[NCC] ARRLDX CW K8BL/5 SOAB QRP

[R.T.Liddy]

ARRL DX Contest, CW

Call: K8BL/5
Operator(s): K8BL
Station: K8BL/5

Class: SOAB QRP
QTH: TX
Operating Time (hrs): 3.2

Summary:
Band  QSOs  Mults
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  160:          
   80:          
   40:  28     16
   20:  35     22
   15:  13     10
   10:          
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Total:  76     48  Total Score = 10,944

Club: North Coast Contesters

Comments:

First time operating QRP from a meager station from my Daughter's home
in SE Texas. I was surprised how well things worked with 5W and an end-fed
vertical wire.

Station: IC-703 (5W), 29.5 ft vert wire on MFJ 32 ft pole attached to wooden
   fence, gnd stake at ant, no radials, 9:1 balun. Manual keying & logging.
Loudest stations I heard on 40/20/15 were always K3LR & W2FU. I only heard
K8AZ once quite loud on 20 (must have been S&P).

I noticed the lower latitude must make a big difference on propagation since EU
stations were literally booming in right after sunset each day. Trans-EQ was always
good on 20 & 15 during daylight.