[3830] ARRLDX CW ND0C SOAB QRP

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                    ARRL DX Contest, CW

Call: ND0C
Operator(s): ND0C
Station: ND0C

Class: SOAB QRP
QTH: Minnesota
Operating Time (hrs): 14

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
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  160:           
   80:   30    24
   40:   36    27
   20:   75    46
   15:   16    12
   10:           
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Total:  157   109  Total Score = 51,339

Club: Minnesota Wireless Association

Comments:

QRP (as always) in this one.  My intent was to focus on 80 and 40 since I had
some conflicts and wasn't going to be able to go "full-bore" and about 2/3 of
my op time was spent on those two bands.  I was successful in picking up 10 or
12 all-time new band countries on the low bands.   
Conditions on 80 and 40 seemed pretty good, especially the first night.  15 was
flaky early Sunday afternoon - reminiscent of 10 meters (at least what I
remember!) and I wasn't able to pick up a couple Caribbean mults.  15 was very
quiet, but signal levels weren't too great this far north and I wasn't able to
crack the pile-ups.  On the other hand, despite the noise on 80 and 40,
persistence and great ears on the part of the many stations allowed me to
complete QSO's with some stations that I thought would be about impossible from
here with 5 watts to a dipole.  Thanks guys!  
Special thanks to VQ9RD who I was lucky enough to stumble across on 20 and he
finally pulled me through. I din't spend much time on 20, but conditions to
Europe and Japan seemed pretty decent.  Again, a lot of good ops out there with
good antennas and receivers.  I know who makes a tough QRP QSO possible - the
guy on the other end!  Thanks for your patience on the fills and repeats!
See you in the SSB version - problably going to run 20 single band - QRP of
course.  20 meters QRP from Minnesota - I love a challenge!  

Station: Yaesu FT-897D at 5 watts out to a Wilson SY-3 three element tribander
at 50' and a tuned dipole fed with twin lead.  

73,
Randy, ND0C - Exclusively QRP (You don't have to be crazy ... but it helps.)


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