[3830] ARRLDX SSB N7ZG SOAB LP

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                    ARRL DX Contest, SSB

Call: N7ZG
Operator(s): N7ZG
Station: N7ZG

Class: SOAB LP
QTH: WWA
Operating Time (hrs): 

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
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  160:           
   80:   19     9
   40:   40    21
   20:  169    54
   15:   57    36
   10:   35    11
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Total:  320   131  Total Score = 125,760

Club: Western Washington DX Club

Comments:

Whew!

I'm exhausted....
I'm not just talking about long hours in the chair.  Each contact was a slog. 
Multiply that by # of Q's and I'm ready for a hot tub.

The conditions seemed good to me.   The EU opening on Sat. morning was not the
greatest from a signal strength standpoint.  The good news was that the openings
lasted alot longer than during the CQWW last fall.  The Sunday opening came
later here on the left coast.  I missed the beginning of it because I was
enjoying a stronger 10M opening to SA than the one on Sat.  I was able to work
some Carribean during that one.   Boy I miss 10M.  ....

Not much from AF or AS.  Just CN2R, CT9L and DU9BG.

Just could'nt run much.  Not many JA's around.  40 and 80 seemed pretty good
(although its a relative concept ;-)).  I put up a full wave vertically
polarized loop for 40 in addition to my 80M inverted V.  It seemed to play
fairly well.   No EU though.   I was able to work pretty much everything I heard
on my K2.  I built and installed the DSP board the week before the contest.  It
works so well I can now just leave the preamp on for all bands.   My ears aren't
fried so I'm happy.

I was banking on some getting some decent runs and that just didn't happen.  The
score reflects that.   Oh well.....   Ya gotta have Q's to multiply.  ;-)

I hope conditions are good for both WPX tests.
73's and thanks for the Q's

Guy, N7ZG

Rig: Elecraft K2/100
S/W: WriteLog
Ant: Force 12 C3S at 60 ft.  80M V and 40M loop.


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