[3830] WPX CW N5AW SOAB HP

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                    CQWW WPX Contest, CW - 2019

Call: N5AW
Operator(s): N5AW
Station: N5AW

Class: SOAB HP
QTH: Burnet County TX
Operating Time (hrs): 24
Radios: SO2R

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
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  160:     
   80:   46
   40:  352
   20: 1139
   15:  412
   10:   51
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Total: 2003  Prefixes = 793  Total Score = 793

Club: Central Texas DX and Contest Club

Comments:

Have a lot of things going on and didn't really want to go all out for this one
but still wanted to be fairly serious. As things went along I decided I would
limit it to 24 hours on the air. Then thought why didn't I see if any of the
other locals wanted to compete on that basis? A little friendly competition
always makes things more fun. Well unknown to either of us N3BB did just that
and we ended up with very similar scores. 

I'll echo N3BB's comments about propagation and others scores. Still a puzzle to
me why there is a bonus for 40 meter DX QSOs in this contest. Certainly a huge
advantage for areas which really don't need one.

The contest was not without problems. I knew there were some antenna issues
before hand but high winds here for days on end have discouraged antenna work.
When it's 25 mph on the ground it's more like 40 on the tower. Biggest issue was
40 meters. Discovered my NW-SE lazy H not working the first evening. Did some
checking the next day and apparently something has happened to the balun
(perhaps lightning damage?)and was unable to repair it. Then Saturday evening
the 40 meter Moxon developed an intermittent on receive. NE beverage also quit
working. Got frustrated and went to bed missing most of the opening to Europe.
Fortunately had no problem the next morning to JA, etc. - just should have
gotten up a little earlier. Over all though I consider myself lucky as I had
very few problems during the qualifying period for the last WRTC so perhaps
Murphy is catching up with me. It's actually a relief to not have that to worry
about qualifying this time around.

Conditions were better than expected on 15 (45 Europeans and 3 JA'S) and even 10
showed up with some good sporadic E. A surprise to work KL7RA on ten.

Enjoyed it! 

Marv N5AW

                               2019 CQ-WPX-CW N5AW
                                 Continent List

                    160    80    40    20    15    10    30    17    12    ALL
                    ---   ---   ---   ---   ---   ---   ---   ---   ---    ---
      USA calls =     0    19   117   604   323    47     0     0     0   1110
   Canada calls =     0     5    13    61    25     2     0     0     0    106
       NA calls =     0     4    11    15     5     1     0     0     0     36
       SA calls =     0     3     4    12     9     0     0     0     0     28
     Euro calls =     0     3    93   343    45     0     0     0     0    484
  African calls =     0     2     4     3     1     0     0     0     0     10
    Asian calls =     0     0    15    43     1     0     0     0     0     59
    Japan calls =     0     7    81    53     3     0     0     0     0    144
    Ocean calls =     0     3    12    17     5     1     0     0     0     38

  Unknown calls =     0     0     2     1     0     0     0     0     0      3

    Total calls =     0    46   352  1152   417    51     0     0     0   2018

Unknowns on  40 = 4U73B 4U1A 
Unknowns on  20 = D1DX


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