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
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160:
80: 169 44
40: 597 55
20: 968 58
15: 861 57
10: 30 6
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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