[SCCC] W4EF ARRL DX CW SOHP(A)

[Michael Tope]

ARRLDXCW Summary Sheet

        Start Date : 2021-02-20

     CallSign Used : W4EF
       Operator(s) : W4EF

Operator Category : SINGLE-OP
Assisted Category : ASSISTED
              Band : ALL
             Power : HIGH
              Mode : CW
  Default Exchange : CA
        Gridsquare : DM14AN

               Name : Michael Tope
            Address : 11018 Cardamine Dr
     City/State/Zip : Tujunga  CA  91042
            Country : UNITED STATES

      ARRL Section : LAX
      Club/Team : Southern California Contest Club
      Software : N1MM Logger+ 1.0.8990.0

         Band     QSOs     Pts  Cty  Pt/Q
          1.8      11      33    6   3.0
           14      29      87   17   3.0
           21      19      57    7   3.0
        Total      59     177   30   3.0


             Score : 5,310

Most of my activity was focused on trying to work a couple DXCC 
countries in Europe that would have been new for me on 160 meters. In 
reality conditions to Europe were so poor for me on both nights, I never 
got passed trying to hear those stations when they were spotted. I had 
to settle for listening to stations to the east of me working what I 
presumed to be the station who was spotted. I was hoping I might get 
lucky with a sunrise peak, but if there was a peak, it took signals from 
less-than-nothing up to just plain-old-nothing. I did briefly hear a 
station in the UK (GM5X?) about 339, but not really good enough for an 
honest QSO. In contrast to the poor propagation toward Europe, I was 
just sitting in front of my computer with the rig on while I was doing 
something else Saturday night and all of a sudden ZM4T started calling 
CQ with a really impressive signal. There were good signals from JA 
coming through as well. I really miss that no sunspot solar minimum 
propagation on topband.

Sunday afternoon, I passed out a few QSOs with my low dipoles. I don't 
think I will be winning a plaques :-)

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