[3830] Rus DX K8AZ(W4PA) SO Mixed HP

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                    Russian DX Contest

Call: K8AZ
Operator(s): W4PA
Station: K8AZ

Class: SO Mixed HP
QTH: Ohio
Operating Time (hrs): 24

Summary:
 Band  CW Qs  Ph Qs  Countries  Oblasts
----------------------------------------
  160:   21      0        4         0
   80:  151     33       40         2
   40:  288      1       51        11
   20:  431    254       79        55
   15:   40     16       13         0
   10:    1      1        2         0
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Total:  932    305      189        68  Total Score = 1,465,928

Club: Tennessee Contest Group

Comments:

K5ZD wrote in his 3830 summary:
>My first experience doing a serious effort mixed mode and with packet. Packet
>is a big help for finding multipliers and QSOs.  Many times I found myself
>getting lazy and just chasing spots instead of tuning.  Felt strange to be
>CQing on CW in one ear and tuning for SSB in the other (or vice versa). 
Thanks
>to the WRTC qualifying system for pushing me into the category and the new
>challenge.

Second on all of that.  First time running a mixed mode SO contest.  First time
using packet as a serious SO.  First time using Win-Test for a SO2R contest
effort.  

Hectic weekend - left Knoxville 10 am Friday>500 mile drive>K8AZ>sleep 8
hours>24 hour contest>sleep 6 hours>500 mile drive>home 11:30 pm Sunday night. 
I'm TIRED and taking Monday off work as a mental health day.

Contest went well.  Only mistake was I should have worked more SSB in the first
few hours during peak EU.   No Europe heard or worked on 15.  

First time with Win-Test SO2R.  I'm doing it wrong, but I am not familiar
enough with the software yet to understand the SO2R operation the "right" way. 
It went fine regardless, but I need some face time with the manual and the
program during a non-contest situation to maximize my use of it.  I bought it 2
years ago; you'd think by now I'd have gotten around to it...

Mni Tnx to Tom, K8AZ for having me over to run this one as a single op this
weekend.  

73
Scott W4PA


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