[3830] ARRLDX CW VE6WQ(@VE6JY) SOSB/15 HP

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                    ARRL DX Contest, CW

Call: VE6WQ
Operator(s): VE6WQ
Station: VE6JY

Class: SOSB/15 HP
QTH: AB
Operating Time (hrs): 29

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
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  160:           
   80:           
   40:           
   20:           
   15: 1455   115
   10:           
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Total: 1455   115  Total Score = 501,975

Club: 

Comments:

An interesting contest. Normally when the K is 4 or 5 the bands are just dead up
here but this time was different. Overnight Saturday we had a very limited polar
opening with only a few big gun stations from Eu heard. The band started to open
about 1300. On Saturday when the first CME shock hit at 1330 15m remained open
but had to beam SE to work EU. By 1500 things appeared to return to normal and
condx much better then expected with good runs to Eu. By Saturday evening
things fell off and the JA Asian opening was not as good as Friday evening.
Went to get some sleep expecting fairly poor condx on Sunday am. Got up at 1100
to check the band and it was wide open to Eu with excellent signals. This is
much earlier then normal 15m band opening. Had pretty good runs until 1430 when
it just dropped out. Didn't return until around 1600 and stayed open for only a
couple of hours and signals were very weak and fluttery. Heard a lot of western
US stations with typical aurora buzz and flutter when beaming NE. So overall
much better then usual for such disturbed condx.
Equipment was an ICOM IC-7700 & Alpha amp. Antennas were 6/6/6/6 plus
another 6el on another tower. The lower stacks were fixed on JA/east coast/west
coast.

As always Don is a great host making the station available and making sure I
had enough to eat and drink. 
See you all on SSB


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