[3830] CQWW SSB VA7ST SOAB HP

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                    CQ Worldwide DX Contest, SSB

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

Class: SOAB HP
QTH: BC
Operating Time (hrs): 26.5

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Zones  Countries
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  160:                    
   80:  108    11       13
   40:  188    23       48
   20:  218    27       71
   15:  748    29       74
   10:  429    25       71
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Total: 1691   115      277  Total Score = 1,690,340

Club: Orca DX and Contest Club

Comments:

* FT-2000 + SB221 (SO1R, unassisted)
* N1MM Logger 
* 3 ele. Steppir @ 47'
* 40M Steppir dipole @ 47'
* 40M 2-element reversible quad, fixed Europe/ZL
* 3 x 80M verticals, triangle array

C and M flares almost all the way, but the bands held up surprisingly well.
This far west, they were solid but not super -- folks further east were having
a much better time with Europe. Big thrill working C91 on 10M and ST2 on 15M
Sunday morning, both calling in during modest runs over the pole.

Funniest moment: waiting in the pileup to work newly rebuilt V26B just before
0300z Saturday night on 20M, when the op announced he had to QRX to catch a
4-inch tarantula that had wandered in. Contesting in the tropics. 

Managed to better all previous bests, including last year, but didn't hit the
targets I set (3M points and 3,000 Qs). Did hit the goals for 15M, but not on
any other band. Biggest disappointment was 20M, which I tended to ignore after
giving it a few tries on Saturday. MUF was too high and that band doesn't have
much room to pack in a world of activity. Matched last year's zone and country
totals on 20M; however, the QSO count was less than half.

Couldn't get much going on 75M or 40M with CW-band antennas, but made the best
of it. The 40M quad worked for a few EU contacts on Saturday night once the
eastern wall had diminished. Not a great outing on that band, though, as
domestic NA activity was tough to attract.

Boosted last year's 75M production from 65Qs, 5 zones and 4 countries to 108
Qs, 11 zones and 13 countries, despite the array's notable fall-off above 3.700
Mhz. Never could get the attention of JAs on Sunday morning. Hope the array
works better over the Pacific during the CW contest.

Had fun. Got my SSB fix out the way, and now looking forward to the ultimate
fave of the year for me: CQWW CW.

 Band    QSOs    Pts  ZN    Cty
  3.5     108     205   11   13
    7     188     420   23   48
   14     218     622   27   71
   21     748    1901   29   74
   28     429    1164   25   71
Total    1691    4312  115  277
Score : 1,690,304

Annual progress...

2013: 1691   115   277 1,690,304  SFI=165  A= 2 K=1
2012: 1794   101   255 1,550,736  SFI=131  A= 4 K=1
2011: 1604   105   243 1,307,088  SFI=126  A= 4 K=2
2010: 1156    82   158   637,440  SFI= 86  A= 4 K=1
2009: 1030    61   130   434,525  SFI= 74  A=17 K=4
2008: 1080    73   154   559,101  SFI= 68  A= 1 K=0
2007:  349    54    97   123,367  SFI= 67  A=14 K=4
2004:  167    38    61    39,303
2003:   46    11    22     4,356
2002:   12     8     9       493


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