[3830] CQ160 CW K5ZD Single Op HP

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                    CQ 160-Meter Contest, CW - 2019

Call: K5ZD
Operator(s): K5ZD
Station: K5ZD

Class: Single Op HP
QTH: W1
Operating Time (hrs): 11.7

Summary:
Total:  QSOs = 1045  State/Prov = 55  Countries = 57  Total Score = 490,672

Club: Yankee Clipper Contest Club

Comments:

That was entertaining!  Only worked a few hours the first night. Band did not
seem good for working DX.  When the USA rate slowed down, I hit the sack.

Made a few QSOs at sunrise on Sat morning, but band still did not sound good.

Got back on Sat night around 0015z and things sounded much better.  The big gun
Europeans were much louder. Had better than expected rate with some DX thrown in
so kept operating.  Ended up making 700 contacts over the next 8 hours.

Was watching the online scoreboard and that kept me motivated to keep pushing. 
Especially as those 10 point QSOs accelerated the score.

Band was amazingly quiet both nights.  Worked a lot of very very weak Europeans.
 Fun!

Never heard SD, NE, KH6 or KL7.  Missed a number of VE provinces as well.  OA4DX
was loud, but CQed in my face.  That was the best DX heard and missed. 4X2M was
the "best" DX worked.

Station:

Elecraft K3 + Alpha 76CA
1/4-wave elevated GP with 6 radials
90' shunt fed tower with 32 radials

By continent:

           160   Total      %

    NA     783     783    74.9
    SA       5       5     0.5
    EU     249     249    23.8
    AF       6       6     0.6
    AS       2       2     0.2

Rates:

QSO/Sec+Dx by hour and band

 Hour      160    Total     Cumm     Off

D1-1800Z    -      0/0       0/0      60
D1-1900Z    -      0/0       0/0      60
D1-2000Z    -      0/0       0/0      60
D1-0100Z  94/34   94/34     94/34     30
D1-0200Z 148/12  148/12    242/46  
D1-0300Z  86/14   86/14    328/60  
D1-0400Z  48/0    48/0     376/60     24
D1-0500Z    -      0/0     376/60     60
D1-0600Z    -      0/0     376/60     60
D1-0700Z    -      0/0     376/60     60
D1-0800Z  --+--    0/0     376/60     60
D1-0900Z    -      0/0     376/60     60
D1-1000Z    -      0/0     376/60     60
D1-1100Z  50/3    50/3     426/63     20
D1-1200Z  50/0    50/0     476/63     15
D1-1300Z    -      0/0     476/63     60
D1-1400Z    -      0/0     476/63     60
D1-1500Z    -      0/0     476/63     60
D1-1600Z  --+--    0/0     476/63     60
D1-1700Z    -      0/0     476/63     60
D1-1800Z    -      0/0     476/63     60
D1-1900Z    -      0/0     476/63     60
D1-2000Z    -      0/0     476/63     60
D1-2100Z    -      0/0     476/63     60
D1-2200Z   3/0     3/0     479/63     58
D1-2300Z    -      0/0     479/63     60
D2-0000Z  77/18   77/18    556/81     14
D2-0100Z  94/5    94/5     650/86  
D2-0200Z  68/6    68/6     718/92  
D2-0300Z 101/8   101/8     819/100 
D2-0400Z  82/5    82/5     901/105 
D2-0500Z  51/4    51/4     952/109 
D2-0600Z  75/2    75/2    1027/111 
D2-0700Z   1/1     1/1    1028/112    57
D2-0800Z  --+--    0/0    1028/112    60
D2-0900Z    -      0/0    1028/112    60
D2-1000Z    -      0/0    1028/112    60
D2-1100Z    -      0/0    1028/112    60
D2-1200Z    -      0/0    1028/112    60
D2-1300Z    -      0/0    1028/112    60
D2-1400Z    -      0/0    1028/112    60
D2-1500Z    -      0/0    1028/112    60
D2-1600Z  --+--    0/0    1028/112    60
D2-1700Z    -      0/0    1028/112    60
D2-1800Z    -      0/0    1028/112    60
D2-1900Z    -      0/0    1028/112    60
D2-2000Z    -      0/0    1028/112    60
D2-2100Z  17/0    17/0    1045/112    30

Total:  1045/112


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