[3830] ARRLDX CW W1NN SOAB LP

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                    ARRL DX Contest, CW - 2019

Call: W1NN
Operator(s): W1NN
Station: W1NN

Class: SOAB LP
QTH: OH
Operating Time (hrs): 22
Remote Operation

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
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  160:   39    32
   80:  125    62
   40:  276    78
   20:           
   15:           
   10:           
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Total:  440   172  Total Score = 227,040

Club: North Coast Contesters

Comments:

Surviving on the low bands with dipoles and LP amidst all the kilowatts and
yagis takes a special kind of stubbornness (some might say
"stupidity"), but I guess I'm a glutton for punishment.  My one
advantage is that operating remote from Japan means that the low bands are open
during my daytime, so I don't have to stay up all night (unless I want to
operate 20 and above).  Since my high band antenna is a low yagi fixed west, I
chose to operate only 40-160.  

I mainly focused on 40 but I discovered that 80 and 160 were jumping when 40 was
not producing, so I spent quite a bit of time on those bands too.  Actually, I
have less of a disadvantage on 80 and 160 than I do on 40, so I probably should
have concentrated on 80 or 160. Unfortunately, there are no SB LP categories in
this contest, so I will probably submit this score as SOABLP, but I might go
with SB40 again where I have to be ranked with the HP guys.  

Conditions were really good this year on the low bands.  160 was outstanding and
I worked more countries there than I normally work in the 160 contests.  That
was a surprise.

South American stations were plentiful this time, as were ZL and VK on 40 and
80. It was amazing to work a weak JH4UYB on 80 on the first call.  He always
hears me, in contrast to the louder JA3YBK who almost never hears me.  I guess
their urban QTH must be noisy.  Only two JAs worked on 40 and one on 80. I had
plans to activate 7J1AAI from my friend JH1GTV's QTH, but he didn't get a chance
to put up the 80 meter antenna, so I had to change my plans and operate from
home.  That might have been for the best, since I didn't hear much activity from
Japan on 80 (or 40).

It's always great to hear my friends from around the world.  Thanks for the
contacts!

73, Hal W1NN Remote at Tokyo


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