[3830] CQWW CW VK9AA(VK2IA) SOAB HP

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                    CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW

Call: VK9AA
Operator(s): VK2IA
Station: VK9AA

Class: SOAB HP
QTH: Cocos (Keeling) Is
Operating Time (hrs): 41

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Zones  Countries
------------------------------
  160:    1     1        1
   80:   38    17       37
   40:  284    24       70
   20:  789    32      100
   15: 1396    36      111
   10: 1122    27       92
------------------------------
Total: 3630   137      411  Total Score = 5,914,564

Club: VK Contest Club

Comments:

RIG: IC-735 + FL-2100Z
     Spiderbeam 7m up (20-10)
     Verticals (40/80)

Low bands was not much fun from here - need to improve my antennae and hopefully
will a have a new state-of-the-art TRX next year.  Had to take beam down on day
1 as fixing ropes for rotating antenna loosened and antenna started to swirl
like windmill in seabreeze damaging bits and pieces.  10m driven element of
antenna got damaged on day 2, ie had to stick to 15/20.

Interesting QSO stats which reflect the location of the islands location
relative to the major ham radio population centres:

                     160  80   40   20   15   10  ALL   percent

North America   CW    0    0   12   46   99   22  179     4.9
South America   CW    0    0    2    8    9    4   23     0.6
Europe          CW    0   15  209  508  727  786 2245    61.4
Asia            CW    1   16   51  205  540  298 1111    30.4
Africa          CW    0    2    6   16   14   14   52     1.4
Oceania         CW    0    5    6    9   18    9   47     1.3


In comparison to VK6AA in 2003:

                     160  80   40   20   15   10  ALL   percent

North America   CW    0    2   64  245  170  322  803    20.4
South America   CW    0    2    4   12    7    9   34     0.9
Europe          CW    0   18   74  576  182  690 1540    39.2
Asia            CW    0   14   60  272  456  612 1414    36.0
Africa          CW    0    3    5   14   10    7   39     1.0
Oceania         CW    0    5   14   17   34   27   97     2.5


BTW, have you noticed the increasing activity from VK?  
Go VK Contest Club/VKCC!!!

See you next year from Cocos/VK9AA.

Bernd VK2IA-VK6AA-VK9AA


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