[3830] CQWW SSB N4KG SOAB QRP

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                    CQ Worldwide DX Contest, SSB

Call: N4KG
Operator(s): N4KG
Station: N4KG

Class: SOAB QRP
QTH: ALA
Operating Time (hrs): 30

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Zones  Countries
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  160:    2     2        1
   80:   19     6       13
   40:   66    15       43
   20:  205    21       74
   15:  269    21       82
   10:  251    28       83
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Total:  812    93      296  Total Score = 866,303

Club: 

Comments:

WORST sore throat and cold in many years =
BEST QRP Score in CQ WW SSB DX Contest!

Operating and Break times were dictated by energy level and degree of throat
discomfort.  'Chair Time' ranged from 2 to 4 hours with 1 to 3 hour naps for the
first 36 hours.  Low Band calling was limited to stations who could pull me
through in just a few calls.  

As reported by N8II (LP), 160M was useless (only 2 USA QSO's) and 80M only
produced a few close in QSO's and Multipliers.  

Conditions (and my throat) seemed to improve on Sunday and I operated the last
12 hours with only one 20 minute break.  Lots of Carib / CA / SA activity kept
things interesting followed by a great 10M opening to the Pacific at 2245Z
Sunday when WH0V, P29KPH, JA3YBK, VK4CZ,and KG6DX all provided 4 double
multipliers.

Tom  N4KG / QRP in North Alabama

FT990 at 5 Watts Output
4 Monobanders plus 3 Tribanders on 40-10M
High Dipoles on 80 and 40M.


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