[3830] ARRLDX CW OK7W SOAB HP

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                    ARRL DX Contest, CW - 2023

Call: OK7W
Operator(s): OK7W
Station: OK7W

Class: SOAB HP
QTH: OL7M
Operating Time (hrs): 37
OpMode: 2BSIQ

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
-------------------
  160:   87    27
   80:  325    40
   40: 1156    59
   20:  597    54
   15: 1080    56
   10: 1199    59
-------------------
Total: 4444   295  Total Score = 3,932,940

Club: 

Comments:

This was my first serious CW 2BSIQ operation in HP and it was simply amazing.
But the whole story starts few years back when OK2ZAW introduced in OL7M the
2BSIQ RTTY operation. When I tried it, it piqued my interest - the added
dimension of synchronization is a greater challenge for operator skills. The
next step was to try it on CW as inspired by CT1BOH. One year ago, I started
training/improving my cw skills with the goal of 2BSIQ. And I told myself I want
decode CW touchtyping - without looking on keyboard. This was also new
challenge. It took me 9 months to adapt the touchtyping skill and start real
2BSIQ one-keyboard touch typing training on N1MM/MorserunnerMode. I must say I
still have limitations at around 37WPM and the operation is not yet smooth. In
training, I am able to achieve an hourly rate of around 280. I don't understand
the guys making 400 rates and 10k QSO in the CQWW. My respect. 

Returning to the contest, just before it started, I had some issues with setting
up the N1MM for one keyboard 2BSIQ. Finally, the AHK script helped me out, and
it was all ready in time. The test itself went well from the beginning. The
conditions were nice on low bands and excellent on high bands :-D. The 2BSIQ was
going well, but at times when there were multiple stations of the same tone and
same strength, it was sometimes too difficult for me, so please forgive me for
my hesitations and repeated requests. The best 60m rate was 230 QSOs, which
pales in comparison to the rates achieved by the 400+ guys, but it's still a
nice success for me. Also, OK is not a rare multiplier, so even in peak hours, I
made many CQ calls.

In the end, I must say it was a great coincidence, one of the best propagation
conditions I have experienced together with one year of preparations. I was very
pleased with this. This is my personal QSO record together with best hourly rate
record. However, I lost around 100 QSOs on the second night due to a COM port
problem and 100 QSOs on the first evening when taking a break too early, so
there is still room for next time improvements - as always :-).

I would like to thank all the callers for their patience with a 2BSIQ beginner.
I will continue my training to get even better for next time. Also, thanks to
Pavel OK1MU for the whole weekend support and to Honza OK2ZAW for the reliable
technical solution provided by his QRO.CZ ham parts company.

See you on the bands! 73, Standa OK1CID - OK7W




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

CALLSIGN: OK7W
CONTEST: ARRL-DX-CW
CATEGORY-OPERATOR: SINGLE-OP
CATEGORY-TRANSMITTER: ONE
OPERATORS: OK7W
==> CTY.DAT not found.  Country Stats will not be produced.


-------------- 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     18     85      0      0      0    103    103    2.3
0100       0     26    103      0      0      0    129    232    5.2
0200       0     42    106      0      0      0    148    380    8.5
0300      18     17     89      0      0      0    124    504   11.3
0400       0     23     81      0      0      0    104    608   13.7
0500      35      8     79      0      0      0    122    730   16.4
0600       0      6     56      0      0      0     62    792   17.8
0700       0      0     25      0      0      0     25    817   18.4
0800       0      0      0      0      0      0      0    817   18.4
0900       0      0      0      0      0      0      0    817   18.4
1000       0      0      0      0      0      0      0    817   18.4
1100       0      0      0     35     16      0     51    868   19.5
1200       0      0      0     47     61      0    108    976   22.0
1300       0      0      0      7     76     80    163   1139   25.6
1400       0      0      0      0     78    126    204   1343   30.2
1500       0      0      0      0     78    127    205   1548   34.8
1600       0      0      0      0     83    135    218   1766   39.7
1700       0      0      0      0     73    101    174   1940   43.6
1800       0      0      0     29    102     74    205   2145   48.3
1900       0      0      0    106     95      0    201   2346   52.8
2000       0      0      0     61      7      0     68   2414   54.3
2100       0      0      0      0      0      0      0   2414   54.3
2200       0      0     25      0      0      0     25   2439   54.9
2300       0      2     54      0      0      0     56   2495   56.1
0000       0     34     70      0      0      0    104   2599   58.5
0100       0     72     96      0      0      0    168   2767   62.2
0200       5     15     54      0      0      0     74   2841   63.9
0300       6     14     71      0      0      0     91   2932   66.0
0400       0     23     59      0      0      0     82   3014   67.8
0500      23      1     43      0      0      0     67   3081   69.3
0600       0     24     14      0      0      0     38   3119   70.2
0700       0      0      1      0      0      0      1   3120   70.2
0800       0      0      0      0      0      0      0   3120   70.2
0900       0      0      0      0      0      0      0   3120   70.2
1000       0      0      0      0      0      0      0   3120   70.2
1100       0      0      0     34     10      0     44   3164   71.2
1200       0      0      0     30     19      0     49   3213   72.3
1300       0      0      0      0     35     76    111   3324   74.8
1400       0      0      0      3     24    101    128   3452   77.7
1500       0      0      0      0     49    101    150   3602   81.0
1600       0      0      0      0     41    103    144   3746   84.3
1700       0      0      0      0     75     89    164   3910   88.0
1800       0      0      0     10     74     87    171   4081   91.8
1900       0      0      0    102     76      0    178   4259   95.8
2000       0      0      0     76      8      0     84   4343   97.7
2100       0      0      4     56      0      0     60   4403   99.1
2200       0      0     18      1      0      0     19   4422   99.5
2300       0      0     23      0      0      0     23   4445  100.0
------------------------------------------------------
Total     87    325   1156    597   1080   1200   4445

Gross QSOs=4614        Dupes=169        Net QSOs=4445

Unique callsigns worked = 2177

The best 60 minute rate was 230/hour from 1551 to 1650
The best 30 minute rate was 236/hour from 1614 to 1643
The best 10 minute rate was 270/hour from 1625 to 1634

The best 1 minute rates were:
 7 QSOs/minute    6 times.
 6 QSOs/minute   26 times.
 5 QSOs/minute   96 times.
 4 QSOs/minute  229 times.
 3 QSOs/minute  398 times.
 2 QSOs/minute  570 times.
 1 QSOs/minute  517 times.

There were 2085 bandchanges and 1246 (28.0%) probable 2nd radio QSOs.

Number of letters in callsigns
Letters  # worked
-----------------
   4      2603
   5      1359
   6       468
   7         3
   8        12

------------ 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
-------------------------------------------------------------
          87    325   1156    597   1080   1200   4445  100.0
------------------------------------------------------
Total     87    325   1156    597   1080   1200   4445

Multi-band QSOs
---------------
1 bands    1116
2 bands     390
3 bands     318
4 bands     198
5 bands     127
6 bands      28

The following stations were worked on 6 bands:

K3LR        K1LZ        K3PH        W3LPL       N4UU        N2BA        
WY3A        VE3JM       AA3B        K9CT        WG3J        AB3CX       
K2AX        W8FJ        N2AA        NE3F        W2YC        K4PI        
VA2WA       N4WW        W1DX        K1TTT       AA5JF       K1RX        
K1ZZ        W4RM        W1QK        W3RE        

------- S i n g l e   B a n d   Q S O s ------
Band    160     80     40     20     15     10
----------------------------------------------
QSOs     15     49    315     68    279    390


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