[3830] ARRLDX SSB W4GV SOAB HP

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                    ARRL DX Contest, SSB

Call: W4GV
Operator(s): W4GV
Station: W4GV

Class: SOAB HP
QTH: FL
Operating Time (hrs): 30

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
-------------------
  160:    1     1
   80:   67    43
   40:  108    57
   20:   92    46
   15:  211    72
   10:  176    56
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Total:  655   275  Total Score = 540,375

Club: Alabama Contest Group

Comments:

Seemed like an awful long contest and propagation wasn't great.  Was never able
to establish a decent run altho I was told the sig was booming in.  Best short
term rate (15 min) was 70 Q's/hr, but 30 was the norm for Sat and early Sun. 
Almost all S&P, and the new ones got rarer and rarer toward the end.  so rare I
took a 3 hour nap and started working the contest again for the last 2.5 hours. 
New ones still rare but at least there were a few there.  Also managed to get a
few Oceana and Asians at dusk but not many.  Still managed to lots of new
band/modes for the Challenge.  Also managed one 160M DX qso.  Worked lots of
stations on 5 bands and one on 6 bands.
Rig - FT-9000D, Alpha 9500, Mosley Pro 57B, 2 crossed 80 meter dipoles,
Ameritron ATR-15 antenna tuner, MFJ-434 Voice Keyer (not used much).  
Logged with Writelog Version 11.09B January 2013.
Thanks for the Q's and remember, there's always next year.


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