[SCCC] CQWW SSB W6PH SOAB(A) HP

[W6ph at aol.com]

                    CQ Worldwide DX Contest, SSB



Call: W6PH

Operator(s): W6PH

Station: W6PH



Class: SOAB(A) HP

QTH: Lone Pine CA

Operating Time (hrs): 33



Summary:

 Band  QSOs  Zones  Countries

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  160:    8     7        6

   80:   65    17       35

   40:  184    26       67

   20:  428    28       98

   15:  393    27       87

   10:   67     8       24

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Total: 1145   113      317  Total Score = 1,343,600



Comments:



K3 + Expert 1.3K-FA

Win-Test  

 

160:  Inductively loaded sloper

80:  Two slopers (West and East)

40:  40-2CD at 60 ft

20:  3 el yagi (homebrew) at 60 ft

15:  5 el yagi (WD8IXE design) at 60 ft

10:  A3S at 40 ft

 

40, 20, 15 antennas on AB-577 masts.  All antennas are temporary.

 

Lots of comments.  JA activity was way down.  Generally poor conditions all

weekend.  Fairly short opening on 10m to zone 8 and 9 on Sunday.  Not many

Europeans in the log on 40m.  It was tough working the few that I did.  
Didn't

hear any Euros on 80m and should have heard a couple.  Opening to Europe on 
15m

was short and didn't hit the Scandinavian countries. The last hour running 
JA's

was my best single hour.



It was fruitless to call CQ except when the band was open to Asia.

 

I went to the Dark Side with the assisted category.  I liked it and will 
use it

in CW.

 

I cannot hear the Pacific because of Mt Whitney five miles west of me 
(14,500

feet).  The VK's are almost ESP contacts.

 

It is a myth that the low bands get better at the bottom of the sunspot 
cycle. 

A lot of absorption.



No sleep strategy.  Just took several three hour naps at various times.

 

73, Kurt W6PH





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