[3830] CQWW SSB K4ALE SOAB LP

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                    CQ Worldwide DX Contest, SSB

Call: K4ALE
Operator(s): K4ALE
Station: K4ALE

Class: SOAB LP
QTH: Lynchburg
Operating Time (hrs): 11:05

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Zones  Countries
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  160:                    
   80:                    
   40:                    
   20:   63    15       39
   15:  106    15       46
   10:                    
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Total:  169    30       85  Total Score = 56,580

Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club

Comments:

First contest with N1MM; longest contest time ever.  Rig was TS-530S; low power
[100 watts] and G5RV at about 15-195 degrees.  Should have used 30L-1.  FT-840
no better at distinguishing stations, and apparently less readable on far end. 
No voice recorder, so must have said "Kilo Four Alpha Lima Echo" a thousand
times.  I was pleased with new countries never worked before:  Gambia, South
Africa, Chile, Morocco.  Nearly clean sweep of Western European countries [no
Greece, Kosovo, Crete].  Worked first Japanese SSB stations.  Should have timed
activity to work 10 meters.  Beginning to learn about how to leverage
multipliers.  Completely unassisted by DX spotters--this was a totally manual
effort, but a great experience at rig control and calling technique.


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