[3830] ARRLDX CW W4PK SOSB/80 HP

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                    ARRL DX Contest, CW

Call: W4PK
Operator(s): W4PK
Station: W4PK

Class: SOSB/80 HP
QTH: VA
Operating Time (hrs): 12

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
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  160:           
   80:  357    67
   40:           
   20:           
   15:           
   10:           
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Total:  357    67  Total Score = 71,355

Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club

Comments:

Single band effort this year.  I have a four-square on 80M and apparently I was
"loud" into Europe as many came back right at my noise floor making
copy difficult.  But I did work several who were QRP, including one station who
was running! 

 I definitely was not loud into JA as I called many but only managed to work
one station.  And I had to use my NW Beverage antenna to be able to hear him.
To make copy more difficult there was the Wallops Island wide-band ionosphere
sounder which went "BRAP-BRAP-brap-brap-brap" when I was trying to
copy a weak station.  Plus, there were several SSB stations including one right
at the bottom end of the band which made copy difficult on occasion.  Also, on
Saturday night I had precipitation static to contend with.  We had 6 inches of
snow during the day Saturday (on top of 8 inches earlier in the week) and it
turned into freezing rain during the late evening hours.

A bit more than half of my contacts were made by running.  My apologies to all
as this CW-challenged operator struggled with many of the weaker calls.  Plus,
I did not have the benefit of packet spots and when I was tuning through the
band I would wait patiently to copy a station only to find out I had already
worked him.  This was particularly true Saturday evening as I was lucky to find
a station I had not worked before.

Thanks to all for the contacts!

73, Sam W4PK


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