[3830] ARRLDX CW K5EWJ SOAB HP

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                    ARRL DX Contest, CW

Call: K5EWJ
Operator(s): K5EWJ
Station: K5EWJ

Class: SOAB HP
QTH: Santa Fe, TX
Operating Time (hrs): 30
Radios: SO2R

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
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  160:   14     9
   80:   60    34
   40:  163    62
   20:  225    65
   15:  158    55
   10:   40    16
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Total:  660   241  Total Score = 477,180

Club: Texas DX Society

Comments:

Equipment: Elecraft K3, Dentron Clipperton L, 3 Element SteppIR with 40 kit at
21 meters, Inverted L with 80 trap for low bands. N1MM Software.

Wow, this was the best DX contest that I ever entered.  All the bands were just
great except ten (and it was not too bad!).  The sun spota are coming back and
we now have better equipment than ever.  I attended the dawn patrol on 160, 80
and 40.  The crowd disapeared too early, just when dawn was cracking here, so I
decided to take a quick look at 20 and see what was happening before breakfast. 
The band was jammed with signals before dawn!  I was  hearing all over Eastern
Europe and worked 20 or so stations on the first pass through the band.  I
could have worked 40 or more except many of the DX were stations that I worked
on Saturday.

My antique amplifier decided to shed a contact on the band switch about noon
Sunday, so I finished the day with low power.  I guess they didn't make the
band switche to last more than 30 years.  

I made about 50% more contacts this time than my normal.  I expect that scores
will universally improve because good propagation helps everyone and increases
the fun.


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