CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW - 2021
Call: WA3AER
Operator(s): WA3AER
Station: WA3AER
Class: SO(A)AB HP
QTH: Maryland
Operating Time (hrs): 22:30
Summary:
Band QSOs Zones Countries
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160:
80: 59 9 30
40: 194 14 57
20: 375 24 80
15: 99 15 39
10: 21 6 10
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Total: 748 68 216 Total Score = 600,944
Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club
Comments:
For me this was 3 different contests. Friday night was very tough sledding and
it took over 4 hours to make 100 contacts on 40 and 80M. Signals were weak.
Saturday's start was late, so I missed the best of 20M and made hay on 15M, with
a few 10M for some extra spice. I moved the goalposts out to 300 contacts and
quite early Saturday when condx were not much better for me than Friday night, I
planned to get up early on Sunday to take advantage of 20M to EU.
Keeping to the plan was definitely worthwhile. 20M was in much better shape for
me. A few more 15M contacts were added to the total; and I wrapped things up on
40M before stopping for dinner.
Last year's WW CW was much better for me. Given Friday night's start, I had no
expectations of equaling or exceeding the 900+ contact of last year. Passing the
500 contact point this year kept my BIC long enough to almost make 750 Qs.
Friday night made me question my sanity; but Sunday was the icing on the cake.
With Cycle 25 ramping up I expected better condx than last year. Maybe next
year.
I have to thank the many ops who scraped my signal out of their noise floor to
get me into their logs. Many of those were also weak here. Thank you for your
patience. I'm glad we could make those contacts.
73 until next time via the ether.
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Ted WA3AER
Eqt.: K3/P3
KPA500/KAT500
Hexbeam (35ft.); 80/40M loaded dipole (35ft.)
N1MM+
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