[RTTY] RTTY WPX ZS2EZ SOAB HP

[Barry Murrell]

                     CQ WW RTTY WPX Contest

Call: ZS2EZ
Operator(s): ZS2EZ
Station: ZS2EZ

Class: SOAB HP
QTH: KF26TA
Operating Time (hrs): 27

Summary:
  Band  QSOs  Pts
-----------------
    80:    1     6
    40:   46   268
    20:  233   694
    15:  117   344
    10:    0     0
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Total:  397  1312  Prefixes = 258  Total Score = 338,496

Club:

Comments:

My first-ever WPX RTTY contest, and had a blast! Despite very modest 
antennas
and a dicey amplifier, plus dismal conditions, I really enjoyed myself 
and was
satisfied with my score. It's not easy being so far south and out of 
everyone's
beam direction! Not much heard from the East - no JA's heard at all, and 
very
little else from that direction either. The vast majority of my contacts 
came
from Europe and the USA. Only heard 4 other ZS stations active, and 
worked 2 of
them. 80m was hopeless - very noisy and could only hear a couple of 
Europeans -
battled for one contact before giving it up. 10m just didn't open at all 
here.

STATION: TX/RX : Kenwood TS-870S
       ANTENNAS : HyGain TH3JRS @ 30ft (10-15-20); G5RV @ 30ft (80-40)
          TUNER : MFJ-989C
      AMPLIFIER : Heathkit SB-230   running 400W (max legal limit)
       SOFTWARE : N1MM LOGGER 6.16 with MMTTY

Looking forward to the next RTTY contest!!


73 de Barry ZS2EZ