[3830] CQWW CW N4PN(@W8JI) SOSB/40 HP

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                    CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW

Call: N4PN
Operator(s): N4PN
Station: W8JI

Class: SOSB/40 HP
QTH: Johnstonville, GA
Operating Time (hrs): 34

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Zones  Countries
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  160:                    
   80:                    
   40: 1874    37      147
   20:                    
   15:                    
   10:                    
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Total: 1874    37      147  Total Score = 947,784

Club: South East Contest Club

Comments:

First...Thanks Tom for again letting me operate from that great 
station you have. It is just unbelievable operating at your place.
As always, everything worked great...

Thought if condx were fairly good, I might have a shot at Phil, 
KT3Y's US record on 40m...Condx were much better than fairly good...

First night stations that called include: EA9EU, R1ANR, 6V7N, TF3CW, 
EW7LO, OD5NJ, HR1RTF, Z29KM, ZS6C, V51YJ, 9J2BO (called the 2nd night 
also, tks Brian - no problem), ZA1Z, UA2FL, CX9AU, TA1AN, EL2DX, 
CE0Y/SM6CUK, UN9L, XW1B - LP, (tks Bruce - you almost knocked me out 
of the chair - vy strong), OY1CT, E21EIC (tks Champ), HL5YI, YB3MM...
Took off for home at 1455z, short nap, shower...returned at 2101z..

Sat. afternoon stations that called include: EK3SA, VE2XAA/2 (only z2
worked), 3B8/SM6GOR (he also called on Sunday..tks..better twice than
not a all..agn, no problem), 7Q7BP (tks Brian), 9M6/N2BB (tks Bob),
VP8NO, 9M6XRO (big signal), VP9AD, JW5NM (tks Math), EX8M, FK8KAB
(nice surprise/nice signal), HP3TA ...Took off for home at 1417z...
returned at 1829z...found the band wide open...and big, big signals.
Thanks to TF4M, XW1A (tks Larry - ur signal like Bruce's, really,
really strong LP - put you on spkr so Tom and Ralph could hear
you - btw, it was 3 hours before sunset here.!!), and last
but surely not least, C98LW...many other "less rare" stations also
called and thanks to all of you...many were double mults at the time.)

Had emailed Nelson, 4S7NE, earlier in the week to see if he had 
rcvd my card for a contact on 160m. Alerted him that I would be 
on 40m and K1ZZI would be on 80m....I never heard him, altho he 
was on, but Ralph got him the first night.. 

Amazing that I could work stations all over Europe at 4, 5 and 6am 
local time here...middle of the day over there....

The operators at 8Q7DV had announced that this year they would not
be doing an "all-out" effort...but their signal, beaming due South 
on Saturday morning was S9 plus...double mult...

Total operating time was 34 hours.....fastest 34 hours in my life...
Maybe could have made it closer to 1M if I had stayed in the chair
and tried to work VE's or some non-contesters in the Caribbean, but
getting way too old to go the whole weekend anymore....do wish I
had gotten back at the rig earlier on Sunday, as the band was wide
open when I sat down at 1829z....only 1:29 in the afternoon here,
which means the band probably never did "die" completely...

Enjoyed operating along side of Ralph, K1ZZI for the first time..
Fun sharing the excitement when that rare one came along...

If "funny" is the word....only funny thing this contest was a big
SP contest station dropping right on top of my frequency calling
CQ...after questioning him as to what was going on...he informed
me that he took a break and was coming back to "his frequency". 
He didn't stay too long .. just a few CQ's and he was gone.. 

Thanks again to Tom and Marsha for providing this OT the opportunity
to operate from such an outstanding station...your friendship means 
the world to me...

Again, thanks to all who are in the log...

73, Paul, N4PN @ W8JI

Rig: Yaesu FT1000MP Mark V
     Ameritron AL1200
Ant: 2 - 3el Yagi's (48' booms) on rotating tower
     Dipole 
Logging: CT


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