[3830] CQWW CW NN7SS(K6UFO) SOSB(A)/15 QRP

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                    CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW

Call: NN7SS
Operator(s): K6UFO
Station: NN7SS

Class: SOSB(A)/15 QRP
QTH: WA
Operating Time (hrs): 14

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Zones  Countries
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  160:                    
   80:                    
   40:                    
   20:                    
   15:  171    32      114
   10:                    
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Total:  171    32      114  Total Score = 70,518

Club: Western Washington DX Club

Comments:

How many countries can I work on just 15m while QRP?
Answer: 114 

Previous years I have worked as many as 126 countries 
using three bands: 20, 15 and 10m. But single-band on 
15m? Last month for SSB I only managed 92, but I knew 
CW had to be better!

First two hours brought me 24 countries, mostly Pacific, 
then 15m was dead for my evening.

Saturday morning, I could hear loud Europeans like IR2C 
before sunrise. Starting at sunrise and for two hours 
(15z to 17z) I raised my DXCC count to 73.  

Then started the long process of looking for "workable" 
new countries. If their signal was over S7 I had a 
chance. I could hear many weaker stations that I could 
never get an answer from. Some loud stations I couldn't 
even get a "?", maybe they had a lot of local QRM. Of 
course, sometimes the pileup was too unruly no matter 
how loud the station. 

In between finding new countries, I'd work a few other 
stations - just because they were tuned in and CQing.

Europe and Africa faded out, the Caribbean and South 
America came in, and my DXCC count climbed to 87! Then 
came the Pacific again, until I ended the Saturday day-
light at 94 DXCC.

Sunday was more of the same, except signals much weaker, 
and new countries were fewer. Finally, the ending bell, 
and the DXCC total while single-band 15m QRP: 114 


NN7SS Burt WA (K6UFO op)

15m: C-31XR at 71ft, C-3 53ft, 3el Steppir 40 ft
One Kenwood TS-590s turned down to 5 watts
Writelog software and microHAM keyer


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