[3830] ARRLDX CW N4KG SOAB(A) LP

Tue Feb 21 14:22:17 EST 2006

                    ARRL DX Contest, CW

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

Class: SOAB(A) LP
QTH: ALA
Operating Time (hrs): 36

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
-------------------
  160:   63    45
   80:  125    72
   40:  207    82
   20:  328    87
   15:  157    75
   10:   29    17
-------------------
Total:  909   378  Total Score = 1,030,806

Club: 

Comments:

ARRL CW DX Contest 2006
N4KG SOAB (A) LP

The first 9 hours were GREAT FUN on the Low Bands, along with the Saturday
morning opening to Europe on 20M.  The 15M opening was short, weak, and suffered
from less activity but I stayed with it because that was ‘as good as it was
going to get’.  After that, as a Low Power Assisted Entrant, it was a long grind
of Packet Pileups.  I was forced to swing my Low Tribander (TH7 at 40 ft./12m.)
between SA, Africa, Asia, and the Pacific following a night of freezing rain
that left my 5L10, 4L15, 3L20, and 2L40 Monobanders literally frozen on Europe.
I know, I should have finished the replacement tower for my multiplier antennas
that are sitting on the ground waiting for a new support after dismantling my
heavily rusted 40+ year-old TV tower.

My goals for this contest were to maximize multipliers and make as many
multi-band QSO’s as possible. The incredible Low Band Conditions aided by a
short SA/Caribbean 10M opening Sunday Noon paid off Big Time with 15 stations on
6 Bands, 17 stations on 5 Bands, 22 stations on 4 Bands, and 33 stations on 3
Bands as listed in the table below.

Years of QRP Contesting taught me that Patience, Persistence, and TIMING can
yield surprisingly good results, even on the Low Bands, where my simple Wire
Antennas performed Miracles.  Who would think that 100 Watts to a tree supported
Inverted L would account for 45 countries on 160M from North Alabama (only 70
miles from W5)?  I’ve learned to expect that my 130 ft (40m.) High Dipoles will
bust through DX pileups, even with Low Power, and they did, to the tune of 72
counties on 80M.  Once again, a hearty Thank You to Cushcraft for their 2L 40M
beam that netted 82 countries to my multiplier and has performed admirably for
many years with zero maintenance.. I’m sure I missed many Q’s and probably some
multipliers on 40M due to lengthy stays on 80 and 160M.  It was interesting to
note that there appeared to be a lot of single band entrants, mostly from
Europe, especially on 160, 80, and 40M.

Almost all contacts were made by Search and Pounce with just a few short runs on
20 when no more ‘fresh meat’ could be found.  The second 24 hours was
particularly grueling after only an hour and a half sleep just before sunrise on
Saturday and too many days burning the DX candle at both ends before the
contest, mostly chasing 3Y0X on all bands.  The net results was a LOT of short
breaks to get away from the radio, make pit stops, and walk the dog for some
exercise and fresh air.  I need a relief operator to take the Day Shift ! 

Tom  N4KG / LP

N4KG SOAB(A)Low Power	ARRL CW DX 2006

Multi-Band QSO's  												
	6 Bands	5 Bands	4 Bands	3 Bands		

1	8P9PA	6V6U	DL3YM	DK3GI		
2	FG/N0YY	CO8LY	EA3AKY	DR1A		
3	FS5UQ	CU2A	F6BEE	EA2AAZ		
4	HK1AR	CU7/dl5	F6HKM	EA5FV		
5	J7OJ	EA5RS	GM3YTS	EA6UN		
6	LR2F	EA8ZS	HG1S	EA8CN		
7	P40W	FG/N0YY	HG1S	EA9EU		
8	PJ2T	G4BUO	HG6N	ED6B		
9	PJ4R	HI3TEJ	IR4M	EI4DW		
10	PS2T	HQ9H 	LN4W	ES5Q		
11	TI5N	IR2C	LU4AA	F6HKA		
12	TO9A 	KH6WT	OE4EMS	GM5A		
13	V31PP	LR2F	OK1RF	HB9CVQ		
14	VP2MVX	P49Y	OM7M	IO4T		
15	WP2Z	V31TP	PI4TUE	J43J		
16		VP5/wj2	PJ7/nd5	KH6RZ		
17		WP3C	RK2FWA	KL7DX		
18			TI3M	LU7EE		
19			V26G	OE8SKQ		
20			VP9/k9	OH4A		
21			YR7M	OH6NIO		
22			YZ1U	OL3Z		
23				OM5M		
24				OY1CT		
25				PA0LOU		
26				PJ5NA		
27				RD3A		
28				VP9/W6PH		
29				XE1MM		
30				YT150AU		
31				YV1/w5alt		
32				ZK1NOU		
33				ZP0R		

	6 Bands	5 Bands	4 Bands	3 Bands		

CALLS	15	17	22	33		

QSO's	90	85	88	99	

Total QSO's 6/5/4/3 bands = 362

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