[3830] CQWW SSB W1HIS SOAB Classic HP

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                    CQ Worldwide DX Contest, SSB

Call: W1HIS
Operator(s): W1HIS
Station: W1HIS

Class: SOAB Classic HP
QTH: EMA
Operating Time (hrs): 8

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Zones  Countries
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  160:                    
   80:                    
   40:                    
   20:                    
   15:  157    18       62
   10:  251    22       77
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Total:  408    40      139  Total Score = 203,344

Club: Yankee Clipper Contest Club

Comments:

One antenna for both bands: wire, 30 ft (9m) above ground.
No DVK.  S&Ping for 8 hours was all my voice could do.  I ran for just 11
minutes, and made 18 Q's, but had to quit 'cuz my voice failed.

I worked this contest for only eight hours, while the Sun was up on Saturday,
because my antenna tuner had been damaged by lightning; and, without it, I
could not operate on 160 through 20 meters.  I'll spend Sunday working on the
tuner, trying to get it ready for the W1AW/1 operation beginning Tuesday.

On the high bands I'm disadvantaged by 10 dB or more relative to ops/stations
having directional antenna on towers; but my low and non-directional antenna
didn't do too badly today.

VOACAP did a wonderful job of predicting propagation.  Time after time, I heard
signals from distant mults appear within 20-30 minutes of when VOACAP said they
would, and disappear when VOACAP said they would.  I did not waste time trying
to work stations when they first appeared and were weak, because VOACAP said
they would get stronger; and, sure enough, they did.  Then I worked them
easily.


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