[Mldxcc] Fwd: ARRLDX CW KH6TU(AD6E) SOAB HP

[Alan Maenchen]

FYI -  Expanded comments below


                   ARRL DX Contest, CW

Call: KH6TU
Operator(s): AD6E
Station: KH6TU

Class: SOAB HP
QTH: MAUI HI
Operating Time (hrs): 23
Radios: SO2R

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
-------------------
  160:
   80:  169    44
   40:  597    55
   20:  968    58
   15:  861    57
   10:   30     6
-------------------
Total: 2625   220  Total Score = 1,732,500

Club: Mother Lode DX/Contest Club    (since NCCC was not interested)

Comments:

Grand kids arrived Friday two hours before the start so that put a crimp
into the time available, but still managed to put in a half time effort.
Conditions seems fairly good overall.

Sorry for all the muffed calls. Way too much lightning induced static
crashes Sat and Sunday. Storm finally hit for real 2 hours before the end
and I dropped the tower as the wind kicked up. Now getting heavy rain &
thunder. I've never had bad static crashes on 10 meters before!

Particularly nice was 80 meters. My persistent QRN was GONE !!  And the
vertical seemed to work well rather than suck up all the signals in ground
losses. Probably due to the heavy rains recently. However low bands almost
worthless Sat night due to static crashes that just blew my ears off.

The lack of 10 meters was sure noticeable. Managed to beat last year QSO
total despite only 30 Qs on 10. The big loss ware the mults on 10. Could
not hear anyone on 160 other than the locals here, but no real antenna
either.

73, Alan  AD6E / KH6TU
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