[3830] ARRL 10 XE2AC SO Mixed HP

Tue Dec 14 09:48:27 PST 2010

                    ARRL 10-Meter Contest

Call: XE2AC
Operator(s): XE2AC
Station: XE2AC

Class: SO Mixed HP
QTH: AGS
Operating Time (hrs): 20

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
-------------------
   CW:  450    74
  SSB:  389    68
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Total:  839   143  Total Score = 368,654

Club: DXXE

Comments:

Well, I had a blast this year, since my last participations was 5 years ago,
 and  my claimed score (same category) was:

Band  QSOs  Mults
-------------------
   CW:  249    44
  SSB:  235    58
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Total:  484   102  Total Score = 149,532

What were the differences besides solar flux?

1.- No complaining attitude, being grateful for whatever propagation may
happen(80%)
2.- Using monobanders (2) instead of a Multiband beam. (20%)

DAY 1
 I started on CW with 29 QÂ's on the first hour, 19 on the second and 16 on the
3rd hour.
Then, at 0250z the band became dead.  
Nevertheless, it was very productive because I had the chance to work, VK9,
E51, JA1, FO8, 
VK4, V31, VP5 stations (most of them called me).  

So, I went with XYL to watch some TV, returning several times to the shack to
check the band, 
with no activity detected, until I heard a CO station that was promptly worked.

Nothing else was heard, so went to bed.

I woke up at 1300z and worked a meager 4 stations during the next 2 hours.
One of them -XE2YWH, surprised me because (beside the multiplier) he is behind
the Mountains,
about 50 miles north of my location. Perhaps, mountain diffraction? or
backscatter?

Saturday 1500z, QSOs started to come rapidly and climbing for the next 6 hours
which allowed 
me to bag 233 QÂ's. Just Interrupted by  a couple of humanitarian breaks in
between and
getting beverages. At 1605 worked my only EU QSO (CT1DVV)

Then at 2119z, phone rang, it was an old old friend which happened to visit my
City by first time
 since we met 35 years ago. Good old friends have priority. So, I turned off
the radio, took my XYL with me, 
and went to a local restaurant for a lunch together. After this, my friend and
his family 
went shopping to the city and almost 2 hours later, I was at the shack again.
So, at the end of Day 1 at 2359Z:  308 Qâ€™s (196 CW, 114 SSB).

DAY 2
Sunday, 0000z to0300z sustained decent rates, managing 167 QÂ's until band
closed at 0323z.
One thing I noticed is that most of the contacts worked around 0200z were at
floor noise level.

Again went to bed, fell asleep profoundly, and started very late at 15:10z,
apparently I did not miss something big, because there were very few signals
worked.  The band opened late, and started pouring until 17:00z.
This time propagation was better than day 1 and it ramped up much better,
reaching a peak around 2000z. Then at 2200z it began to drop off rapidly. So, I
switched to phone because I had a multipliers shortage on this mode.
Around 2300z, things slowed down on phone and I was preparing to go back to CW,
when all of the sudden, the gates opened again on SSB, and stayed there, until
the finish with 70 QÂ's. This was a stroke of luck, because, on this last hour
I bagged eight SSB multipliers (6 US states and 2 VE provinces).

Day 2 numbers: 545 QÂ's (263 CW, 282 SSB).

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Statistics:

1) DXCC 
K	660	78.7%
VE	47	5.6%
PY	33	3.9%
LU	31	3.7%
XE	13	1.5%
CE	9	1.1%
KH6	7	0.8%
VK	6	0.7%
CX	4	0.5%
HC	3	0.4%
HK	3	0.4%
PJ2	3	0.4%
V3	3	0.4%
ZL	3	0.4%
HI	2	0.2%
HR	2	0.2%
JA	2	0.2%
CT	1	0.1%
E5/s	1	0.1%
FO	1	0.1%
KL	1	0.1%
OA	1	0.1%
P4	1	0.1%
VK9N	1	0.1%
VP5	1	0.1%

2) North America
DXXE        QSOs         States
US	668	49
VE	47	9
XE	13	9 

3) VE provinces distribution:
ON	19	40.4%
BC	12	25.5%
AB	5	10.6%
NS	3	6.4%
QC	3	6.4%
PE	2	4.3%
MB	1	2.1%
NWT	1	2.1%
SK	1	2.1%

4) XE states distribution
BAC	3	23.1%
BCS	2	15.4%
ZAC	2	15.4%
CHH	1	7.7%
CHI	1	7.7%
COL	1	7.7%
DFE	1	7.7%
QUI	1	7.7%
TAM	1	7.7%

5) Maximum rates
2010-12-11 1722Z - 5.0 per minute (1 minute(s)), 300 per hour 
2010-12-11 1724Z - 3.0 per minute (10 minute(s)), 180 per hour 
2010-12-12 1958Z - 1.9 per minute (60 minute(s)), 113 per hour 

6) Runs >10 QSOs:
2010-12-11 1544 - 1557Z,   28043 kHz, 11 Qs, 50.3/hr 
2010-12-11 1647 - 1705Z,   28048 kHz, 26 Qs, 90.3/hr 
2010-12-11 1708 - 1728Z,   28450 kHz, 53 Qs, 157.8/hr 
2010-12-11 1759 - 1824Z,   28050 kHz, 43 Qs, 100.2/hr 
2010-12-11 1901 - 1931Z,   28036 kHz, 18 Qs, 36.8/hr 
2010-12-12 0049 - 0237Z,   28041 kHz, 112 Qs, 62.0/hr 
2010-12-12 0245 - 0305Z,   28399 kHz, 32 Qs, 98.1/hr 
2010-12-12 1556 - 1612Z,   28438 kHz, 16 Qs, 58.7/hr 
2010-12-12 1722 - 1738Z,   28048 kHz, 12 Qs, 46.6/hr 
2010-12-12 1831 - 1915Z,   28463 kHz, 73 Qs, 99.6/hr 
2010-12-12 1918 - 2001Z,   28060 kHz, 75 Qs, 105.4/hr 
2010-12-12 2009 - 2027Z,   28443 kHz, 37 Qs, 120.4/hr 
2010-12-12 2325Z - 23:59,   28425 kHz, 63 Qs, 112.5/hr

Hardware:
Rig: FT-1000MP
Amplifier: AL-800H 
Antennas : 1 monobander at 25 mts height + 1 Monobander fixed at
Eastcoast/Europe at 14 mts height.
Iambic Keyer: Bencher
LPT Keying

Software: N1MM v10.12.2

Many thanks for  al the QÂ's

Luis XE2AC

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