ARRL DX Contest, SSB
Call: WX3B
Operator(s): WX3B
Station: WX3B
Class: SOAB(A) HP
QTH: MD
Operating Time (hrs): 7
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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160: 0 0
80: 58 17
40: 104 32
20: 163 25
15: 0 0
10: 0 0
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Total: 325 92 Total Score = 209,664
Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club
Comments:
Interesting Contest - I was ALL EXCITED about it and set alarm for 7:00am.
In front of radio at 7:30am ready to run 20 for all it was worth.
Knew I was in BIG trouble when I heard 9A1UN at S3 with S9 peaks.
Dead Quiet band. I parked it at 14.150.7 and CQed into thin air for about 7
minutes before giving up on that idea. Pounced around and finally got a slow
run going on 20CW.
The good news: Maybe this WON'T happen during WPX!
Called my son and went to ski Liberty to enjoy the 8 inches of FRESH POWDER.
Skiing conditions better than 20m conditions...better exercize and gorgous day
outside! It was his BEST DAY at Liberty...
Arrived home at 7:00-ish to enjoy a robust 40 meter CW run to EU. 80m in
pretty good shape - went cherry-picking the SSB spots and listened to the CW
band. Couldn't get a good going (pre-EU-Sunrise). Fun bumping into the VA QSO
Party folks. My hat is off to the hosts that have guests at their house for
these types of events - heard some new operators having a great time at NI1N
and W4MYA.
Sunday morning - slept late, went downstairs at about 8:00am to discover I
missed a BOOMING 20 meter opening to EU at the end of the Russian DX contest.
Looking forward to WPX SSB!
73,
Jim WX3B
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