[3830] ARRL 10 VK8AA(VK2CZ) SO SSB HP

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                    ARRL 10-Meter Contest

Call: VK8AA
Operator(s): VK2CZ
Station: VK8AA

Class: SO SSB HP
QTH: Darwin
Operating Time (hrs): 

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
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   CW:    0     0
  SSB:  261    27
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Total:  261    27  Total Score = 14,094

Club: 

Comments:

Hi all,
Very disappointing report, making it hardly worthwhile logging on. 

With poor propagation forecasts, and not having participated in any contests
this year in any meaningful way, this was my last opportunity to get on air in
'07 and hand out a few qso's to you. Built up a 9 element wide spaced yagi,
boom 22.3m long, and in the air about 20m. Gain without ground effects was
14.2dbi.. which made a credible difference to signal strengths, but not
reflected in the logbook. The lifting equipment to get the yagi higher off the
ground was just not available (read affordable) this year - a major
construction boom going on in Darwin !

Had around 110 qso's on day 1, and around 150 qso's on day 2. Each day there
was like a 2 minute opening to EU day 1 was 0904UTC, day 2 was 0910 utc..
spooky.

Longest distance qso's for Asia was 4X4, EU was OH6, OC was KH6 and sadly
nothing at all from NA... but for lack of trying. Most interesting was XW1A and
VK9ZLH - a real surprise.

Below is a quick summary of Countries (mults) and qso's..
COUNTRY	QSO's
Australia 	102
Japan 	        87
New Zealand 	23
China 	        8
Malaysia 	6
Korea   	4
Hong Kong 	3
Indonesia 	3
Singapore 	3
Germany 	2
Hawaii  	2
India   	2
Italy   	2
Thailand 	2
Asiatic Russia 	1
Cook 	        1
Finland 	1
Guam 	        1
Israel 	1
Laos 	1
Lord Howe 	1
Mariana 	1
Poland 	1
Slovenia 	1
Tajikistan 	1
Yugoslavia 	1


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