[3830] WPX CW NU5A(K5GN) SOAB HP

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                    CQWW WPX Contest, CW - 2020

Call: NU5A
Operator(s): K5GN
Station: W5KU

Class: SOAB HP
QTH: STX
Operating Time (hrs): 36
Radios: SO2R

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
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  160:    0
   80:  251
   40: 1483
   20: 1247
   15:  821
   10:  298
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Total: 4100  Prefixes = 1083  Total Score = 10,101,141

Club: Texas DX Society

Comments:

Thanks to so many stations being on, this was tremendous fun.  Apologies to
those who found me in lid mode - confused about which radio I'm using, pushing
the wrong buttons - which happened way too often!

The first day was typical WPX with unsettled condx - the sun just won't leave
this alone more than once in a decade.  Sunday was much better, especially the
last few hours on Sunday afternoon on 20m, but the participation drops off for
those hours.  Summer noise was somewhat less than usual this year, but 80m was
almost useless except late in the Europe SR period.

Two big positives, the first being the sky high participation level with so many
STAYHOME COVID-19 ops getting ON THE AIR and having fun, and the second being
Sporadic E.  It almost sounded like it was 2012 on 15 on Sunday with strong
signals from UA4 westward, and at times also on 10m!

Only one storm passed right over on Sunday afternoon during a planned break.  It
did no damage to the station, though the lights winked out once.  However, the
storms on Monday did ... had to replace the 15m rotator control head and three
StackMatch control heads.  Would have been four, but didn't have a spare for the
ULBB version used on 40m.  Lesson learned - those don't have disconnects for
storms.  They will soon have them!

This score is a personal best ... did not expect to do so well at the bottom of
the cycle!  First time over 10MM from Texas.  There is at least the usual level
of logging error in this one, and probably more with so many weak signals and
summer QRN, so the 10MM probably won't hold up to scrutiny.  

73

Dave K5GN


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