[3830] WPX CW KW7Y(K7RL) SOAB HP

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                    CQWW WPX Contest, CW

Call: KW7Y
Operator(s): K7RL
Station: K7RL

Class: SOAB HP
QTH: WWA
Operating Time (hrs): 36

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
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  160:    7
   80:   98
   40:  368
   20: 1162
   15:  274
   10:    4
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Total: 1913  Prefixes = 736  Total Score = 3,029,376

Club: Western Washington DX Club

Comments:

Whew…that was rough.  The exact opposite of the SSB version back in March.  EU
was weak, fluttery, and very difficult to run all weekend, while JA was scarce,
except for a nice run on 40m Sunday morning.  Completely missed JA on 15m â€"
never heard a peep (or dit) from one.  Did manage a good run over the pole on
20m Saturday night, but most signals never moved the S-meter.   

Saturday afternoon around 23:00z was very close to a radio black out.  All
bands were dead, except for a few weak signals on 20m.  I had no choice but to
take an unscheduled break and hope the bands would quickly recover.  I kept
hoping the geomagnetic storm would subside before the contest was over and
bring back the DX, but I don’t think the K index ever dipped below 5.  At
times it was as high as 6.  Brutal.

All of that said, a big congratulations goes to Chris, KL9A at NK7U, on a
fantastic score under very difficult conditions.  Great job!

Thanks to all for the Qs!

73 de Mitch, K7RL


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