ARRL DX Contest, CW
Call: KG4V
Operator(s): N1EN
Station: N1EN
Class: SO Unlimited LP
QTH:
Operating Time (hrs):
Radios: SO2R
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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160: 27 21
80: 121 53
40: 292 75
20: 523 92
15: 495 93
10: 69 40
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Total: 1527 374 Total Score = 1,707,684
Club: Yankee Clipper Contest Club
Comments:
Probably the simplest way to describe this running is to compare last year's Q
count to this year's (hopefully this doesn't get mangled):
2015 2016
Band QSO/Mult QSO/Mult
160 9/ 9 27/ 21
80 243/ 66 121/ 53
40 380/ 78 292/ 75
20 568/ 97 523/ 92
15 494/ 98 495/ 93
10 388/ 91 69/ 40
ALL 2082/439 1527/374
Between the phenomenal conditions last year versus the diminished SFI, and high
A and K values heading into this weekend, I expected my score to be down...and
set goals accordingly....but I was a little surprised at what actually
happened.
The reduced activity on 10m wasn't a surprise. 15 was in better shape than I
expected. 20 closed to Europe early, but still was able to produce (perhaps
because less activity meant I couldn't get by with click-and-pounce; I actually
needed to spend time running).
40 was disappointing, closing early on Friday and Saturday nights, and the
ionosphere seemed to eat signals trying to cross the Atlantic on 80 and 160.
40 and 80 seemed to be in better shape for the last few hours of the test...but
local industrial noise that normally kills 40 and 80 for me for a few hours most
days during the week made an unexpected and unwanted appearance Sunday evening,
spoiling the feeding frenzy at the end for me.
I spent more time on 160 than I normally do in the big contests. I can't say
whether that's the result of having a better antenna this year, or a reflection
of how lousy rate on 40 and 80 was...but the extra time shaking contacts loose
where ever I could lead to there being 15 stations in my log on all 6 contest
bands.
At least conditions were sufficient to make lots of Q's and have fun. That's
what's important.
P.S., for a few folks who might be wondering: only 2x2 KG4 calls are Guantanamo
bay. 2x1 and 2x3 KG4 calls are US.
Station:
Elecraft K3×2
Hexbeam @ 7m
40m Delta Loop
80m Carolina Windom @ 20m
Inv L. with FCP for 160m
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