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

[Michael Tope]

Great score, David. Congratulations on breaking the zone 6 record.

Yes, I think UU7J is a big club station:

http://www.uu7j.com/gallery/ant09.html

If you scroll through the pictures it looks like they are running 
6/6/6/6 on 10 meters. I happened upon RU1A at ~1600 UTC on Sunday 
morning (another big club with antennas that makes their own 
propagation). They were right at the noise floor, but much to my 
surprise they came right back to me. I never heard UU7J.

Among those you mentioned below, I worked JT1CS in zone 23 and ST2AR in 
zone 34. I was "slightly" assisted in that I peaked at DX Summit every 
now and then, but I think for those two the assistance came in the form 
of pure dumb luck :-)

73, Mike W4EF...........

On 11/28/2011 1:17 PM, David Hodge wrote:
> 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
>>
>>
>> Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at: http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/
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