[3830] CQWW SSB N4TZ/9 SOAB LP

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                    CQ Worldwide DX Contest, SSB

Call: N4TZ/9
Operator(s): N4TZ
Station: N4TZ

Class: SOAB LP
QTH: IN
Operating Time (hrs): 39+
Radios: SO2R

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Zones  Countries
------------------------------
  160:   23     8       10
   80:   80    13       40
   40:  148    22       67
   20:  271    31      106
   15:  312    25       94
   10:  504    26       91
------------------------------
Total: 1338   125      408  Total Score = 1,995,552

Club: Society of Midwest Contesters

Comments:

CQ-WW-SSB SUMMARY SHEET

               CONTEST: CQ-WW-SSB
            START DATE: 24-10-15
         CALLSIGN USED: N4TZ
               LOCATOR: EN70

     CATEGORY-ASSISTED: NON-ASSISTED
         CATEGORY-BAND: ALL
         CATEGORY-MODE: SSB
     CATEGORY-OPERATOR: SINGLE-OP
        CATEGORY-POWER: LOW
             OPERATORS: N4TZ
                  CLUB: Society of Midwest Contesters
              LOCATION: IN
        OPERATING TIME: 39:50:40
            CQ COUNTER: 1114
            RUN/SEARCH: 231/1115 Qs
      UNIQUE CALLSIGNS: 885

              SOFTWARE: TR4W v.4.38.2 http://www.tr4w.net

  BAND   Raw QSOs   Valid QSOs   Points Countries     Zones
 __________________________________________________________
 160SSB        23           23       47        10         8
  80SSB        80           80      206        40        13
  40SSB       148          148      411        67        22
  20SSB       272          271      761       106        31
  15SSB       315          312      887        94        25
  10SSB       508          504     1432        91        26
 __________________________________________________________

 Totals      1346         1338     3744       408       125

    Final Score = 1995552 points.



This year's action definitely started more slowly than last
year.  Nothing on 10 and slow on 15 to start, while last year
both bands yielded goog DX on bath bands.  So, I thought I'd
check things out on 160.  Found bad audio feedback when 
transmitting on either rig.  (Had only checked things with
CW in the days leading up to the contest).  The problem was
not RF induced (happened with only 1 watt out into dummy
load).  Seems to be some ground loop problem.  Temporary Fix:
use hand microphone on 160 - no DVK there.  Permanent Fix?

[Note: the contest recording requirement tied together
the audio returns from the radios, undoing the good from
isolation transformers on both RX and TX inputs.......]

I noted on the NG3K page that IH9A was ready for the big
times on 160m, with 4 square and beverages.  He peaked
at least 20 to 30 dB over the noise at 0100z Sunday morning,
but didn't answer my frantic calls; didn't hear any other 
US callers at the time and he wasn't answering too many
EU stations, either.  Bummer.

A second problem was found whereby the DX Doubler is not
working properly with the TR4W, a problem noted this past
spring and summer, and forgotten about in the interim.
They worked together rock solid for many years, and the
lack of the DXDoubler PTT function was a pain throughout
the contest.

I did work S0S on two bands for an all-time-new-one. It's
great how the DXing gets better at the end of the contest.






                               2015 CQ-WW-SSB N4TZ
                                 Continent List

                    160    80    40    20    15    10   ALL
                    ---   ---   ---   ---   ---   ---   ---
      USA calls =     1     1     1     1     1     9    14
   Canada calls =    14    20    13    12    11     9    79
       NA calls =     5    11    17    37    35    45   150
       SA calls =     2     6    15    44    38    69   174
     Euro calls =     0    31    79   146   180   340   776
  African calls =     1     6     6    11    10    16    50
    Asian calls =     0     0     3    10     8     5    26
    Japan calls =     0     0     6     8    26    10    50
    Ocean calls =     0     5     8     3     6     5    27

    Total calls =    23    80   148   272   315   508  1346


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