[SCCC] FW: CQWW CW XE2GG(@XE2DN) SOSB/10 HP

[David Hodge]

A pleasure to log a number of SCCC members this weekend!
Conditions were clearly falling off as the contest progressed.
Saturday night was not as good as Friday, and Sunday morning,
when I tried to make up for Saturday's lack of CQing while hunting
mults, things seemed off.
But when I see that several stations worldwide worked 40 zones on 10?
Incredible!!
Had this been a month ago we would have reached into zones 22 and 23.
This time I did work zone 16, finding UU7J CQing with a good signal. The 
only one I heard. That must be quite a station.
W6PH and ST2AR both touched on the wonder our friends and loved ones
have about our willingness to sit in a room in front of blinking lights and knobs
for a whole weekend. Just one of those things we can share that no one else gets!

Thank goodness the K3 has a good noise blanker. The electrical noise in Mexicali
can be something fierce!

Having never heard any sign of zones 2, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 34, 39 I wonder who
in So Cal worked any of these on 10?

I was up around 1340Z on Saturday, but not really paying attention. When I heard
HK1? with a solid signal at 1353Z I wondered how much I'd already missed. The next
morning I awoke at 13Z but the band didn't show any signs of life until 1345Z or so. A
loud F station coming through among others. What are those guys using? :o)
The band closed up between 01Z and 02Z to most activity. The Oceania stations were 
still audible for another 45 minutes or so.
I kept hoping  deep Asia would open up as the grayline crossed the continent, but not
a sign. Several UA0s in zone 19, but nothing deeper.

73, David N6AN


>                     CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW
> 
> Call: XE2GG
> Operator(s): XE2GG
> Station: XE2DN
> 
> Class: SOSB/10 HP
> QTH: Mexico
> Operating Time (hrs): 25:30
> 
> Summary:
>  Band  QSOs  Zones  Countries
> ------------------------------
>   160:                    
>    80:                    
>    40:                    
>    20:                    
>    15:                    
>    10: 2155    32      105
> ------------------------------
> Total: 2155    32      105  Total Score = 712,263
> 
> Club: 
> 
> Comments:
> 
> That was a whole lot of fun! Imagine if conditions had been like they were just
> a week or two ago.
> I loved reading what ST2AR wrote about his wife not understanding. But we do!
> Now I just wish I had found you this weekend. In fact, the zones never heard
> were 2, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 34, 39. (I wonder who in zone 6 you worked?)
> 
> Many thanks to Hector and Diana for access to the station, and help with
> logistics.
> 
> We walked across the border again in Mexicali, no waiting or scrutiny, and
> saved hours waiting in line by car. Fitting my K3 into a carry-on bag with
> wheels makes it easy.
> 
> K3 with N1MM and SB221 (500W)
> 5 el OWA @ 95' (played very well)
> Vertical @ 100'
> 
> 73 and thanks for all the QSOs.
> David XE2GG/N6AN
> 
> 
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