[3830] ARRLDX CW W4ZV SOSB/160 HP

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                    ARRL DX Contest, CW

Call: W4ZV
Operator(s): W4ZV
Station: W4ZV

Class: SOSB/160 HP
QTH: NC
Operating Time (hrs): 20

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
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  160:  434    79
   80:           
   40:           
   20:           
   15:           
   10:           
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Total:  434    79  Total Score = 102,858

Club: Carolina DX Association

Comments:

Wow, Topband surprises us again!  As bad as conditions have been since the CQ
160 I thought several times about doing other things this weekend.  I'm glad I
didn't.

At sunrise the first day I had 276/72 (including dupes & Ws) so I thought I had
a good chance at the record which is 360/75 = 81,000 points.  The second night
was not nearly as good here except for a sunrise peak into UA6/UR5 and the QRN
was much worse.  I could hear stations calling that I know I could have heard
if it had been as quiet as the first night.  The first night I used diversity
with a Beverage in one port and my TX array in the other.  The noise was so bad
the second night I could only use the Beverage (due to my TX array not being as
directive off the back side toward the Gulf of Mexico where storm cell was
located).

No JAs or VKs the first day but I got 5 JAs and 3 VKs today.  The biggest
surprise was KG6DX (Guam) who I haven't worked since I left Colorado.  Joel
uses 500W to a Butternut I believe, and he called me at my exact sunrise.

Congrats to Paul K8PO!  One of us set a new record but it will be up to the log
checkers to decide who.  I'm happy just to break the W4 record (N4PN at W8JI).

And thanks to all the callers for your patience...sorry if I was an alligator
the second night!

73,  Bill W4ZV

Equipment:

Elecraft K3 + Amp Supply LK-800 = 1.5 kW
7 Beverages (~300m toward for EU and JA directions)
3-el parasitic vertical (4 directions manually switched)
Inv-V with apex at 100'
N1MM and Winkey (still learning both)


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