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[3830] ARRLDX SSB N2IC SOAB HP

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Subject: [3830] ARRLDX SSB N2IC SOAB HP
From: webform@b41h.net
Reply-to: n2ic@arrl.net
Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2012 14:01:42 -0800
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                    ARRL DX Contest, SSB

Call: N2IC
Operator(s): N2IC
Station: N2IC

Class: SOAB HP
QTH: New Mexico
Operating Time (hrs): 44
Radios: SO2R

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
-------------------
  160:   26    22
   80:   88    42
   40:  717    74
   20:  444    90
   15: 1323    99
   10:  327    58
-------------------
Total: 2925   385  Total Score = 3,378,375

Club: 

Comments:

First of all, THANK YOU to the stations in the Far East and Oceania. In addition
to 1278 JA's, I worked 47 BY, 31 DU, 35 YB, and 60 VK's. This would have been a
terrible contest without the great activity from that part of the world.

I don't understand Friday night on 40 at all. The few EU I could hear were 
relatively easy to work, yet I had Caribbean guys not hearing me. Took out the

flashlight to make sure the beam was pointed right. Check. Reconfigured the 
antenna switch to be 100% sure I wasn't trying to work anyone on the NW wire 
beam. Check. Eventually worked them all. 40 was excellent to the far east both
nights. 

80 and 160 were noisy on Friday, but being 1200+ miles from the source of the 
QRN made them almost bearable, compared to 2 weeks earlier when the storms were

300 miles away. Worked only 13 EU on 80 all weekend, but CR6K, ED1R, CR3L and
EF8R were easy on 160. CW5W was S9+20 on 160 at his sunrise.

Almost gave up on Saturday morning when 15 didn't seem to open at sunrise, but

it was just a little late, but the rate was nothing to brag about. Couldn't buy
a decent run frequency. 2 hours later (16Z) it was done. 20 never really opened
to EU all weekend. It sounded real good around 11Z Saturday (3 hours before
local sunrise), if all you wanted to work was EA7 and CT.

Saturday night was quiet, but nothing doing to EU on any of the low bands.
Tried to run JA on 80. The band seemed to be open, but with just an
inverted-vee in that direction, I didn't have the horsepower.

15 was even worse on Sunday. Didn't open until after 15Z (SR + 1.5 hours). 
While waiting for 15, I found 14328 to be perfectly quiet, and I had a 100 QSO
hour of weak big guns who needed NM on 20. Not one of them was stronger than
S6. The long path ZL who called during that run was cool - a mult.

When 15 finally did open, it actually opened and closed several times. I would
have a nice pileup for 15 minutes, then 30 minutes of no EU QSO's. At one point
late in the opening, I heard a weak, fluttery station calling. I moved the beam
from the usual 35 degree heading to 20 degrees. It was like someone flipped a
switch, with strong, fluttery G, DL, PA, etc. I have never seen directivity
like this before.

Really late on 15 (after 19Z) I had RW0BG and UA9MA call. Both pretty loud with
no flutter. Eh ? Isn't it like 0100 AM local time for them ?

On Sunday AM, I always make a list of easy mults I need on 10, 15 and 20. Guys

that I have already worked on 3 or more bands, that I just need to find. That
list was the shortest ever, thanks to all the enforced S&P I did on Saturday.
Didn't work a single new mult in the last hour.

Station:
TS-590S (x2)
Alpha 76 PA, Alpha 76 CA
160: Vertical, Sloping Dipole
80: 2 el wire beam NE/SW, Inverted-vee NW/SE
40: M2 40M4LLDD @ 110'
20: 5 el 40' boom @ 65'
15: 6 el 40' boom @ 32'
10: 6 el 34' boom @ 35'
KT-36XA @ 75'
Beverages NE, NW, SE
N1MM Logger

Cabrillo Statistics           (Version 10g)           by K5KA & N6TV
http://bit.ly/cabstat

CALLSIGN: N2IC
CONTEST: ARRL-DX-SSB
CATEGORY-OPERATOR: SINGLE-OP
CATEGORY-TRANSMITTER: ONE
OPERATORS: N2IC

-------------- Q S O   R a t e   S u m m a r y ---------------------
Hour     160     80     40     20     15     10    Rate Total    Pct
--------------------------------------------------------------------
0000       0      0      0      0    200      6    206    206    7.0
0100       0      0      0     31     88      0    119    325   11.1
0200       0      0      0     21     80      0    101    426   14.6
0300       0      0     26     42      4      0     72    498   17.0
0400       0      4      2     69      0      0     75    573   19.6
0500       2     18     17      0      0      0     37    610   20.9
0600       8     11     15      0      0      0     34    644   22.0
0700       2      4     47      0      0      0     53    697   23.8
0800       5      2     74      0      0      0     81    778   26.6
0900       4      8     95      0      0      0    107    885   30.3
1000       1      4     85     11      0      0    101    986   33.7
1100       0      4     71      2      0      0     77   1063   36.3
1200       0     11     52     12      0      0     75   1138   38.9
1300       0      2     10     24     13      0     49   1187   40.6
1400       0      0      0     12     97      0    109   1296   44.3
1500       0      0      0      0     84      1     85   1381   47.2
1600       0      0      0      1     25     56     82   1463   50.0
1700       0      0      0      7     48      1     56   1519   51.9
1800       0      0      0      0     17     27     44   1563   53.4
1900       0      0      0      0     15     24     39   1602   54.8
2000       0      0      0     32     15      2     49   1651   56.4
2100       0      0      0     31     25      0     56   1707   58.4
2200       0      0      0      0     37     58     95   1802   61.6
2300       0      0      0      0     57     32     89   1891   64.6
0000       0      0      0      7     42     45     94   1985   67.9
0100       0      0      0      6     95      2    103   2088   71.4
0200       0      0      2      2     72      0     76   2164   74.0
0300       0      0      4      0      0      0      4   2168   74.1
0400       0      3      0      0      0      0      3   2171   74.2
0500       1      1     15      0      0      0     17   2188   74.8
0600       2      0      6      0      0      0      8   2196   75.1
0700       0      0      0      0      0      0      0   2196   75.1
0800       0      1     24      0      0      0     25   2221   75.9
0900       0      1     58      0      0      0     59   2280   77.9
1000       0      2     47      0      0      0     49   2329   79.6
1100       0      3     30      0      0      0     33   2362   80.8
1200       0      3     25      0      0      0     28   2390   81.7
1300       1      6     12      9      1      0     29   2419   82.7
1400       0      0      0    100      0      0    100   2519   86.1
1500       0      0      0     10     36      2     48   2567   87.8
1600       0      0      0      0     64      0     64   2631   89.9
1700       0      0      0      0     62      6     68   2699   92.3
1800       0      0      0      0     47     10     57   2756   94.2
1900       0      0      0      1     13      7     21   2777   94.9
2000       0      0      0      3      6     19     28   2805   95.9
2100       0      0      0      0     23      4     27   2832   96.8
2200       0      0      0      7     32      4     43   2875   98.3
2300       0      0      0      4     25     21     50   2925  100.0
------------------------------------------------------
Total     26     88    717    444   1323    327   2925

Gross QSOs=2970        Dupes=45        Net QSOs=2925

Unique callsigns worked = 2077

The best 60 minute rate was 206/hour from 0000 to 0059
The best 30 minute rate was 226/hour from 0003 to 0032
The best 10 minute rate was 246/hour from 0010 to 0019

The best 1 minute rates were:
  6 QSOs/minute    1 times.
  5 QSOs/minute   15 times.
  4 QSOs/minute   62 times.
  3 QSOs/minute  206 times.
  2 QSOs/minute  502 times.
  1 QSOs/minute  974 times.

There were 463 bandchanges and 211 (7.2%) probable 2nd radio QSOs.

----------------- C o n t i n e n t   S u m m a r y -----------------
                  160     80     40     20     15     10  Total    Pct
---------------------------------------------------------------------
North America     13     26     39     42     64     48    232    7.9
South America      6     12     24     41     46    108    237    8.1
Europe             2     13     46    245    472      7    785   26.8
Asia               1     29    528     99    680    115   1452   49.6
Africa             2      2      4      6      8      2     24    0.8
Oceania            2      6     76     11     53     47    195    6.7
--------------------------------------------------------------
Total             26     88    717    444   1323    327   2925

Number of letters in callsigns
Letters  # worked
-----------------
    3        11
    4       465
    5       681
    6      1709
    7         8
    8        43
    9         2
   10         6

------------------ C o u n t r y   S u m m a r y ------------------
Country        160     80     40     20     15     10  Total    Pct
-------------------------------------------------------------------
5H               0      0      0      0      1      0      1    0.0
6Y               1      1      1      1      1      1      6    0.2
8P               1      2      1      1      3      3     11    0.4
9A               0      0      2      3      7      0     12    0.4
9M2              0      0      1      0      1      1      3    0.1
9M6              0      0      1      1      1      1      4    0.1
9V               0      0      1      0      1      0      2    0.1
9Y               0      1      1      1      1      1      5    0.2
A4               0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.0
BV               0      0      2      0      2      0      4    0.1
BY               0      0     10      3     33      1     47    1.6
C6               1      1      2      3      3      1     11    0.4
CE               0      0      1      3      5     12     21    0.7
CM               2      5      7      3     11      7     35    1.2
CT               1      1      2      6      7      1     18    0.6
CT3              1      1      1      1      2      1      7    0.2
CU               0      1      1      1      1      2      6    0.2
CX               1      1      2      1      1      4     10    0.3
DL               0      1      2     20     74      0     97    3.3
DU               0      0     18      1     11      1     31    1.1
E5/s             0      0      1      0      1      2      4    0.1
E7               0      0      1      3      2      1      7    0.2
EA               1      4      8     16     47      1     77    2.6
EA6              0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.0
EA8              1      1      1      3      3      1     10    0.3
EI               0      0      0      3      7      0     10    0.3
ES               0      0      1      2      1      0      4    0.1
EU               0      0      0      2      2      0      4    0.1
F                0      1      3     12     33      0     49    1.7
FG               0      1      1      1      1      1      5    0.2
FM               1      1      1      3      1      2      9    0.3
FO               0      0      0      0      0      1      1    0.0
G                0      1      1     10     26      0     38    1.3
GD               0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.0
GI               0      0      0      2      2      0      4    0.1
GJ               0      0      0      1      1      0      2    0.1
GM               0      0      0      5     11      0     16    0.5
GW               0      0      0      1      1      2      4    0.1
HA               0      0      2      4      9      0     15    0.5
HB               0      0      0      2     12      0     14    0.5
HB0              0      0      0      0      1      0      1    0.0
HC               0      0      1      0      1      0      2    0.1
HI               0      3      3      3      4      2     15    0.5
HK               0      0      1      3      1      1      6    0.2
HL               0      1     12      1     23      0     37    1.3
HR               0      0      0      0      1      2      3    0.1
HS               0      0      1      0      8      0      9    0.3
HZ               0      0      0      0      1      0      1    0.0
I                0      1      8     23     90      0    122    4.2
*IT9             0      1      2      3      7      0     13    0.4
J3               0      0      0      0      1      0      1    0.0
J7               0      1      1      1      0      1      4    0.1
J8               0      1      1      1      1      1      5    0.2
JA               0     27    489     59    592    111   1278   43.7
JT               0      0      0      0      1      0      1    0.0
KH0              0      0      1      0      0      0      1    0.0
KH2              0      1      1      1      3      3      9    0.3
KH6              2      3      8      4      9     12     38    1.3
KL               1      1      7      6     12      1     28    1.0
KP2              1      2      3      3      4      3     16    0.5
KP4              1      0      1      3      5      5     15    0.5
LA               0      0      0      5      2      0      7    0.2
LU               1      1      5     11      9     31     58    2.0
LX               0      1      0      1      1      0      3    0.1
LY               0      0      0      3      1      0      4    0.1
LZ               0      0      1      2      5      0      8    0.3
OA               0      1      1      1      1      2      6    0.2
OE               0      1      1      4      6      0     12    0.4
OH               0      0      0      9      7      0     16    0.5
OH0              0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.0
OK               0      0      1      5     10      0     16    0.5
OM               0      0      1      2      2      0      5    0.2
ON               0      0      1      4     13      0     18    0.6
OX               0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.0
OZ               0      0      0      1      4      0      5    0.2
P4               2      2      2      3      3      2     14    0.5
PA               0      0      1     10     17      0     28    1.0
PJ2              1      1      1      1      1      1      6    0.2
PJ4              1      1      0      1      1      1      5    0.2
PJ7              0      0      0      0      0      1      1    0.0
PY               0      2      8     14     19     49     92    3.1
PZ               0      0      0      0      0      1      1    0.0
S5               0      0      3      7     13      0     23    0.8
SM               0      0      0     10      9      0     19    0.6
SP               0      0      0      9     12      0     21    0.7
SV               0      0      0      0      1      0      1    0.0
TA               0      0      0      0      1      0      1    0.0
TF               0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.0
TG               1      0      0      2      1      3      7    0.2
TI               2      2      2      2      3      3     14    0.5
UA               0      0      1     35     13      0     49    1.7
UA9              1      1     10     32     11      2     57    1.9
UN               0      0      0      2      1      0      3    0.1
UR               0      0      1      8      7      0     16    0.5
V2               0      1      1      1      0      1      4    0.1
V3               0      1      1      1      1      1      5    0.2
V4               0      0      0      1      0      1      2    0.1
V5               0      0      1      0      1      0      2    0.1
VK               0      2     30      3      7     18     60    2.1
VP2E             0      0      1      1      1      1      4    0.1
VP2M             0      0      0      0      0      1      1    0.0
VP5              1      1      1      1      1      1      6    0.2
VP9              0      0      1      1      1      1      4    0.1
VR               0      0      1      0      4      0      5    0.2
VU               0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.0
XE               0      2      2      2      7      3     16    0.5
XU               0      0      1      0      1      0      2    0.1
YB               0      0     16      0     17      2     35    1.2
YL               0      0      0      2      3      0      5    0.2
YN               0      0      0      0      1      1      2    0.1
YO               0      0      0      1      3      0      4    0.1
YU               0      0      2      4      2      0      8    0.3
YV               0      2      1      2      3      1      9    0.3
ZF               0      0      1      0      0      0      1    0.0
ZL               0      0      0      1      4      7     12    0.4
ZP               0      0      0      0      0      2      2    0.1
ZS               0      0      1      2      1      0      4    0.1
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Total           26     88    717    444   1323    327   2925

------------ M u l t i p l i e r   S u m m a r y ------------
Mult     160     80     40     20     15     10  Total    Pct
-------------------------------------------------------------
JA         0     27    489     59    592    111   1278   43.7
I          0      1      8     23     90      0    122    4.2
DL         0      1      2     20     74      0     97    3.3
PY         0      2      8     14     19     49     92    3.1
EA         1      4      8     16     47      1     77    2.6
VK         0      2     30      3      7     18     60    2.1
LU         1      1      5     11      9     31     58    2.0
UA9        1      1     10     32     11      2     57    1.9
UA         0      0      1     35     13      0     49    1.7
F          0      1      3     12     33      0     49    1.7
BY         0      0     10      3     33      1     47    1.6
KH6        2      3      8      4      9     12     38    1.3
G          0      1      1     10     26      0     38    1.3
HL         0      1     12      1     23      0     37    1.3
YB         0      0     16      0     17      2     35    1.2
CM         2      5      7      3     11      7     35    1.2
DU         0      0     18      1     11      1     31    1.1
KL         1      1      7      6     12      1     28    1.0
PA         0      0      1     10     17      0     28    1.0
S5         0      0      3      7     13      0     23    0.8
CE         0      0      1      3      5     12     21    0.7
SP         0      0      0      9     12      0     21    0.7
SM         0      0      0     10      9      0     19    0.6
CT         1      1      2      6      7      1     18    0.6
ON         0      0      1      4     13      0     18    0.6
KP2        1      2      3      3      4      3     16    0.5
OH         0      0      0      9      7      0     16    0.5
XE         0      2      2      2      7      3     16    0.5
OK         0      0      1      5     10      0     16    0.5
UR         0      0      1      8      7      0     16    0.5
GM         0      0      0      5     11      0     16    0.5
HI         0      3      3      3      4      2     15    0.5
HA         0      0      2      4      9      0     15    0.5
KP4        1      0      1      3      5      5     15    0.5
P4         2      2      2      3      3      2     14    0.5
TI         2      2      2      2      3      3     14    0.5
HB         0      0      0      2     12      0     14    0.5
*IT9       0      1      2      3      7      0     13    0.4
ZL         0      0      0      1      4      7     12    0.4
OE         0      1      1      4      6      0     12    0.4
9A         0      0      2      3      7      0     12    0.4
C6         1      1      2      3      3      1     11    0.4
8P         1      2      1      1      3      3     11    0.4
CX         1      1      2      1      1      4     10    0.3
EA8        1      1      1      3      3      1     10    0.3
EI         0      0      0      3      7      0     10    0.3
KH2        0      1      1      1      3      3      9    0.3
HS         0      0      1      0      8      0      9    0.3
FM         1      1      1      3      1      2      9    0.3
YV         0      2      1      2      3      1      9    0.3
YU         0      0      2      4      2      0      8    0.3
LZ         0      0      1      2      5      0      8    0.3
TG         1      0      0      2      1      3      7    0.2
CT3        1      1      1      1      2      1      7    0.2
E7         0      0      1      3      2      1      7    0.2
LA         0      0      0      5      2      0      7    0.2
HK         0      0      1      3      1      1      6    0.2
PJ2        1      1      1      1      1      1      6    0.2
VP5        1      1      1      1      1      1      6    0.2
OA         0      1      1      1      1      2      6    0.2
CU         0      1      1      1      1      2      6    0.2
6Y         1      1      1      1      1      1      6    0.2
VR         0      0      1      0      4      0      5    0.2
9Y         0      1      1      1      1      1      5    0.2
V3         0      1      1      1      1      1      5    0.2
J8         0      1      1      1      1      1      5    0.2
FG         0      1      1      1      1      1      5    0.2
OM         0      0      1      2      2      0      5    0.2
PJ4        1      1      0      1      1      1      5    0.2
OZ         0      0      0      1      4      0      5    0.2
YL         0      0      0      2      3      0      5    0.2
9M6        0      0      1      1      1      1      4    0.1
BV         0      0      2      0      2      0      4    0.1
V2         0      1      1      1      0      1      4    0.1
E5/s       0      0      1      0      1      2      4    0.1
VP9        0      0      1      1      1      1      4    0.1
VP2E       0      0      1      1      1      1      4    0.1
J7         0      1      1      1      0      1      4    0.1
GW         0      0      0      1      1      2      4    0.1
ES         0      0      1      2      1      0      4    0.1
YO         0      0      0      1      3      0      4    0.1
EU         0      0      0      2      2      0      4    0.1
LY         0      0      0      3      1      0      4    0.1
GI         0      0      0      2      2      0      4    0.1
ZS         0      0      1      2      1      0      4    0.1
HR         0      0      0      0      1      2      3    0.1
UN         0      0      0      2      1      0      3    0.1
LX         0      1      0      1      1      0      3    0.1
9M2        0      0      1      0      1      1      3    0.1
9V         0      0      1      0      1      0      2    0.1
YN         0      0      0      0      1      1      2    0.1
HC         0      0      1      0      1      0      2    0.1
XU         0      0      1      0      1      0      2    0.1
GJ         0      0      0      1      1      0      2    0.1
ZP         0      0      0      0      0      2      2    0.1
V4         0      0      0      1      0      1      2    0.1
V5         0      0      1      0      1      0      2    0.1
OX         0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.0
ZF         0      0      1      0      0      0      1    0.0
TF         0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.0
SV         0      0      0      0      1      0      1    0.0
HB0        0      0      0      0      1      0      1    0.0
TA         0      0      0      0      1      0      1    0.0
PZ         0      0      0      0      0      1      1    0.0
PJ7        0      0      0      0      0      1      1    0.0
VP2M       0      0      0      0      0      1      1    0.0
J3         0      0      0      0      1      0      1    0.0
GD         0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.0
EA6        0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.0
JT         0      0      0      0      1      0      1    0.0
KH0        0      0      1      0      0      0      1    0.0
OH0        0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.0
VU         0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.0
A4         0      0      0      1      0      0      1    0.0
HZ         0      0      0      0      1      0      1    0.0
FO         0      0      0      0      0      1      1    0.0
5H         0      0      0      0      1      0      1    0.0
------------------------------------------------------
Total     26     88    717    444   1323    327   2925

Multi-band QSOs
---------------
1 bands    1546
2 bands     348
3 bands     105
4 bands      37
5 bands      26
6 bands      15

The following stations were worked on 6 bands:

KH6LC       RU0FM       PJ2T        P40V        TO5A        VP5H
TI5N        CW5W        C6ANM       KH7X        TI8M        EF8R
P40L        6Y1V        8P5A

------- S i n g l e   B a n d   Q S O s ------
Band    160     80     40     20     15     10
----------------------------------------------
QSOs      3     11    356    190    843    143


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