[3830] CQWW VHF EA6/AA5UK SOAB LP

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                    CQ Worldwide VHF Contest

Call: EA6/AA5UK
Operator(s): AA5UK
Station: EA6/AA5UK

Class: SOAB LP
QTH: Ibiza, Spain
Operating Time (hrs): 9

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
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    6:  13     12
    2:   2      2
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Total:  15     14  Total Score = 238

Club: Society of Midwest Contesters

Comments:

This was my first CQWW VHF from EA6 in Ibiza, Spain(JM09tb). Modest setup
Buddipole 6m Dipole and 2M 4 element Arrow antenna, radio IC-7000. I was
looking forward to some great conditions as they were pretty good the days
prior to the contest. Was I in for a surprise! 

I had one short run at the start of the contest in S&P for 9 contacts on 6m
& 2M. On Sunday, I heard nothing in the morning and had to take care of some
car issues. When I sat down at 0900Z, I only managed to make 5 more contacts
during a brief run and then the bottom dropped out. I used the IC-7000 DV Keyer
with an external keying pad and ran it for the rest of the afternoon with no
further contacts. I also heard no beacons on 6m or 2m. Wow..the bands were
completely closed.  Still I had fun, just wish the propagation would have
reached down to the JM grids.


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