[SECC] CQWW CW AA4LR SOAB LP

[Bill Coleman]

                    CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW

Call: AA4LR
Operator(s): AA4LR
Station: AA4LR

Class: SOAB LP
QTH: GA
Operating Time (hrs): 20

Summary:
Band  QSOs  Zones  Countries
------------------------------
  160:    0     0        0
   80:   13     9        9
   40:   97    17       50
   20:  193    23       89
   15:   75    18       39
   10:    0     0        0
------------------------------
Total:  378    67      187  Total Score = 258,826

Club: South East Contest Club

Comments:

Antennas:
Cushcraft A3S/A743 at 15m (40-10m)
Shunt-fed 15m tower (80m)

Equipment:
Elecraft K2/100 w/ KAT100 running 100 watts

Comments:

I didn't expect to operate this contest at all. Family was supposed to  
travel to my father's place for Thanksgiving. However, my eldest  
daughter managed to contract a very serious GI infection and wasn't  
fit to travel 12 hours in a car. So, we made do with Thanksgiving at  
home.

Off and on Saturday and Sunday, I managed 20 hours of operating. The  
1/4 million points is a personal best from the home QTH in this  
contest. Worked virtually all S&P. The one time I managed to CQ, I was  
called by a KH6 portable W7. (Drat!) That one was a mult for me, so I  
can't complain.

Although conditions weren't anything to scream about (10m never seemed  
to open at all. The only station I heard there was NQ4i CQing  
endlessly on several occasions), there was plenty of good DX to work.  
Europe was there in force, and I was surprised at the number of  
africans as well. I worked four different stations from 6W alone. And  
high marks for the op at 3X5A. He was managing an enormous pileup all  
the time, but I somehow got through on three different bands.

Breaking big pileups with 100 watts and a big of skillful calling  
makes for some satisfying operating. The only problem were the  
stations who didn't identify very often. I think many stations have  
gotten too dependent on spotting networks to do their identifying for  
them.


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Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL        Mail: aa4lr at arrl.net
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             -- Wilbur Wright, 1901