[3830] CQWW CW PT5A(W6NV) SOSB/15 HP

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                    CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW

Call: PT5A
Operator(s): W6NV
Station: ZX5J

Class: SOSB/15 HP
QTH: RANCHO QUEIMADO
Operating Time (hrs): 40

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Zones  Countries
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  160:                    
   80:                    
   40:                    
   20:                    
   15: 3496    40      142
   10:                    
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Total: 3496    40      142  Total Score = 1,879,332

Club: Araucaria DX Group

Comments:

Thank you to Sergio, PP5JR, and the Araucaria DX Group for the invitation to
operate from Boa Vista.  Sergio's well engineered station that includes two
switched 15 meter antenna arrays (4 X 5 elements and 2 X 6 elements) performed
without fault.

Conditions were better than expected, with long path openings to central asia
and Japan.  Propagation on the long path appeared to be at extremely low angles
with deep QSB fading.  Working VU for the last zone was the highlight of the
contest.  Lowlights included 249 duplicate contacts (approximately 2 hours
work) -- seemingly, a result from bad packet spots?

Most important, the active contesting community continues to grow in Brazil
following WRTC 2006.  Please look for the young contestors, especially Sergio's
family of new hams; Beatriz (PU5BIA, age 12) and Eduardo (PU5FJR, age 11) that
will be operating M/S in the ARRL 10 meter contest as ZX5J.

Thanks to all, Oliver W6NV


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