[3830] WPX CW N6WG SOAB QRP

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                    CQWW WPX Contest, CW

Call: N6WG
Operator(s): N6WG
Station: N6WG

Class: SOAB QRP
QTH: Newark CA
Operating Time (hrs): 36

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
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  160:    0
   80:   25
   40:   72
   20:  158
   15:   40
   10:    5
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Total:  300  Prefixes = 149  Total Score = 68,689

Club: Northern California Contest Club

Comments:

This was certainly one of the more grueling contests I've been
in.  Friday night I bailed at about 10PM local, as I just wasn't
getting anywhere.  I heard later that there was a great JA
opening around midnight that I missed.

Saturday afternoon I took an hour break and used our little
garden tiller to beat up a new garden patch we are working on.
I did hang in Saturday night and enjoyed working 80m late in
the evening.  My top loaded halfwave vertical really did work
well with my 5w.  All domestic QSOs though.

My original goal was to try for 50K points, and it seemed I
would never get there.  But as the mults began to grow, I could
see my score working its way up, and eventually I did break
through 50K.  Now what to do?  Way to early to quit, so I set
an interim goal of 55K.  Made it then went for 60K.  Made that
so went to 65K.  After that I tried for 70K but just ran out of
contest time, so had to settle for 68+K.  Got an even 300 QSOs and
tried for 150 mults, but just couldn't find the last one, so had
to end with 149 mults.
 
There was definitely a time in the early afternoon Sat and Sun
where activity was particularly low.  In hindsight, this period
would have been a great place to put a 1 hour break and save
the frustration.

Overall, I enjoyed the contest, even with less than half the points
I had last year.
 
Hope to see you all in the next one.
73, Bob N6WG


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