[3830] ARRLDX SSB GW7X(GW4BLE) SOSB/15 HP

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                    ARRL DX Contest, SSB

Call: GW7X
Operator(s): GW4BLE
Station: GW7X

Class: SOSB/15 HP
QTH: Newport, Wales.
Operating Time (hrs): 31

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
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  160:           
   80:           
   40:           
   20:           
   15: 1285    58
   10:           
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Total: 1285    58  Total Score = 223,590

Club: CONTEST CAMBRIA

Comments:

Saturday
--------

Started well with VO1MP 1st QSO at 10:28, followed by VE5UA/6 with a loud signal
at 10:51 and first USA contact with KC1XX at 10:54. Slight pause then for a
half-hour of so until the rest of East-Coast starting coming through...
No real rate at all, with just 400Qs by 16:00 or so, then.... by 16:15 the
floodgates were open and some good rates (at last!)
Last Q at 20:38 with N4FD making a total of 1249 contacts (gross) and 57
mults.
Less dupes, that made 1237 contacts.

Sunday
------
Oh boy!   I had *hoped* there might be an opening to Canada again (maybe catch
some VE6/VE7 VE8 ??) so got on the band early at 09:30. Bad mistake!  I called
CQ and S & P for SIX HOURS and made no contacts, then got called by K5ZD at
13:30 and K5NA at 13:59.  TWO CONTACTS IN SIX HOURS - What sort of "rate" is
that. HI. HI.

Then, suddenly at 16:14 N7DD appears with a *huge* signal from Arizona calling
CQ; worked him and then had my own "pile-up" for next half-hour or so with
around 30 Qs. After that, there were a few Qs here and there, sometimes skew
path over South America others direct.   Last Q was with K0HA at 20:54 - it was
a dupe, but so were a few others around that time; I guess a few called to see
if they still had propagation to Europe - that was fine, good to know you are
still being "heard".

So, ended with 1304 Qs (less dupes = 1285) and 58 Mults. (missed DC, LAB, NWT &
YT).


Rig: FT1000MP / L7
Ant: TH7 @ 15M, A3 @ 7.5M
Writelog 10.52F


Steve GW4BLE (GW7X).


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