[3830] CQWW SSB N5DX(@N2QV) SOAB HP

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Mon Oct 28 11:34:28 EDT 2019


                    CQ Worldwide DX Contest, SSB - 2019

Call: N5DX
Operator(s): N5DX
Station: N2QV

Class: SOAB HP
QTH: Wurtsport, NY
Operating Time (hrs): 48
Radios: SO2R
Remote Operation

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Zones  Countries
------------------------------
  160:  103    15       49
   80:  358    22       81
   40:  880    27      112
   20: 1460    26      105
   15:  596    23       90
   10:   46     9       18
------------------------------
Total: 3443   122      455  Total Score = 5,626,327

Club: 

Comments:

They say conditions repeat every 11 years.  Thanks to the awesome tools on the
CQWW website, it's really easy (and fun) to look up past scores and logs.  Those
tools, along with the public audio recordings available from K5ZD's website,
went a long way toward getting good and prepared to do a serious operation.  It
just so happens that K5ZD has a full SOAB HP recording from his 2008 operation. 
Randy makes SO2R sound easy.  He is particularly adept at copying full call
signs on his run frequency while staying in stereo mode with his audio stream. 
It's no easy feat, but when mastered it makes mult hunting significantly more
productive.    

It appeared that the 2019 running would be a repeat of conditions from 2018 (and
2008).  Specific band by band goals for this contest were based on log analysis
of top competitors from 2018 and the assumption that the solar weather would be
similar to last year's conditions.   Based on those assumptions the following
goals were set: 

160:    100  13   45
80:     400  21   75
40:     650  30   90
20:    1400  30   115
15:     650  22   95
10:      50   9   19

        3250  125   439  =  5,004,090

The SFI held up but the conditions certainly weren't stable.  

The first 12 hours were a slog.  EU was not runnable on 40.  Stations that are
typically 20 over were S7.  80 gave up a short run of EU at their sunrise and
160 was a shut out to EU.  Those 12 hours though were actually quite enjoyable
though. It was fun to push really hard on S&P and to try and move as many
mults as possible.  

20 was slow to open to EU both mornings, but after it did open it provided a
nice steady stream of callers from zones 14 and 15.  Zone 16 was noticeably
depressed.  15 had been sounding really good before the storm and thankfully it
opened nicely to EU both days.  10 was exactly as expected.  Limited openings to
South America and the deep south of the Caribbean.  

While the first 12 hours were rough, the last 36 were smooth.  40 gave up some
incredible runs into EU with some massive signals.  Even with the N2QV fire
power, it is still a grind to run EU on 40 SSB.  A typical scenario is being
sandwiched between two big gun EU stations with a cacophony of alternating
screeching and rumbling interference.  Hacking through that mess to find a
hidden caller takes patience and a willful sacrifice at the chance of marinating
acceptable hearing later in life.  

80 meters also provided a nice EU run around 0200z on the second night.  For
some reason though the run didn't continue through the European sunrise.  EU was
still loud, but the callers just weren't there.  160 provided some good EU mults
and even gave up a sweet run of zone 14 stations at their sunrise.  

The only thing missing from night two was a good EU run on 40 meters, but the
day time openings on 40 more than made up for the lack of night time production.
 

The high bands continued to be stable on the second day.  I totally botched the
EU starting gun on 20 meters. By the time I got there, all the good spots were
taken and even the bad spots higher up in the band were occupied.  It was a real
poop show during the 1100z and 1200z hours.  Finding a clear spot was not
possible.  And when I did find a spot, the interference was so bad that it made
copying others nearly impossible.  I finally slunk away to 15 in defeat,
figuring it was too early for EU.  Thankfully it wasn't and the 1300z and 1400z
hours provided the most enjoyable runs of the contest.     

The 5 million mark was achieved with around 4 hours left in the contest.  I
decided to set my sights on beating K5ZD's score of 6 million from 2008.  Randy
had a good 20 meter run of JAs on 20 meters in 2008 so I thought maybe the same
could happen for me.  It was not to be and the slow but productive 40 meter run
was sacrificed for only a handful of JA contacts.  

Time starts to catch you when you can look up your own scores from previous
sunspot cycles.  In 2008 I also operated SOAB HP. That operation was from
Arkansas with a bevy of huge antennas.  Even with those antennas, I was only
able to manage 3.3 million points. 

It's really amazing the impact of having a highly optimized station and location
can impact the final score.  New York operating has its advantages and we've
been pleased (and a little surprised) with our ability to compete with coastal
operations on all bands.  Thanks to technology, and my gracious and hard working
hosts, I was able to operate from my home in Arkansas this weekend.        


73,
Kevin, N5DX

Cabrillo Statistics           (Version 10g)           by K5KA & N6TV
http://bit.ly/cabstat

CALLSIGN: N5DX
CONTEST: CQ-WW-SSB
CATEGORY-OPERATOR: SINGLE-OP
CATEGORY-TRANSMITTER: ONE
OPERATORS: N5DX

--> TO1J has an unknown country prefix.
--> TO1J has an unknown country prefix.
--> 4U1A has an unknown country prefix.
--> TO1J has an unknown country prefix.
--> TO1J has an unknown country prefix.
--> TO1J has an unknown country prefix.

-------------- Q S O   R a t e   S u m m a r y ---------------------
Hour     160     80     40     20     15     10    Rate Total    Pct
--------------------------------------------------------------------
0000       0      5     39      0      0      0     44     44    1.3
0100       7      2     41     32      0      0     82    126    3.7
0200       6     17     15      4      0      0     42    168    4.9
0300       6     18     27      1      0      0     52    220    6.4
0400       1     17     18      2      0      0     38    258    7.5
0500      11     30      0      0      0      0     41    299    8.7
0600       1     38      4      0      0      0     43    342    9.9
0700       1      8      7      0      0      0     16    358   10.4
0800       3      5     19      0      0      0     27    385   11.2
0900       1      3     11      1      0      0     16    401   11.6
1000       0      4     13      0      0      0     17    418   12.1
1100       0      0      0    168      0      0    168    586   17.0
1200       0      0      0    169      0      0    169    755   21.9
1300       0      0      0    167      6      0    173    928   27.0
1400       0      0      0     62    102      0    164   1092   31.7
1500       0      0      0     59     21      5     85   1177   34.2
1600       0      0      0     91     11     10    112   1289   37.4
1700       0      0      0     20     14     21     55   1344   39.0
1800       0      0      0     18     42      3     63   1407   40.9
1900       0      0      0     65     11      2     78   1485   43.1
2000       0      0     26     19      2      0     47   1532   44.5
2100       0      0    142      0      0      0    142   1674   48.6
2200       0      0    118      1      0      0    119   1793   52.1
2300       0      9     44      0      0      0     53   1846   53.6
0000       0     22     31      2      0      0     55   1901   55.2
0100       0     13     50      0      0      0     63   1964   57.0
0200       7     61      0      0      0      0     68   2032   59.0
0300       6     37     14      0      0      0     57   2089   60.7
0400       3     19     14      0      0      0     36   2125   61.7
0500      15     10      3      0      0      0     28   2153   62.5
0600      26      9      2      0      0      0     37   2190   63.6
0700       0      5     19      0      0      0     24   2214   64.3
0800       1      0     41      0      0      0     42   2256   65.5
0900       4      3     12      0      0      0     19   2275   66.1
1000       1      4     16      1      0      0     22   2297   66.7
1100       0      0      5     22      0      0     27   2324   67.5
1200       0      0      0     76      4      0     80   2404   69.8
1300       0      0      0      5    215      0    220   2624   76.2
1400       0      0      0      0    146      0    146   2770   80.5
1500       0      0      0     78      3      0     81   2851   82.8
1600       0      0      0    110      1      2    113   2964   86.1
1700       0      0      0     86      5      2     93   3057   88.8
1800       0      0      0     80      4      1     85   3142   91.3
1900       0      0      0     63      5      0     68   3210   93.2
2000       0      0     23     35      3      0     61   3271   95.0
2100       0      0     63      9      0      0     72   3343   97.1
2200       0      0     55      7      1      0     63   3406   98.9
2300       3     19      8      7      0      0     37   3443  100.0
------------------------------------------------------
Total    103    358    880   1460    596     46   3443

Gross QSOs=3507        Dupes=64        Net QSOs=3443

Unique callsigns worked = 2466

The best 60 minute rate was 221/hour from 1257 to 1356
The best 30 minute rate was 266/hour from 1305 to 1334
The best 10 minute rate was 300/hour from 1318 to 1327

The best 1 minute rates were:
10 QSOs/minute    2 times.
 9 QSOs/minute    0 times.
 8 QSOs/minute    1 times.
 7 QSOs/minute    1 times.
 6 QSOs/minute    7 times.
 5 QSOs/minute   35 times.
 4 QSOs/minute  117 times.
 3 QSOs/minute  262 times.
 2 QSOs/minute  519 times.
 1 QSOs/minute  899 times.

There were 487 bandchanges and 219 (6.4%) probable 2nd radio QSOs.

----------------- C o n t i n e n t   S u m m a r y -----------------
                 160     80     40     20     15     10  Total    Pct
---------------------------------------------------------------------
North America     50    101    110     51     41      5    358   10.4
South America      8     15     64     43     53     38    221    6.4
Europe            38    225    604   1306    482      0   2655   77.1
Asia               0      3     17     39      6      0     65    1.9
Africa             5      8     24     18     11      2     68    2.0
Oceania            1      5     60      2      2      0     70    2.0
???                1      1      1      1      1      1      6    0.2
--------------------------------------------------------------
Total            103    358    880   1460    596     46   3443

Number of letters in callsigns
Letters  # worked
-----------------
   3        63
   4       945
   5      1351
   6      1036
   7        23
   8        16
   9         7
  10         2

------------------ C o u n t r y   S u m m a r y ------------------
Country        160     80     40     20     15     10  Total    Pct
-------------------------------------------------------------------
3V               0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.0
4L               0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.0
4X               0      1      3      9      3      0     16    0.5
5B               0      0      3      2      1      0      6    0.2
6W               0      1      1      1      1      0      4    0.1
6Y               0      1      1      0      1      0      3    0.1
7X               0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.0
8P               1      1      1      0      0      1      4    0.1
9A               1      4      7     24      9      0     45    1.3
9H               0      0      1      0      0      0      1    0.0
9K               0      1      1      1      0      0      3    0.1
9Y               0      0      1      0      1      1      3    0.1
A4               0      0      1      1      0      0      2    0.1
A6               0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.0
A7               0      0      0      2      0      0      2    0.1
A9               0      0      1      0      0      0      1    0.0
BY               0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.0
C3               0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.0
CE               0      1     11      3      8      1     24    0.7
CM               0      1      7      1      0      0      9    0.3
CN               1      1      1      1      1      0      5    0.1
CT               1      3     17     19      3      0     43    1.2
CT3              1      2      1      2      1      0      7    0.2
CU               1      2      3      2      0      0      8    0.2
CX               0      0      0      3      1      3      7    0.2
CY0              0      0      1      0      0      0      1    0.0
D4               1      1      1      1      1      1      6    0.2
D6               0      0      1      1      0      0      2    0.1
DL               2     46     94    203    118      0    463   13.4
E7               0      3      6      5      2      0     16    0.5
EA               1     15     56     72     37      0    181    5.3
EA6              0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.0
EA8              2      3      6      9      1      1     22    0.6
EA9              0      0      0      1      1      0      2    0.1
EI               2      4      6      7      1      0     20    0.6
ER               0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.0
ES               0      0      0      2      0      0      2    0.1
EU               0      1      2      6      1      0     10    0.3
F                5     11     41     71     43      0    171    5.0
FG               0      1      1      0      1      0      3    0.1
FM               0      0      1      1      0      1      3    0.1
FR               0      0      2      0      0      0      2    0.1
FS               0      0      0      0      1      0      1    0.0
FY               1      1      1      1      1      1      6    0.2
G               11     19     46    130     39      0    245    7.1
GD               4      3      1      1      1      0     10    0.3
GI               1      1      1     16      0      0     19    0.6
GJ               0      0      1      2      1      0      4    0.1
GM               1      4      5     13      3      0     26    0.8
GU               0      1      1      3      2      0      7    0.2
GW               2      3      7     16      3      0     31    0.9
HA               1      8      9     19     11      0     48    1.4
HB               0      2     10     30      7      0     49    1.4
HC               1      1      3      1      1      0      7    0.2
HH               1      1      1      0      1      0      4    0.1
HI               1      2      2      1      2      0      8    0.2
HK               0      1      0      1      3      0      5    0.1
HK0/a            0      1      1      1      1      0      4    0.1
HP               1      1      2      0      2      1      7    0.2
HR               1      1      2      0      1      0      5    0.1
HZ               0      1      2      1      2      0      6    0.2
I                1     18     78    169     65      0    331    9.6
*IG9             0      0      0      0      1      0      1    0.0
IS               0      0      1      4      0      0      5    0.1
*IT9             0      2      5     12      7      0     26    0.8
J6               1      0      1      1      2      0      5    0.1
JA               0      0      1      8      0      0      9    0.3
JW               0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.0
K               13     31     37     20      7      1    109    3.2
KG4              0      1      0      0      0      0      1    0.0
KH6              1      2      4      1      1      0      9    0.3
KP2              2      1      1      2      3      0      9    0.3
KP4              1      3      4      2      5      0     15    0.4
LA               0      0      2     12      0      0     14    0.4
LU               1      1      7      4      9      5     27    0.8
LX               1      2      3      3      5      0     14    0.4
LY               0      1      4     10      0      0     15    0.4
LZ               0      2     12     18      7      0     39    1.1
OA               0      0      3      1      2      0      6    0.2
OE               0      3     16     15      7      0     41    1.2
OH               0      1      1     25      0      0     27    0.8
OH0              0      0      1      1      0      0      2    0.1
OK               1      7     24     34     12      0     78    2.3
OM               0      4      6     14      4      0     28    0.8
ON               1      9     14     35     16      0     75    2.2
OX               0      0      1      0      0      0      1    0.0
OZ               0      0      1     10      3      0     14    0.4
P4               1      1      2      0      2      0      6    0.2
PA               0     13     20     73     29      0    135    3.9
PJ2              1      1      1      1      1      1      6    0.2
PJ4              1      1      1      2      1      1      7    0.2
PJ7              0      0      1      1      1      0      3    0.1
PY               1      4     26     22     19     21     93    2.7
PY0F             0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.0
PZ               1      1      1      0      1      1      5    0.1
S0               0      0      0      0      1      0      1    0.0
S5               0      8     22     38     11      0     79    2.3
SM               0      0      2     19      8      0     29    0.8
SP               1     12     23     56     17      0    109    3.2
SV               0      1      6     12      1      0     20    0.6
SV9              0      0      1      2      1      0      4    0.1
TA               0      0      4      9      0      0     13    0.4
TF               0      1      1      2      1      0      5    0.1
TG               0      0      1      0      1      0      2    0.1
TI               1      2      1      1      4      1     10    0.3
TK               0      0      1      0      2      0      3    0.1
TR               0      0      0      0      1      0      1    0.0
UA               0      1      9     34      0      0     44    1.3
UA2              0      1      2      0      0      0      3    0.1
UA9              0      0      1      1      0      0      2    0.1
UR               0      5     17     32      3      0     57    1.7
V2               1      1      1      1      1      0      5    0.1
V3               1      2      1      1      2      0      7    0.2
V4               1      2      1      1      1      0      6    0.2
V5               0      0      0      0      1      0      1    0.0
V8               0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.0
VE              20     43     35     13      1      0    112    3.3
VK               0      1     48      0      0      0     49    1.4
VK9N             0      0      1      0      0      0      1    0.0
VP2E             0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.0
VP2M             0      1      1      0      0      0      2    0.1
VP5              1      1      1      0      1      0      4    0.1
VP6              0      1      1      0      1      0      3    0.1
VP9              1      2      1      1      0      0      5    0.1
VU               0      0      0      2      0      0      2    0.1
XE               0      0      0      0      1      0      1    0.0
YJ               0      0      1      0      0      0      1    0.0
YL               0      0      1      3      0      0      4    0.1
YO               0      0      7     17      1      0     25    0.7
YU               0      4      8     11      1      0     24    0.7
YV               0      2      5      1      1      3     12    0.3
Z3               0      0      2      0      0      0      2    0.1
ZF               2      1      2      2      1      0      8    0.2
ZL               0      1      5      0      0      0      6    0.2
ZP               0      0      2      2      2      0      6    0.2
ZS               0      0     11      0      1      0     12    0.3
???              1      1      1      1      1      1      6    0.2
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Total          103    358    880   1460    596     46   3443

------------ M u l t i p l i e r   S u m m a r y ------------
Mult     160     80     40     20     15     10  Total    Pct
-------------------------------------------------------------
14        33    138    331    739    319      0   1560   45.3
15         5     76    218    443    148      0    890   25.8
05        17     43     47     11      6      1    125    3.6
20         0      4     36     69     14      0    123    3.6
16         0      7     28     72      3      0    110    3.2
11         1      4     28     25     21     21    100    2.9
08        13     18     28     14     22      3     98    2.8
04        13     31     22     15      1      0     82    2.4
09         5      8     12      6     11      8     50    1.5
30         0      1     46      0      0      0     47    1.4
33         4      6      8     15      6      1     40    1.2
07         4      7      8      3     11      2     35    1.0
13         1      1      7      7     10      8     34    1.0
12         0      1     11      3      8      1     24    0.7
21         0      2      5      7      2      0     16    0.5
03         3      1      1      8      1      0     14    0.4
10         1      1      6      2      3      0     13    0.4
38         0      0     11      0      2      0     13    0.4
32         0      2      8      0      1      0     11    0.3
35         1      2      2      2      2      1     10    0.3
31         1      2      4      1      1      0      9    0.3
25         0      0      1      8      0      0      9    0.3
02         1      2      4      0      0      0      7    0.2
40         0      1      2      3      1      0      7    0.2
39         0      0      3      1      0      0      4    0.1
36         0      0      0      1      2      0      3    0.1
29         0      0      2      0      0      0      2    0.1
22         0      0      0      2      0      0      2    0.1
06         0      0      0      0      1      0      1    0.0
18         0      0      1      0      0      0      1    0.0
28         0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.0
19         0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.0
24         0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.0
------------------------------------------------------
Total    103    358    880   1460    596     46   3443

Multi-band QSOs
---------------
1 bands    1842
2 bands     387
3 bands     149
4 bands      66
5 bands      16
6 bands       6

The following stations were worked on 6 bands:

EF8R        PJ2T        FY5KE       PT5J        D4C         PJ4K        


------- S i n g l e   B a n d   Q S O s ------
Band    160     80     40     20     15     10
----------------------------------------------
QSOs     35    132    431    966    259     19


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