[3830] WPX CW VA7ST SO(A)AB LP

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                    CQWW WPX Contest, CW

Call: VA7ST
Operator(s): VA7ST
Station: VA7ST

Class: SO(A)AB LP
QTH: BC
Operating Time (hrs): 26

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
------------
  160:    5
   80:  116
   40:  233
   20:  392
   15:   67
   10:     
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Total:  813  Prefixes = 400  Total Score = 989,200

Club: 

Comments:

* N1MM Logger
* FT-2000
* 40M SteppIR dipole 27'
* 80M 2-element raised vertical array
* 3 ele. SteppIR at 27' (cranked up to 47' Sunday afternoon)

SFI rising from 90 to 111 was offset by C-class flares and an A-index
fluctuating from 26 to 36. The bands were terrible for most of the contest,
with Europe only workable for a couple of hours near the end on Sunday
afternoon. Same for 15M, which didn't offer much all weekend.

        Band    QSOs    Pts  WPX
         1.8       5      20    0
         3.5     116     458   19
           7     233     964  105
          14     392     885  248
          21      67     146   28
       Total     813    2473  400

Intended to run SOLP unassisted, but for some reason even with packet window
closed and all spots cleared from the queue minutes before the contest started,
new spots kept appearing in the bandmap. Seeing as spots kept appearing after
the contest was underway, the decision was no longer mine. I had to run in the
assisted category. I have no idea why spots would show up several minutes after
the window was closed and all spots cleared. 

Second-best-ever low power effort in this one.

Year                   QSO    WPX    Score
==============================================
Goal:     SOABLP      1400    500    2,000,000

May-11    SO(A)ABLP    813    400      989,200
May-10    SOABHP      1050    409    1,220,456
May-08    SOABHP      1171    492    1,697,892
May-07    SO(A)ABHP    948    409    1,135,384
May-06    SOABLP       941    515    1,445,605
May-05    SOABLP       694    378      712,908
May-03    SOABLP       412    233      269,348
May-02    SOABLP        63     45        9,000

Tried to break 1M points, but missed it by "that much." Had fun despite what I
believe were the worst conditions for a major contest since that last
relatively decent conditions in 2006.

Thanks for the contacts. 

-- Bud VA7ST

http://www.orcadxcc.org
http://www3.telus.net/va7st


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