[3830] ARRLDX CW N4TZ/9 SOAB LP

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                    ARRL DX Contest, CW - 2021

Call: N4TZ/9
Operator(s): N4TZ
Station: N4TZ

Class: SOAB LP
QTH: IN
Operating Time (hrs): 38:48

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
-------------------
  160:   83    33
   80:  210    59
   40:  168    59
   20:  783    79
   15:   94    39
   10:   30    17
-------------------
Total: 1368   286  Total Score = 1,173,744

Club: Society of Midwest Contesters

Comments:

OPERATING TIME: 38:48:15
            CQ COUNTER: 1951
            RUN/SEARCH: 684/692 Qs
      UNIQUE CALLSIGNS: 1002

              SOFTWARE: TR4W v.4.77.0 http://www.tr4w.net

  BAND   Raw QSOs   Valid QSOs   Points Countries
 __________________________________________________________
 160CW        83           83      249        33
  80CW       212          210      630        59
  40CW       169          168      504        59
  20CW       788          783     2349        79
  15CW        94           94      282        39
  10CW        30           30       90        17
 __________________________________________________________

 Totals      1376         1368     4104       286

    Final Score = 1173744 points.

UGH! Things started badly and went downhill from there.

I tested all my antennas during the week preceding the
contest, and even Friday morning. So, after working ZF1A on
the low SE 40m Cushcraft, I switch to the top 40m yagi to
find a very high SWR and minimal signals heard.
 
Then after sunset I turn to 160 meters to find that the
transmitting antenna is hearing better than the YCCC
receiving array. The YCCC shows directivity but is very
weak and noisy. Listened to the transmitting antennas all
weekend.

Saturday afternoon I trudge through the snow to see
about the 40m yagi.  Dig through the snow drift at the bottom
of the tower to check all the tape - everything looks ok. 
Try to tighten the connectors on the 40m relay box - seems
ok. Back inside still no joy, so end up using the lower
40m antenna.  Both QSOs and mults suffer badly as a 
result. Spent a lot of time on 40, just no results.

Like everyone else, I surely did miss the easy QSOs and
Multipliers from the COVID-restricted Caribbean area. That
and the 40m antenna problems led to virtually all of the
decrease in score this year.





                             2021 ARRL DX Test N4TZ
                                 Continent List

                    160    80    40    20    15    10   ALL
                    ---   ---   ---   ---   ---   ---   ---
      USA calls =     0     0     0     0     0     0     0
   Canada calls =     0     0     0     0     0     0     0
       NA calls =    12    22    20    29    23    12   118
       SA calls =     2     6     9    19    38    17    91
     Euro calls =    65   172   119   693    26     0  1075
  African calls =     0     4     7     7     4     0    22
    Asian calls =     1     4     2     7     0     0    14
    Japan calls =     0     2     1    26     0     0    29
    Ocean calls =     3     2    11     7     3     1    27

    Total calls =    83   212   169   788    94    30  1376

6-band QSOs: 
FM5BH HI0LT KH6LC KP2M NP2DX NP3X NP4Z NP4DX P44W PJ2T ZF1A


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