[3830] RTTY WPX W6QU(W8QZA) SOAB QRP

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                    CQ WW RTTY WPX Contest

Call: W6QU
Operator(s): W8QZA
Station: W8QZA

Class: SOAB QRP
QTH: San Diego, CA
Operating Time (hrs): 29.8

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
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   80:    7
   40:   42
   20:   39
   15:  130
   10:  197
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Total:  415  Prefixes = 303  Total Score = 286,941

Club: Southern California Contest Club

Comments:

Station (W8QZA)
Radio: K-2,  5 Watts

Antennas:
 10-15-20  3 el SteppIR up 30 feet (10 Meters)
 40  DX-LB Trap dipole up 30 feet
 40-80  Butternut HF-2V Vertical with 3 radials
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Conditions were quite good from here on the west coast, and I had European
openings on 10 Meters that lasted about two hours each morning. 

I had no equipment problems, and this SteppIR is still working flawlessly after
being put up and used regularly almost 8 years ago.

I have gotten pretty good at time management and got 4 hours of sleep the first
night and 6 hours the second night. Operating time was 29.8 hours, right at the
edge of the limit.

CQing is something I have decided to try now that we are at the peak of the
cycle. I CQed twice, both times on 10 Meters. The first time I had the beam
east (from San Diego)and got 19 Qs, all USA with one VE over a one hour period.
 The second time I CQd with the beam west and got 8 JA stations and one YB over
about 25 minutes before the band died.

My best Q was when YD1GCL answered my CQ. I have a hard time working any YB,
and he was the only one I worked in the contest. Other good Qs were 4U1ITU and
ED9K/QRP for all time new RTTY countries. Also, it was odd to work CT3DZ on 20
M just after midnight when the band was completely dead! You never know what
you will find on a dead band at this part of the cycle!

My DXCC was 62 countries and WAZ was 29 zones. About 20% of my Qs were into
Europe. Not bad when you consider that almost 40% of my Qs in this contest were
in the USA.

I love doing RTTY contests and I am very glad that there is finally a QRP
category in the major contests!

73 and see you in a few days in the ARRL CW!

Bill   W8QZA - W6QU


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