[3830] CQWW SSB VA3SK M/S HP

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                    CQ Worldwide DX Contest, SSB

Call: VA3SK
Operator(s): VA3SK, VA3PC, VA3MW, VA3GGF, VE3HG
Station: VA3SK

Class: M/S HP
QTH: North Bay, On, 
Operating Time (hrs): 48

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Zones  Countries
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  160:   55     6        9
   80:  478    15       55
   40:  446    24       96
   20:  558    37      129
   15:  980    36      130
   10:  286    28       93
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Total: 2803   146      512  Total Score = 4,425,708

Club: Contest Club Ontario

Comments:

Station Description: 3 x Icom 756Pro, Kenwood ts-690,  PW-1,  Acom 1000 

Antenna(s): TH-7, Explorer, 4 el 15, 3 el 40 , 80 mtr dipole, 160 inverted Vee,
Beverage

Operators: VA3PC, VA3MW, VA3GGF, VE3HG, VA3SK
 

Highlights:

Other than the low band static, the conditions were great. 

160M Static Crashes results in new beverage antenna

Peter and Mike see a DEER (not a Dear) walking through the field, carefully
avoiding the Beverage Antenna

Operators - Peter and Greg, fail to hear the Thunderstorm that is almost on
top of us due to headphones.

PW1 and Acom A1000's amps work like a charm!

VA3MW working a ZS at 2am Local Saturday morning and 20 minutes later I work
a ZL, both short path.

We install a complete CLX Cluster station at the barn, connected to the
outside world via 1200 baud packet. Transmitter never stops. 24,009 DX
spots are recorded by CLX Cluster - VA3MW. How can you do this contest
without the cluster unless we ALL go without it. That will open a new can
of worms.

Almost DXCC on 4 unique bands (4 short on 40M and 7 short on 10M) - would
have likely achieved 100 on 10 if the mult station computer hadn't died.

Multiplier computer died with a few hours to go.

Icom 756pro dies first night, put in spare Icom 756Pro. Icom 756Pro dies second
night.
Go home and get the trusty old Kenwod. Runs like a charm for the rest of the
contest.

40 Meter operator discovers what happens when the brake isn’t put on the rotor
in the wind.


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