[3830] RTTY WPX WV1K(N1IXF) SOAB LP

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CQ WW RTTY WPX Contest

Call: WV1K
Operator(s): N1IXF
Station: N1IXF

Class: SOAB LP
QTH: FN31ov  CT
Operating Time (hrs): 29:14

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
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   80:  137
   40:  452
   20:  324
   15:  244
   10:    0
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Total: 1157  Prefixes = 572  Total Score = 2,110,680

Club: Yankee Clipper Contest Club

Comments:

Thanks for the Q's and another fun RTTY contest!  

Lots of signals, very crowded sub-bands and, in a few cases, too many calling
on the same frequency. To my surprise even 15M was good but, unfortunately, as
expected 10M was non-existent here.  I kept seeing a few RTTY skimmer 10M spots
and occasionally checked but never heard a diddle.  40M was good to me even
while dealing with a lot of snow static. I need a better 80M antenna... that's
my story and I'm sticking with it!

Didn't meet my rate goals but I was probably way too ambitious given my station
and skill.  Only had 4 clock hours with over 50 Q's and I had hoped for way
better than that.  Since I operate SO1R, I kept forcing myself to move around
more than I usually do, trying not to get sucked into the hope that my marginal
run would get better if only I stayed with it.  I still need to improve on that.
 Oh... and I took my licking but tried to keep on ticking as I was stepped on
and squeezed out of my run frequency quite a few time.  While this is all part
of the game, it was tough to swallow as I was working stations in the same
country as the stations jumping on me... hard to chalk that up to changing band
conditions.  

Had 953 unique calls in the log, only 7 dupes wanted to work me, and I worked
4-band QSOs with 9A1A, DP7D, GW0A, P49X, S51A.  DL won the "World
Cup" here with 108 Q's followed by I - 78, EA - 53, VE - 41 and G - 33
Q's.

73!
N1IXF

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Station: 
FT-1000MP with mods
Homebrew FSK/Audio interface
SteppIR 3el @ 55ft
40M2L @65 ft
80M inverted vee apex at 50 ft
N1MM+, MMTTY, 2Tone


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