CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW - 2023
Call: N1DC
Operator(s): N1DC
Station: N1DC
Class: SOAB LP
QTH: MA
Operating Time (hrs): 25
Summary:
Band QSOs Zones Countries
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160: 14 6 8
80: 60 12 37
40: 150 16 60
20: 180 22 72
15: 272 24 81
10: 303 24 80
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Total: 979 104 338 Total Score = 1,211,964
Club: Yankee Clipper Contest Club
Comments:
This was the first real test for my new station layout with the IC-7610. I was
confident it was ready after 2+ weeks of no COM errors with N1MM logger +.
I'm considered a "Little Pistol" with my simple station on a 9,685 sq.
ft. suburban lot. I'm on a hillside with the horizon visible for about 270d of
the compass. My results prove a very good score is possible with only 100W and
simple antennas.
This was a SOAB LP entry using NO ASSISTANCE. About 85% S&P and 15% run. I
hoped for more run time but the stations were endless and multiplier hunting is
fun.
Amazing conditions with lots of activity. I knew something great was going to
happen when I worked 15 JA's on the first call in pileups. That has never
happened before in 55 years as a ham. Those JA's QSO's were short path with my
yagi pointed into the hill north of me.
I originally planned on a "Classic" entry but decided to keep going a
little past 24 hours. I'm glad I did when I found OX7AM (double mult) and GS7V
(new mult) on 40M in the final minutes.
I started keeping track of QSO success in pileups. I broke more than 20 pileups
on the first call including stations in Zone 25, 31, 32, and 40. The trick is
very simple and nearly 100% effective. NEVER ZERO BEAT the DX. I always
transmit up about 25-35Hz from the DX station. It was incredible to listen to
100's of stations constantly sending their calls on the DX frequency.
There were a LOT of highlights for me......
DS4EOI on the first call on 20M
BD4TTU on 20M with a very echoey signal (a patient OP with good ears)
107 unique DXCC countries
10M being full all the way to 28162
Working Zone 32 stations SP and EU LP without rotating the antenna
Overall it was an awesome weekend that included my grandson's 2 goal hockey game
on Saturday.
Station:
IC-7610, HyGain Explorer 14 @32ft, 160M Inv.L, 80/40 dipoles, N1MM Logger +
Thanks for all the QSO's Lots of great Op's out there with good ears.
The IC-7610 is an amazing radio. I can hear virtually everything including
stations calling CQ on the same frequency in different parts of the world.
73,
Rick N1DC
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