[3830] WPX CW AA4LR SO(A)AB LP

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                    CQWW WPX Contest, CW

Call: AA4LR
Operator(s): AA4LR
Station: AA4LR

Class: SO(A)AB LP
QTH: GA
Operating Time (hrs): 9

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
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  160:    0
   80:   33
   40:   69
   20:   84
   15:   58
   10:   32
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Total:  276  Prefixes = 194  Total Score = 122,414

Club: South East Contest Club

Comments:

Antennas:
160/80m trap Inverted L
80/40m trap dipole
Cushcraft R7000 at 3.5m

Equipment:
Elecraft K3/100

Comments:

This was just supposed to be a casual operation to help build some of my 80m
DXCC totals for 5BDXCC. I had gotten the 80m trap on the 160m inverted L, so I
figured I was ready to go.

The trouble started when I went to set up the Acer for use in the contest. I've
detailed my woes there on my blog:
http://boringhamradiopart.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-reason-i-hate-windows.html.
Suffice it to say that I lost operating time Friday evening and two hours of
the Saturday morning band openings.

Conditions in the mid-spring aren't great for 80m propagation. I did manage to
work and confirm a couple more countries for 80m DXCC. Many stations merely
CQ'd in my face. This would probably be easier with more than 100w. While I do
have an amp, it is currently not at the micro-shack. Perhaps I'll have to do
that before this fall.

During the day, I handed out contacts on the high bands, which was loads of
fun.


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