[3830] CQWW SSB G3TXF SOSB/80 HP

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                    CQ Worldwide DX Contest, SSB

Call: G3TXF
Operator(s): G3TXF
Station: G3TXF

Class: SOSB/80 HP
QTH: Devon
Operating Time (hrs): 24

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Zones  Countries
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  160:                    
   80: 1627    21       91
   40:                    
   20:                    
   15:                    
   10:                    
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Total: 1627    21       91  Total Score = 257,152

Club: Chiltern DX Club

Comments:

Just before the contest I put up an 80m wire dipole at 85ft, which was "rotated"
manually with lengths of string. Up to midnight local-time it was firing NE/SW,
but from midnight to dawn it was swung round to be on NW/SE.

Not sure if it made much (if any!) difference, but seemed like a good idea to
try to maximise on the stuff from the east in the early evening and then W/VE
for the rest of the night. Two Beverages were used for receive. One 600ft
Beverage on the USA and another one pointing south-east. Could have done with
other ones pointing north-east and south-west. But that'll be for next time. 

Had no idea there just so many DO stations in Germany these days. Worked
buckets full of them!

Quite a few Zone "got-aways". Heard Zone 6 (XE2CQ) only once. Also heard a VK4
in Zone 30 calling others, but I could never find Zone 30 myself. Along with
others I spent some time calling a loud B7P in Zone 24 who was evidently having
difficulty hearing Europe. Another easy Zone missed was LP1H in 13. Was pleased
to get a few Zone 3 stations just around sunrise.

Very pleased to work A73A a full forty minutes before my sunset on the Sunday.
Also had a nice surprise working 9M6LSC bang on my sunset on the Saturday.

This weekend I have done more DXing on "80m SSB" than I've done for many
years!

73 - Nigel G3TXF


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