[3830] RTTY WPX VA7ST SOAB HP

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                    CQ WPX RTTY Contest - 2019

Call: VA7ST
Operator(s): VA7ST
Station: VA7ST

Class: SOAB HP
QTH: BC
Operating Time (hrs): 24

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
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   80:   85
   40:  184
   20:  535
   15:  127
   10:     
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Total:  931  Prefixes = 353  Total Score = 870,851

Club: Orca DX and Contest Club

Comments:

Managed 24 hours on time. A lot of those hours were very slow though. Sunday
afternoon was poor -- lots of stations, few mults.

The first night was by far the better of the two overnight shifts. The second
night seemed few stations made it to 80M and 40M was vacant very early.

Morning opening to Europe on Saturday was bleak but a little better Sunday --
had to be on early before dawn to catch the beginning of it. Without a real
opening to Europe, the prefix count remained very sub-par here and you can't
counter that with domestic rate.

Surprised by the numbers on 15M. Last year had just one QSO on that band, but I
knew it would be a little more productive this weekend.

The IC-7610 and Acom 1000 pair worked like champs. Used the FT-2000 for
low-power second radio on 40M and 80M when things got slow. 

About the same result as in 2009 with high power. Had a higher score running low
power in 2010 in the same amount of time. Conditions will get better.

Year  Qs    WPX   Score
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2019  931   353   870,851  24.0 hrs HP
2018  420   196   237,160  19.5 hrs
2017  626   275   424,875  21.5 hrs
2016  845   413 1,038,695  22.5 hrs HP
2015  574   320   504,640  20.0 hrs
2014 1322   534 1,885,554  29.2 hrs HP
2013 1041   466 1,308,994  25.5 hrs
2012  830   373   883,637  26.5 hrs
2011  836   322   806,610  27.5 hrs
2010  921   388   994,056  24.0 hrs  
2009  846   335   907,180  27.5 hrs HP
2008  612   258   470,850  21.0 hrs HP
2007  972   420 1,154,160  28.5 hrs HP
2006  702   284   578,792  28.2 hrs 
2005  584   264   422,664
2004  225   114    67,009
2003  344   149   147,212


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