[3830] CQWW VHF KO9A SOSB/6 LP

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                    CQ Worldwide VHF Contest

Call: KO9A
Operator(s): KO9A
Station: KO9A

Class: SOSB/6 LP
QTH: IL
Operating Time (hrs): ~23

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
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    6:  311   173
    2:           
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Total:  311   173  Total Score = 53,803

Club: Society of Midwest Contesters

Comments:

First CQWW VHF with the new 6m antenna (5 el Op-Des yagi) - really seems to play
well.  Lots of highlights - 1st ever KH6 in the log(state #49) + 3 new FFMA
grids (CN77, DN02, DN87) via 3 different modes (FT8, SSB, CW respectively).  32
left to work for FFMA.

Just returned from family vacation in DU8 Friday night and was worried about jet
lag...should've been worried about picking up a bug in transit instead.  Woke up
Sunday with about 30% voice left and ended the contest with about 5% - tomorrow
should be thrilling. :-)  Thanks to everyone who decoded my scratchy voice on
Sunday.  Staying awake wasn't an issue after the adrenaline boost from working
the new FFMA grids.  Sleep was a struggle after getting KH6 in the log!

FT8 - Certainly some good (no way KH6 gets in the log without it), but lots of
bad. The CM vs. no CM chaos is well documented.  On a positive note, RR73 didn't
make any heads explode this contest like it has in the past.  Progress?  

Seemed like more folks made it over to MSK144 for meteors this year vs. last
year, so again some progress made. 

Lots of awesome rover efforts this time.  KK6MC, W3DHJ, K9JK, N5TM, AC0RA,
AL1VE, + others made it into the log.

Big bummer about the conflict with NAQP RTTY.  Saturday conditions were some of
the best I've experienced on 6m and the QSO volume was just not what it
should've been given the conditions.  Hopefully the NAQP guys will find a
different weekend going forward as it is clear many folks are interested in both
contests...especially given the FT8 frenzy on 6m.

Mostly resisted the temptation to go DXing - although that is easier to do with
low power.  Gangbusters Europe on Sunday AM but didn't work any of it...not sure
I could've worked any of those guys with 1500W.  Lots of rare DX was decoded but
didn't see many QSOs take place.  Congrats to those able to complete.

Should be some phenomenal scores this time - how many records from 2006 will be
broken?

73

Jim KO9A (EN52xc)

TS-2000x - 100W
5el @ 30'


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