55
   40:    633     58
   20:    655     60
   15:    728     58
   10:    879     58
----------------------
Total:   3577    340  =  3,648,540

Club: OBONY / YCCC

Comments:

Lots of fun again!  My second year as SOAB Low Power from the Turks and Caicos 
Islands.  This time I was more prepared both mentally and physically but less 
prepared equipment-wise.  I spent the days prior to the contest getting set for 
single op - two radio operation.  I neglected to bring one of the cables 
necessary for audio / CW switching and had to improvise.  I can't tell you how 
hard it is to find an eight pin DIN connector on a small island!  I found every 
electronics / computer / music store on Providenciales!  Eventually, I had to 
butcher another cable for the connector but finally got everything working.

The contest itself seems to have had great conditions across all the bands.  
The low bands in particular were atmospherically quiet and I picked up many 
more mults on 160 and 80 than last year.

Friday night and Saturday during the day were good but Sunday was a big 
disappointment.  It wasn't until the last three hours that conditions appeared 
to pick up for me.

I tried to go the whole contest without sleeping but couldn't quite make it.  I 
napped early Sunday morning about 3 hours.  I found myself falling asleep 
between QSO's late Saturday night - at one point pressing the 'L' key until the 
computer crashed!

I did especially well on multipliers this year - scoring 340 out of a possible 
378 maximum (63 per band for DX stations maximum).  This was an increase of 12 
mults over last year - not insignificant - and was enough to keep my score 
around my 2nd place world showing last year.  It remains to be seen if this 
will hold up for any placing this year.  However I did have fun and enjoyed 
working all the fine CW ops in the US and Canada.  Thanks to all, especially 
for all the QSY's to other bands for needed mults!  Big thanks to Diane K2DO 
for all her support and to Jody VP5JM for the use of her station.

73, George
--
George Tranos VP5GA (N2GA)


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