[3830] CQWW CW N7IR SOAB QRP

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                    CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW

Call: N7IR
Operator(s): N7IR
Station: N7IR

Class: SOAB QRP
QTH: AZ
Operating Time (hrs): 28

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Zones  Countries
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  160:   17     9        8
   80:   14     7       10
   40:  113    27       54
   20:  110    25       42
   15:   45    15       25
   10:    6     4        4
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Total:  305    87      143  Total Score = 183,770

Club: Arizona Outlaws Contest Club

Comments:

This effort started out as another attempt to break my 160 SOSB QRP record for
zone 3.  As Friday evening crawled by with only one zero point Q and hearing
lots of DX CQ in my face I decided to try to work 40 meter SB at the same time.
 After a less than brilliant first night of dual single band work I then decided
a few passes through the other bands were necessary in case neither of the
single band scores were high enough to break the current zone 3 records.  The
Outlaws club score needed feeding in that case ;>)
  
It seemed an attenuation curtain hung between me and most of Europe on 40 for
the whole contest.  The exception was the Iberian peninsula.  I suspect it was
QRM levels more than propagation differences since there were lots of loud
European stations heard here at various times and worked occasionally.  For
instance zone 17 and 18 were both worked but no zone 16.  All of these zones
are polar paths from here.  When Sunday morning rolled around and it was clear
that neither record was in danger a race for maximum multiplier count on the
upper bands was on.  After a couple hour break for a late lunch and shopping
the last hour yielded 36 Q's on 20; a third of the total on that band.  Guess I
could have done better ;>)  Thanks for the fun.  See you next weekend in the
ARRL 160 contest.

EQ: Elecraft K3
TX ANT: F12 5BA, C3S and EF240/230, 80 delta loop, 160 shunt fed tower 
RX ANT: K9AY array and 160 tuned loop

73
Gary, N7IR


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