[SCCC] W4EF 2025 CQ WW CW SOABHP

[Michael Tope]

         CQWWCW Summary Sheet

            Start Date : 2025-11-29

         CallSign Used : W4EF
           Operator(s) : W4EF

     Operator Category : SINGLE-OP
                  Band : ALL
                 Power : HIGH
                  Mode : CW
               Station : FIXED
              Assisted : NON-ASSISTED

                                     QTH: CA
        Operating Time (hrs): 31

         Band     QSOs     Pts   ZN  Cty  Pt/Q
          1.8      54     141   10   10   2.6
          3.5     107     281   20   35   2.6
            7     146     396   27   66   2.7
           14     139     395   30   71   2.8
           21     318     918   29   73   2.9
           28     421    1240   27   70   2.9
        Total    1185    3371  143  325   2.8

             Score : 1,577,628


I decided to operate this one in person instead of remote. Turning a 
real VFO knob instead of using keyboard arrow keys to search and pounce 
is SO MUCH better. I was toying with the idea of using assistance for 
this one, but I got a late start on the drive up and didn't make my 
first QSO until 0040 UTC. Because I made such an abrupt start, I never 
did get around to configuring the N1MM telnet feed, hence my 
non-assisted entry. Forty is still my weakest band. I thought I might 
have better luck working Europe on 40 than I did during CQ WW SSB, but 
conditions were so much worse, that it was a challenge just to hear EU 
stations, let alone work them. I did snag a few longpath on Saturday 
morning, but that extra time on 40 meant being late to the all-too-brief 
10 meter opening to Europe Saturday morning. Earlier on Saturday morning 
I had a nice run on JAs on 80 meters, but I really blew it when it came 
to working JAs on 40. I just didn't spend enough time calling CQ there.

I had a nice run of JAs on 10 meters Saturday night and to a somewhat 
lesser extent on 15 meters. I was able to check the KH6J six bands box 
(my minimum weekend success criteria). N5OT must have been the 20 meter 
operator because who else would be using a bug at a multi-multi, but 
Mark 🙂 Sunday morning I had a nice little run on JA stations on 160 
meters. It's been a while since I have experienced that. It was a nice 
surprise. I was even able to get one of the many seemingly deaf BY 
stations on 80 meters to respond to me, which was an even bigger 
surprise. The best SWL experience was hearing two Europeans on 80 meter 
longpath (YL2SM and I think an R6). The 2nd runner up for SWL experience 
was hearing LZ5R on 80CW Saturday night despite lousy conditions (that 3 
element Yagi really works well). The best ears award goes to TK5C on 
80CW. They always seem to hear well.

Great fun!

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