[3830] WPX SSB W3FOX SO(A)AB TB-Wires HP

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                    CQWW WPX Contest, SSB - 2020

Call: W3FOX
Operator(s): W3FOX
Station: W3FOX

Class: SO(A)AB HP
Class Overlay: TB-Wires 
QTH: Arnold, MD
Operating Time (hrs): 25.4

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
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  160:     
   80:  112
   40:  578
   20:  296
   15:   92
   10:   13
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Total: 1091  Prefixes = 650  Total Score = 1,989,000

Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club

Comments:

This was my first experience operating the WPX contest and was not knowledgeable
about the best strategies. We had a thunderstorm with lightening in our area on
Friday night and it delayed me getting started at 0000Z because I disconnected
the antennas, rotator cable, and the power cord for the amp.
When I got on I concentrated on 40 and 80 meters which was open to Europe. My
160 meter has issues and did not operate on 160. I chased multipliers at the
start  and into Saturday, but did a few runs on Sat. and Sun.The last two or
three hours of the contest were the most productive for Q's. Didn't work any new
DXCC slots.

Rig: IC-7300, PW-1 amp 1KW, flattop half wave dipoles for 80 and 40, with a
K4KIO Hex beam for 20, 15, and 10. Using RUMLogNG software for logging and
contest.
Being cooped up at home was a benefit to operating, but I did manage to get a
full nights sleep on both Friday and Saturday night.


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