[3830] WPX CW K5OT(@K5TR) SOAB HP

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                    CQWW WPX Contest, CW

Call: K5OT
Operator(s): K5OT
Station: K5TR

Class: SOAB HP
QTH: TX
Operating Time (hrs): 34
Radios: SO2R

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
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  160:    0
   80:    0
   40:  478
   20:  593
   15: 1358
   10:  238
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Total: 2667  Prefixes = 943  Total Score = 6,162,505

Club: Central Texas DX and Contest Club

Comments:

Thanks to George K5TR for the opportunity to use his station for WPX.   

During this time of year in central Texas, most thunderstorms form and then
dissipate relatively quickly. But this past weekend, the regional weather
pattern was very different.  Persistent and slow-moving storms with lightning
hung around the area for most of the weekend.  I had to 'pull the plug' and
wait out close storm cells on 5 different occasions during the contest.  The
rains are overdue and very (very) welcome, but why do they have to bring along
so much energy/static?  

Callers on 15M kept coming and coming ... what a great band! Even 10M showed a
little life for a couple of hours around 1700Z the second day.  But 40M was the
real challenge - to gather callsign and serial numbers through the perfectly
timed QRN spikes. The beverages were essential for much of the time on 40M.  I
really love WPX because you have to exchange more info than just a callsign,
but sometimes it takes a lot of repeats to get the QSO in the log. Thanks for
your patience.

Station:
http://www.k5tr.net/

2x Elecraft K3 radios
2x AL-1500 amps

40 - 4 element yagi at 120' fixed @ 24 degrees
- Cushcraft 40-2CD at 87'
- NE, NW, SE, SW beverages ~500' long

20 - 6 element yagi at 80' fixed NE
- 6 element yagi at 80'
- 6 element yagi 40' fixed NW
- 4 element yagi 60' fixed SE

15 - 6 element yagi at 70'
- 6 element yagi at 35' fixed NE
- 4 element yagi at 50' fixed SE

10 - 6 element yagi at 60'
- 6 element yagi at 30' fixed NE
- 4 element yagi at 40' fixed SE   


73,
Larry K5OT


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