[3830] CQWW SSB VA7ST SOAB HP

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                    CQ Worldwide DX Contest, SSB

Call: VA7ST
Operator(s): VA7ST
Station: VA7ST

Class: SOAB HP
QTH: BC
Operating Time (hrs): 20

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Zones  Countries
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  160:                    
   80:   67     5        5
   40:  237    18       26
   20:  425    24       52
   15:  529    20       51
   10:  304    20       42
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Total: 1562    87      176  Total Score = 907,876

Club: Orca DX and Contest Club

Comments:

Just 20 hours invested this time as bands were not playing well at all. M-class
flares and lousy auroral paths made for terrible conditions, with 10M and 15M
virtually useless over the pole and not very good domestically either. 

Mults were down by one-third from last year's totals, despite much more
searching this time. Biggest disappointments were 40M with lousy EU access and
10M with 100 fewer Qs and 30 fewer countries than last year. 

No F, G or I stations on 20M -- an indicator of horrendous propagation. 

80M was about the same as 2012, and less than half the Qs and mults of last
year.

Another disappointing contest weekend at what should be peak two of the solar
cycle. At least we won't have grown too accustomed to 10M by the time the
bottom falls out of this one.

Thanks to the Stateside ops who provided great pace during a few long runs.
They were the highlights of the contest here. 

Must wonder about a few notable Eastern European stations who are consistently
20 over here but can't hear a thing in return. 

Footswitch already put away. CW Sweepstakes next and I can hardly wait.

Annual progress...

2014: 1562    87   176   907,876  SFI=217  A=11 K=2
2013: 1691   115   277 1,690,304  SFI=165  A= 2 K=1
2012: 1794   101   255 1,550,736  SFI=131  A= 4 K=1
2011: 1604   105   243 1,307,088  SFI=126  A= 4 K=2
2010: 1156    82   158   637,440  SFI= 86  A= 4 K=1
2009: 1030    61   130   434,525  SFI= 74  A=17 K=4
2008: 1080    73   154   559,101  SFI= 68  A= 1 K=0
2007:  349    54    97   123,367  SFI= 67  A=14 K=4
2004:  167    38    61    39,303
2003:   46    11    22     4,356
2002:   12     8     9       493


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