[3830] WPX SSB VA7ST SOAB HP

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                    CQWW WPX Contest, SSB

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

Class: SOAB HP
QTH: BC
Operating Time (hrs): 24

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
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  160:     
   80:   11
   40:  163
   20:  465
   15:  372
   10:   19
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Total: 1030  Prefixes = 504  Total Score = 1,350,960

Club: Orca DX and Contest Club

Comments:

* FT-2000 and SB-221
* N1MM Logger (unassisted)
* Steppir 3-el. at 47'
* 40M  -- Steppir dipole and 2-el reversible quad
* 80M  -- twin vertical array E-W

What a tough workout this contest was. Aurora was up to 10 during the first
half of the contest, and A=23 at one point. Things slowly (very slowly) settled
down and were much better by Sunday morning.

Friday night and Saturday were horrible, with rate very slow and conditions
about as bad as they get.

Sunday was much better, with Europe workable on 20M and 15M, but very little on
10M except some very welcome South American activity. Just not a lot of depth
there. Sure makes a difference in mults when Europe kicks in over the pole.
Happy to work 75 JA stations on 15M, but where were they on 20M? (zero worked
there).

Worked only 68 countries -- well below par, but so were conditions. Not one for
the personal record book, but still had enough fun to justify 24 hours in the
chair. 

-- Bud VA7ST

        Band    QSOs    Pts  WPX
         3.5      11      43    5
           7     163     680   68
          14     465    1054  270
          21     372     906  149
          28      19      57   12
       Total    1030    2740  504
   Score : 1,380,960

Year-over-year...
2014-03-31	SOABHP  1030    504     1,380,960
2012-03-25	SOABHP	1401	663	2,618,850	
2011-03-27	SOABHP	 907	527	1,482,451	
2010-03-28	SOABHP	1172	570	2,014,380	
2009-03-29	SOABHP	 519	294	  429,534


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