[3830] WAE CW ZL6QH(ZL2BSJ) Single Op HP

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                    WAE DX Contest, CW

Call: ZL6QH
Operator(s): ZL2BSJ
Station: ZL6QH

Class: Single Op HP
QTH: Wellington
Operating Time (hrs): 36

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  QTCs  Mults
-------------------------
   80:   33     0    14
   40:  418   290    39
   20:  274   425    37
   15:    1     0     1
   10:    0     0     0
-------------------------
Total:  726   715    91  Total Score = 358,062

Club: WARC

Comments:

ZL wintertime condx: not a squeak on 10 m - not even NA, no KH6 beacon! An
extremely weak 15 m short path the 2nd night, but only 4O5A worked. A brief
sunrise window on 80 occurred the second morning with Eu ops seemingly hampered
by QRN...it was a dog's breakfast. In hindsight, a search and dodge strategy may
have worked better.

Clearly, 40 m was the best band to work Europe on. No QRN, booming signals from
most big Eu contest stations and several QRP ops worked. Second choice was 20 m
- good for QTCs - which stayed open long path right through daylight, except
for a few hours around midday. Both bands were pretty much dry by the end of
the contest.

Things I like about the WAE-CW: unlike world-wide contests, there is a bit more
space on the bands, making it far easier to hold a run-QRG. And the QTCs keep
thing interesting at the end. Great job by Eu QTC-takers, there are some truly
amazing CW ops out there. Not so great: giving the callsign twice, producing a
collision on the 2nd. Please do this only when chasing DX :-)

Equipment used: FT1000MP, amp and assorted Vee Beams (40/20/15), a rhombic (80)
and a 5 el. mono-band yagi (20 LP). Thanks for working us. ZL6QH QSL via
ZL2AOH.


73 - Wilbert, ZL2BSJ


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