[3830] WPX SSB OM7RU SOAB HP

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                    CQWW WPX Contest, SSB

Call: OM7RU
Operator(s): OM7RU
Station: OM7RU

Class: SOAB HP
QTH: Dolna Micina
Operating Time (hrs): 35:47

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
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  160:   37
   80:  391
   40:  329
   20:  376
   15:  334
   10:  147
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Total: 1614  Prefixes = 793  Total Score = 2,991,792

Club: Dozen Dashes Contest Club

Comments:

First time full time SSB High Power participation at WPX contest.

Conditions were quite fine, all bands were opened.
I felt better at low bands, I was able to spent more time in CQs. There started
terrible 59+ QRN during second night on 160m, (no problem), but also on 80m
(problem...).
High bands were nice opened, but with my (antenna) setup I was able to run
really valuable NA pileup only for 1 hour on 20m on Sunday evening. Most time I
spent with S/P. Especially 10m was interesting. I was able to S/P all directions
during Saturday openings, but completely closed NA, but with nice SA opening on
Sunday.

Highlights:
- high bands (especially 20 and 15m) were similar to confused mess of sounds
and spletters, S-meter didn't fall below S9...
- it was easier to find mult, than free frequency for CQ...
- Russians didn't have problem with starting of ragchewing just over my pileup
using xyz kW (59 + 20 dB)...
- a lot of stations had major part of output power compressed off their
operating frequency, into spletters, not rare +/- 3 kHz.

Thanks to all participants!

Used equipments:
 Yaesu FT-1000MP MarkV Field
 ACOM 2000A
 MicroHAM microKeyer, MicroHAM StationMaster
 WinTest
 UltraBeam UB ONE rotator

Antennas:
 160m: Vertical (35m tower + 2 elevated radials)
 80m:  OptiBeam OB1-80 rotary dipole @34m
 40m:  InvVee @21m
 RX:   K9AY RX loops for 160, 80 and 40m
 20, 15, 10m: Cushcraft A4S 3 el. tribander @31m

73!
Riki, OM7RU

www.tucek.sk/om7ru


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