[3830] CQWW SSB PJ7/AH8DX SOSB/15 LP

[webform at b41h.net]

                    CQ Worldwide DX Contest, SSB

Call: PJ7/AH8DX
Operator(s): AH8DX
Station: AH8DX

Class: SOSB/15 LP
QTH: Dutch Sint Maarten
Operating Time (hrs): 20

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Zones  Countries
------------------------------
  160:                    
   80:                    
   40:                    
   20:                    
   15: 1887    29      101
   10:                    
------------------------------
Total: 1887    29      101  Total Score = 587,000

Club: 

Comments:

Station:
Icom IC-7000
Butternut Vertical on the beach.
Ground-fed Sloper for 160 mtrs.

I started the test out trying for a single band 160 High Power but after 5
hours, the Centurion Amplfier blew black smoke. I was really cooking on 160
with 140 qso's, 7 zones and 18 countries in the first few hours until the amp
went south. I then had to rethink my stategy and decided to go to bed and do a
Single Band Low Power effort on 15 mtrs and what a ride it was.

With my vertical sitting right on the beach it really played. The result was
1887 qso's, 29 zones and 101 countries from an IC-7000 and a vertical. I wonder
what I could have done with a 5 element yagi at 75' and 1500w? All this was done
at this part of the cycle.

My log from the first night will be sent in as a check log.

Highlights:

Best DX calling me:  ST2KSS Sudan Zone 34 (Double Mult)
1/2 Spent trying to work new mult and did not work: 403A
Countries that I worked the most: SP and DL
Loudest South Pacific Worked: VK4CZ, Zone 30
First Pacific Worked: KH2L
Country #100: AA4V/VP9 (I'm sure we were both running 100w just a whisper)
Lowest freq uused 21.102
Highest freq used 21.421
Best hour: 240 on Saturday (USA)


Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at: http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/