ARRL DX Contest, CW
Call: WX3B
Operator(s): WX3B
Station: WX3B
Class: SO Unlimited HP
QTH: MD
Operating Time (hrs): 6.75
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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160: 0 0
80: 13 11
40: 5 3
20: 155 60
15: 130 58
10: 433 86
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Total: 736 218 Total Score = 481,344
Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club
Comments:
There is something special about cherry picking GREAT TIMES to be on the
radio!!
I had hoped 10 meters was going to be WIDE OPEN this weekend...and I was
pleased with the band openings both mornings. Plenty of 5 watt entries in my
log, a loud VU station calling in Sunday, and a first hour pileup that made me
feel like I was on a DX-pedition. As you can see from my score, most of my
time was spent on 10.
The SURPRISE of the contest for me was as Fred K3ZO mentioned in his write-up,
the never ending 20 meter opening. I observed 20 meters remaining open to EU
most of Friday night...and Saturday at 2:00am I decided to try CQing. I had
quite the run of JAs, with a few other Asians calling in....all mixed in with
loud EUs that were coming in right over the north pole...and yet there was
almost an absolute zero noise floor, permitting me to hear the weakest of the
callers with ease.
The fun per hour invested in this contest was incredible!!
73,
Jim WX3B
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