[3830] CQWW CW N7ZG SOAB LP

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                    CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW

Call: N7ZG
Operator(s): N7ZG
Station: N7ZG

Class: SOAB LP
QTH: WWA
Operating Time (hrs): 39
Radios: SO2R

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Zones  Countries
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  160:   13     4        4
   80:   51    15       17
   40:  116    25       46
   20:  227    27       57
   15:   54    18       31
   10:                    
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Total:  461    89      155  Total Score = 301,340

Club: Western Washington DX Club

Comments:

The K index was 0 for most of the contest period with periods of 1.

The EU openings in the morning on 20 were even shorter than recent years and
strictly limited to the EU western seaboard.  The funny thing is the the
countries missing that would normally be worked were worked on 40 insead.  The
law of conservation of energy must apply,,,, oh wait, there is no explanation
for  the behavior of 10 and 15.   That won't work.   Oh well...

40 has become a daylight band with predictable (and short) openings to EU in
the latter part of the afternoon.

This has been the trend of the past few years so nothing new really.   The big
change has been 80.   The extreeme western part of EU is now workable from the
PAC NW.   Some surprises are pleasant in the face of very limited EU openings
and non-existant JA runs.   Just like last year I could only run 20 on Sat
(very briefly).

New for this year, K3's replace the K2 and ICOM-751A.   Also, a new 80M verical
dipole in the big tree out back.

The score is down by amost 100K compared against 2007 (did that one HP from
N7BV's QTH).   Held the line pretty well on mults and feel good about that. 
Q's are down by almost 100 due to limited openings.  Most of that was 15 while
40 and 80 made up for some of the slack.

I'm learning to really appreciate and enjoy the low bands.

73 - Guy, N7ZG


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