[3830] WPX CW KS9K(N4TZ) SOAB LP

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                    CQWW WPX Contest, CW

Call: KS9K
Operator(s): N4TZ
Station: N4TZ/9

Class: SOAB LP
QTH: INDIANA
Operating Time (hrs): 36
Radios: SO2R

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
------------
  160:     
   80:   83
   40:  334
   20:  607
   15:  204
   10:   41
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Total: 1269  Prefixes = 552  Total Score = 1,665,384

Club: Society of Midwest Contesters

Comments:

OPERATING TIME: 35:55:41
            CQ COUNTER: 2058
            RUN/SEARCH: 324/945 Qs
      UNIQUE CALLSIGNS: 876

  BAND   Raw QSOs   Valid QSOs   Points  Prefixes
 ________________________________________________________
  80CW         83           83      167        26
  40CW        334          333     1208       200
  20CW        607          597     1116       256
  15CW        204          204      433        62
  10CW         41           41       93         8
 ________________________________________________________

 Totals      1269         1258     3017       552

    Final Score = 1665384 points.

                                Continent List

                  160    80    40    20    15    10   ALL
                  ---   ---   ---   ---   ---   ---   ---
     USA calls =    0    61   147   323    77    14   622
  Canada calls =    0    10    22    33     9     1    75
      NA calls =    0     3     9    11    17     2    38
      SA calls =    0     3    12    18    31    24    88
    Euro calls =    0     2   128   204    59     0   393
 African calls =    0     2     6     5     6     0    19
   Asian calls =    0     0     2     7     1     0    10
   Japan calls =    0     0     0     1     1     0     2
   Ocean calls =    0     2     8     5     3     0    18

   Total calls =    0    83   334   607   204    41  1269

Every time I heard N5AW he had 50% more QSOs than I did.
FB! Looks like the winning low power scores will be from
the Southern Crescent.

My interpretation of a Boy and his Radio means I don't have 
internet access, so I could only guess at why the conditions
were so bad.  When I went to bed at 0600z things seemed
normal to this low-powered operator.  Even worked a couple
of stations (VK, 6W) on 15m at the 0400z hour so I went
to bed and had sweet dreams.  Alas, when I heard my first
few Europeans at 1130z, their signals had that dreaded
raspy aurora sound.  By Sunday morning at 1230z the usual
European beacons were S3 but the buzz was gone, while the
USA sigs were S9+ on 20m.

The last hour on 20m I endured nearly continual intentional
QRMing on 20m of the tuning-up variety. Still worked 36
people through the mess, while picking up additional QSOs
on 40 & 15.

TR4W shows I called CQ 2058 times (!) with only 324 QSOs
in the "run" mode.  An answer to a QRZ is counted as a 
run QSO but not a CQ.

Last year I had only 278 European QSOs compared with 393
this year so I guess on balance conditions were better 
than last year, but it sure didn't seem like it at the time.


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