[PVRCNC] CQWW CW 2002 N4YDU SOABLP

[Nathan Moreschi]

CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW

Call: NR3X
Operator(s): N4YDU
Station: N4YDU

Class: SOAB LP
QTH: NC
Operating Time (hrs): 40
Radios: SO2R

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Zones  Countries
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  160:   45     5       11
   80:   88    11       43
   40:  270    20       81
   20:  192    25       84
   15:  391    30      101
   10:  414    27       95
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Total: 1382   118      415  Total Score = 2,011,542

Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club

Comments:

It was a long grind on Sunday afternoon. I wanted to get to two million and
did it with just 10 minutes left. It really wore me out.

First time I've operated 40 hours in any contest. I'm paying the price. My
new favorite energy drink, Red Bull, was quite effective. I drank six of
them. I should have bought more. After slurping them down early Sunday
morning I felt kind of strange, but I got over it.

Conditions weren't the greatest, but they were OK. The openings to Europe
weren't as long as in years past. The low bands were OK at best. I had fun
both nights staying up for European sunrise.

The biggest improvement to the shack was the simple audio mixing unit that
Dunestar sells for SO2R. It made SO2R much more enjoyable.

The only failure was my remote antenna tuner for a wire antenna that stopped
working. As it turned out my new puppy had chewed through the 12 volt line
in the shack that controls it...It was easy to fix. He didn't offer to help,
though.

Radios:  Ten Tec OMNI VI and Icom 756
Antennas: Two tribanders, one at 35 feet and the other at 20, both
rotatable.
Dipole for 40M at 70 feet, ground plane for 80M and INV L for 160. Also a
160 foot wire for the second rig.
One 250 foot beverage for receive...