[3830] WPX SSB KW7Y SOAB HP

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                    CQWW WPX Contest, SSB

Call: KW7Y
Operator(s): KW7Y
Station: KW7Y

Class: SOAB HP
QTH: 
Operating Time (hrs): 36

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
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  160:    1
   80:  236
   40:  641
   20: 1881
   15:    3
   10:     
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Total: 2762  Prefixes = 921  Total Score = 5,749,803

Club: Western Washington DX Club

Comments:

Pleasure and pain best describes my WPX contest.  The pain of trying to operate
an all band contest on essentially two bands; but the pleasure of getting a few
good openings that make it fun.   

In the pain category, this weekend’s periodic heavy rain showers created rain
static, which it made a tough to hear.  I know Seattle is known for its rain,
but we don’t often get the downpours responsible for the static.  At one
point, I had to take an unscheduled break because the noise was 20 over 9. 
That was a first during a contest.         

Another first was getting jammed on 40m Saturday night at the start of a nice
EU run -- any kind of sustained SSB EU run on 40m is rare here during a contest
weekend.  The guy also took the extra step of following me around the band as I
moved to avoid him.  That little dance lasted about an hour before he finally
swore at me and left.  Guess I happened to be at the right place at the wrong
time.      

Fortunately, there was plenty of propagation left to enjoy the remaining run. 
Thank you to the patient operators that repeated their exchange several times
to make the QSO!

In the pleasure category, getting a chance to run EU stations on 40m for
several hours was a thrill.  Propagation on day two was a relief compared to
the poor propagation on day one -- especially on the low bands.  

Thanks to all the great operators that make this contest such a blast.  And to
Paul, the real KW7Y.    

73 de Mitch, K7RL


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