[3830] WPX SSB OH4A(OH6KZP) SOAB HP

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                    CQWW WPX Contest, SSB

Call: OH4A
Operator(s): OH6KZP
Station: OH4A

Class: SOAB HP
QTH: Kisko
Operating Time (hrs): 36
Radios: SO2R

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
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  160:  134
   80:  453
   40:  884
   20: 1004
   15:   32
   10:    0
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Total: 2507  Prefixes = 969  Total Score = 6,071,754

Club: Contest Club Finland

Comments:

This was a lot of fun once again, with a lot of activity from all over. DX
conditions on 20/40 were decent, and even 15 showed some signs of life towards
the East. Nice to hear the increasing number of Chinese hams again.

But we really really really need 15m (and eventually 10m) to start opening up
properly. This will decrease the load on 20m, which in SSB contests has begun
feeling crazy with all of us over the whole world packed onto it. These SSB
contests can be quite mentally exhausting in that regard. I never thought I
would say this, but I actually opted for 40m SSB once instead of 20m SSB in
this contest, although not just to relieve the stress! When is that next CW
contest again?

Last year after WPX SSB I wrote about "Fun Light" being my favorite contest
beverage. Well this year I accidentally coated the hamshack floor with it as I
kicked over the pitcher when tiredly returning from a break at 5am Sunday
morning..... So got some exercise running full-speed to get my towel before the
wooden floor planks soaked it all up, and at least I guess the smell of my sweat
was a bit mitigated by the nicer scent :)

Many thanks to all for the QSOs! And thanks again to Jukka OH6LI and Merja for
letting me use the station and for heating up the Hirsijärvi Carlton before my
arrival on Friday. Another weekend of fun and learning-by-doing on the air.

73
Kim OH6KZP


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