[CQ-Contest] 2024 ARRL DX CW Raw Scores - Is the LP Winner From MO - REALLY?

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I suspect he operated from KX0C, since many of his wrtc entries were from there….

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> On Mar 4, 2024, at 3:54 PM, John Crovelli <w2gd at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Did anyone besides me notice that KO1A (alias IZ3EYZ) has posted the high claimed Low Power score while operating via remote at a station located in of all places MO?
> 
> Odd ... but no one in MO I've talked to has a clue where this operation might have taken place nor do they recalled hearing it locally.
> 
> I find this all quite interesting, since IZ3EYZ's 2023 ARRL DX CW LP FS/KO1A entry was recently reclassified as a check log and VP2V/AA7V declared the rightful 2023 Low Power winner.  Seems odd that HQ hasn't made an announcement of this decision.
> 
> Would absolutely love to hear the details about how this fabulous low power score was achieved from America's heartland.  Where did the operation actually take place?  What were the antennas used?  How did the operator overcome the normal East Coast advantage, particularly on the lower bands.  Inquiring minds ...
> 
> Regards,
> John, W2GD/P44W
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