[3830] CQWW CW ND0C SOAB QRP

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                    CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW

Call: ND0C
Operator(s): ND0C
Station: ND0C

Class: SOAB QRP
QTH: Minnesota
Operating Time (hrs): 15.25

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Zones  Countries
------------------------------
  160:    3     2        2
   80:   12     4        4
   40:   17     8       10
   20:   91    19       49
   15:   71    15       38
   10:   14     8       12
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Total:  208    56      115  Total Score = 92,682

Club: 

Comments:

A series of unfortunate events really impacted my plans for this one: hard drive
that crashed before the contest and the replacement lap top wouldn't connect
with my rig to key it - so back to the old fashioned way.  Not ergonomically
efficient! In addition I had overnight guests and a nasty case of flu with high
fever and nasty muscle aches - just didn't have much time in the chair! The
result was a disappointly mediocre score.   

Conditions seemed to be very good, especially on the high bands.  In my limited
time on the air, contacts with Europe on 20 were easy - most on the first call. 
A couple times I even checked my output power just to make sure it was still
just 5 watts!  

The majority of ops were awesome, but there were a few that just would not ID. 
Apparently they are depending on ESP or packet spotting to do their IDing for
them.  I don't feel like waiting for several minutes just to get their call. 
My ESP wasn't cutting it and I was running unassisted, so I usually just moved
on. 

Station: Yaesu FT-897D running 5 watts to a 3 element tribander Yagi and
inverted vee.

73,
Randy, ND0C


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