[3830] WPX SSB NR6O(@N6RO) M/M HP

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                    CQWW WPX Contest, SSB

Call: NR6O
Operator(s): K6AW, K6IAM, K9YC, N6BV, N6RO, WA6O, WX5S
Station: N6RO

Class: M/M HP
QTH: CA
Operating Time (hrs): 48

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
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  160:  264
   80:  821
   40: 1361
   20: 1293
   15:  518
   10:  127
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Total: 4384  Prefixes = 904  Total Score = 7,679,480

Club: Northern California Contest Club

Comments:

Despite lack of propagation on the high bands, our team exceeded last year's
score by nearly 30%.  QSOs on all bands were better than 2007, and new station
QSO records for this contest (about our 20th year) were set on 160, 80 and
40m.

We had some minor networking problems, but packet on VE7CC was solid.  The wind
Saturday night produced some arcing on the 160m elevated radials and an 80m
loop. The 160 arc was like an emergency flare, easy to find at night!  On 160m
some precip static on Friday night, and thunderstorm QRN on Saturday made copy
difficult.

All of our regular team were here for this one, plus a newcomer to contesting,
K6IAM.  Licensed about one year (extra class), Iain had never operated a
contest before.  After an hour of listening to N6RO on a second headset on 40m,
he took over the rig and produced hours of 122 and 126!    He did much of the
40m operating all weekend, including daytime trolling.  Our 40m # is 300 Qs
higher than any previous total. We have declared K6IAM a 'natural' contester!

Congrats to NQ4I and crew, and the other M-M teams.

Here's the approximate continental breakdown.  We on the west coast are
starting to forget what Europeans sound like!

                     160   80   40   20   15   10  ALL   percent
     
North America   SSB  266  706 1193  859  237   53 3314    74.0
South America   SSB    1   10   34   64  102   37  248     5.5
Europe          SSB    0    0    1  117    0    0  118     2.6
Asia            SSB    1   79  107  194   91    0  472    10.5
Africa          SSB    0    5    2    9    1    0   17     0.4
Oceania         SSB    2   32   70   70   99   37  310     6.9

Five stations:  Three FT1000mp, Orion, K3.  CT logging S/W.
Stacked yagis on 40 through 10m, 2L LOOPS on 80m, 4 Square on 160.

CU in WPX CW,  N6RO


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