[3830] CQWW CW K3STX SOAB QRP

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                    CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW

Call: K3STX
Operator(s): K3STX
Station: K3STX

Class: SOAB QRP
QTH: 
Operating Time (hrs): 9.5

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Zones  Countries
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  160:    8     3        3
   80:   13     6        9
   40:   36    15       31
   20:   65    13       43
   15:   28    14       22
   10:    1     1        1
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Total:  151    52      109  Total Score = 60,214

Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club

Comments:

This was my first ever foray into a QRP contest. I finally got a wattmeter that
can go that low, so I thought I would give it a try. I have no idea how well or
poor my performance was. I DO know that I was unable to run anytime at all (I
expected that) but was actually amazed that I could make it through using my
dipole antennas (none higher than 60 feet). How frustrating to have really loud
EU stations just CQ in my face while I called over and over and over.

15 was great Saturday morning and afternoon, and while I heard some activity on
10 M I could not get through.

I accomplished what I set out to accomplish; learn a little bit of QRP DX, and
my DXCC total, after 48 hours of this, stands at 58.

paul

Kenwood TS-850S/AT
20/40 fan dipole up 40 feet to Eu; 130 foot long center fed Zepp + tuner; 80 M
vertical and 160 M inverted L, each sharing about 20 radials


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