[SCCC] KQ6ES 2012 ARRL CW DX SOAB HP

[kq6es at roadrunner.com]

KQ6ES ARRL DX CW SOHP Unassisted

	QSO	Mult
160	0	0
80	10	7
40	85	36
20	87	39
15	201	63
10	65	29
Total	448	174	Score 233,856

FT-1000MP 400W max.
Cushcraft A3 at 20ft and Butternut vertical

Countries worked = 72
128 JA’s
117 Europe (89 on 15m)
All non-JA Asians were either Russia or China.

I had to quit late morning Sunday for a family event. I was sorry to have to stop early, as I enjoyed this contest very much. 15m was especially good with the strong opening to Europe Saturday morning, and a later and smaller opening Sunday. It was also nice to see a lot of Japanese stations in the log again, many worked on 4 or more bands, and a nice sprinkling of Asian Russia. As usual in this one, my CQ’s didn’t do a lot of good. This fell quite a bit short of my best ARRL DX CW Q total from 2000. The difference almost exactly equals the difference in the 10m total, which in 2000 was 226 with 60 mults.

John kq6es