[CVCC] CQWW SSB from K5NA

[Kyle Chavis]

1/10 of this score is being submitted to PVRC.

10 meters wasn't very good from South Texas, I only heard 3 EU and 2 AF
stations the entire weekend. Richard and Susan were wonderful host and I
can't thank them enough for their hospitality. I hope to have photos of
Richard's awesome antenna farm online soon. On 10 meters I used a FT1000MP,
Alpha 89, 5 over 5 over 5 stack with top at 170 feet, and a X9 at 80' on
separate tower. I worked everything I heard except for the 5 stations listed
above and they were only in for a few minutes. Needless to say it was a long
weekend, certainly different propagation than east coast.
73,
Kyle



                    CQ Worldwide DX Contest, SSB

Call: K5NA
Operator(s): K5NA K5DU KG5U K2UR NA5TT KI5DR W5AJ N5ZC WA4PGM NX5M
Station: K5NA

Class: M/M HP
QTH: STX
Operating Time (hrs): 48

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Zones  Countries
------------------------------
  160:  105    13       30
   80:  267    24       79
   40:  392    28       97
   20:  845    38      130
   15: 1455    36      130
   10:  184    15       40
------------------------------
Total: 3248   154      506  Total Score = 4,862,220

Club: Central Texas DX and Contest Club

Comments:

This was our second try at M/M in the CQWW since moving back to Texas in
1995.
Conditions on the 160, 80, and 40 meters seemed terrific and better than
normal,
20 and 15 meters was about normal, and 10 meters was way, way down.

We had a mixture of experience levels and the operators all worked out their
bands to the best of their ability.

The basic lineup was:

160M - KG5U
 80M - K2UR
 40M - NA5TT
 20M - KI5DR & W5AJ
 15M - N5ZC
 10M - WA4PGM & NX5M

K5NA and K5DU did occasional filling in for operators.

I have come to the conclusion that it is impossible to really compete with
the
east coast in the M/M category unless the sun spots are really at a peak. We
are
better served here in Texas doing a M/S or M/2 and being able to move on to
the
active bands because our European openings are of shorter duration. But M/M
has
its appeal, especially the lack of worrying about the band change rules and
being able to really focus on a band.

Other than W0AIH, there are no other M/Ms in mid-America that we can compare
with and get a sense of how we did.

But all in all, I think everyone had fun here.

73, Richard


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