[3830] WPX CW JG1VGX(@JG1ZUY) SOAB HP

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                    CQWW WPX Contest, CW

Call: JG1VGX
Operator(s): JG1VGX
Station: JG1ZUY

Class: SOAB HP
QTH: Chiba
Operating Time (hrs): 35.5
Radios: SO2R

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
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  160:    0
   80:   35
   40:  193
   20:  547
   15:  870
   10:  142
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Total: 1787  Prefixes = 750  Total Score = 3,726,750

Club: 

Comments:

QTH: Kimitsu, Chiba (QM05bg)
Antennas:
- 3.5 trapped RDP
- 7/14/21 Create 714XX trapped tribander (3/5/5)
- 28 7L monobander
- 14/21 trapped DP (for sub)
Power: genuine legal 1kW
SO2R with micro2R
Logged by N1MM Logger 14.1.1

"100% Running, 98% Dueling CQ"

Not a single S&P! I tried to make this contest an opportunity to enhance my
proficiency at SO2R, albeit not very successfully.

I focused especially on Dueling CQ, because I thought it's least fatigable.
I am already fatigued from weekday work and somewhat sleep deprived before the
contest. And immediately after the full 36-hour effort I have to return to work
on Monday with even more sleep deprived and much drugged (caffeinated) brain.

Due to this I didn't want anything fatigue prone. I wanted to stay alert in
full 36 hours, so deliberately avoided doing S&P. In this contest,
multipliers are not that useful anyway compared to other more
multiplier-inclined contests. 

Condition-wise it started with a storm so I worried, since this particular
contest suffered storms in 2010, 2011 and 2013! But it turned out that it went
quite well this year.

I stuck to dueling CQ even when I was called at high rate and switching to 1R
is more appropriate because I wanted to practice this to death! My clumsy
operation and occasional panic CW should have caused much confusion and anguish
at the caller's end. I am sorry about this.

My total score also suffered due to this practice. I now know that my score is
significantly lower than comparable stations entered. Next time I will do
S&P and switching to 1R when appropriate.

Thank you so much for your patience.
See you in the next test, perhaps JARL All Asian CW.

73 rin JG1VGX


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