[3830] CQWW SSB W4ZW SOAB(A) LP

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                    CQ Worldwide DX Contest, SSB

Call: W4ZW
Operator(s): W4ZW
Station: W4ZW

Class: SOAB(A) LP
QTH: Colorado
Operating Time (hrs): 13:32
Radios: SO2R

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Zones  Countries
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  160:                    
   80:   47    13       27
   40:   44    20       29
   20:   43    18       17
   15:  105    18       45
   10:                    
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Total:  239    69      118  Total Score = 118,371

Club: Grand Mesa Contesters of Colorado

Comments:

Rig : FT-5000, K-3, TS-590S

         Antennas : 3/2wl 80M Loop, 80M Delta Loop, 40M Bi-square

          Soapbox : I can't remember the last time I spent so much time in a
contest that wasn't a QRP effort with such puny results. This was going to be a
part-time effort, but the challenge of working some of the DX-peditions with LP
and wires got me hooked for hours. I ran EZNEC on the wires before the contest
and could see that I had very sharp lobes and VERY deep nulls on the high
bands, and the results proved it.  If the DX was in the lobe (G/F/DL;JA;VK/ZL;
CE/LU) I could work them easily, but if they were in the nulls, they CQed in my
face (Especially Carribean). Low power SSB on 80M and 40M is truly challenging. 
Now I remember why I love CW so much!  I was about to give it up when that
wonderful 15M opening appeared Sunday morning. I miss my Florida yagis' and
that ocean!  I'm going to put up a couple of half-squares to fill in some of
these deep nulls for CQWW CW.


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