[3830] WPX CW NV1N(N1UR) SOAB LP

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                    CQWW WPX Contest, CW

Call: NV1N
Operator(s): N1UR
Station: N1UR

Class: SOAB LP
QTH: VT
Operating Time (hrs): 36
Radios: SO2R

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
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  160:    2
   80:   98
   40:  604
   20:  975
   15:  123
   10:   17
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Total: 1819  Prefixes = 746  Total Score = 4,023,924

Club: Yankee Clipper Contest Club

Comments:

Another fun one for sure.  Conditions were a pleasant surprise.  I achieved my
second highest score ever
in this contest, missing my personal best by only 2% and the gross score record
by about 7%.  I was actually
expecting to do a little better actually at the half way point than I ended
up.

Unlike the high power crowd, I found the "runability" harder as the world
desended on 20M.  I was able to 
run on 20 but not all the time. I found that I was S & Ping 20 too often.

10M - Missed the EU opening but worked a couple of PYs and a dozen W3s and
W4s.
15M - Worked around 50 EU stations.  Could never really run.
20M - Great into all of Europe and especially Russia.  Also, very strong JA
openins both mornings and a small
JA run on Sunday morning.  JAs were loud but not plentiful.  A number of UA0s
worked.  The openings at 0800Z
were good but not providing enough to crack with low power from here.
40M - Very fun.  Always runnable when open.  Lots of EU.
80M - I only went to 80M at 0330Z on Saturday night.  I had a great run of EU
and NA and worked the entire 90+
Qs in about 90 mins with a 50/50 mix of EU and NA.
160M - 2 quick Qs on my one pass after 80.

I always have the same impression of this contest after 5 years now doing it: 
its fun, its way different than
its SSB counterpart, and I continue to learn how to be GOOD at WPX as its a
different breed than many of the
other DX contests.  The CW version has lower USA participation than the SSB
contest and I personally did not
notice a difference in that aspect this non-holiday weekend.

Thanks for all the Qs.  See you in IARU.

Ed  NV1N/N1UR


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