[3830] CQWW CW G4EDG SOSB/160 QRP

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                    CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW

Call: G4EDG
Operator(s): G4EDG
Station: G4EDG

Class: SOSB/160 QRP
QTH: Cornwall
Operating Time (hrs): 24

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Zones  Countries
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  160:  293    10       59
   80:                    
   40:                    
   20:                    
   15:                    
   10:                    
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Total:  293    10       59  Total Score = 24,771

Club: 

Comments:

After having entered SOSB QRP on all bands 80 to 10 over the past few years, it
was time to have a go at 160 QRP. I was generously offered a seat at Jan’s,
G0IVZ to use his antenna set-up. Over 2 weekends we put up two inverted vees,
one at 120’ firing E/W and another at 100’ firing N/S as well as a 600’
beverage in a westerly direction. So even with just 5Watts I was hoping for big
things! I was not to be disappointed; the first hour resulted in 38 Qs, 6 Zones
and 28 countries. Working North America was reasonably easy, but my little
signal lacked the oomph to work the Caribbean, even when I was calling alone,
either due to finding them first or during a lull in the pileup….a few ?? but
that was all, although I did manage VP9I, I think the terrific performance of
the beverage increased my expectations a bit too high! Enjoyed cracking the
pileups of the closer in stuff. Conditions on the second day seemed a little
down on the first, and I couldn’t really work anything to the east until
after 2030…….well into darkness. UA9 (Z17) was the furthest east worked.

Gear used was a little unconventional, for receive an old Kenwood R-820 Rx with
500 and 250 Hz filters, and on transmit a homebrew TX with a pair of 2SC1971s in
the final. This set-up is full QSK…. essential for pileup cracking using QRP.

Most disconcerting moment…………seeing my SWR/Power meter reading over
5Watts when receiving whilst Jan was operating on 40M………sorted with a
160m BPF!

Hats off to the great scores by those in the HP category.

73 Steve G4EDG


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