[PVRCNC] KB1RI - WPX SSB results

[Eric Wagner]

                    CQWW WPX Contest, SSB

 

Call: KB1RI

Operator(s): KB1RI

Station: KB1RI

 

Class: SO(A)AB HP

Class Overlay: TB-Wires

QTH: NC - FM05

Operating Time (hrs): 27.5

Radios: SO2R

 

Summary:

Band  QSOs

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  160:   48

   80:  214

   40:  566

   20:  181

   15:   86

   10:   14

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Total: 1109  Prefixes = 453  Total Score = 924,573

 

Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club

 

Comments:

 

Started the contest feeling tired and not too enthusiastic Friday with a
goal of 500 Q's. Rates started out kind of slow with just S&P.  Than had a
big hour on 80M before before calling it quits at 0700 UTC when things
slowed down. Got back to it late Saturday morning and struggled getting
things going on 20M until 15M opened up and that really got things going.
Even had brief success on 10M.  I went to 40M after struggling on 20M for an
hour at 2000 UTC.  Then things just took off for 5 hours on 40M. Slid up to
80M for a couple good hours ending at 0400 with a great 45 minutes on 160M.
Blew through the 500 QSO goal, now I was excited an 1000 Q's looked like a
slam dunk on Sunday.  Had some guests spending the night and reluctantly
pulled the plug at 0400 until late Sunday morning.  Sunday was a real
struggle for me on 20-10M.  I could hear lots of European stations.  But,
they couldn't hear me. Very frustrating!  The 1000 goal was looking pretty
sketchy.  So, I went back to 40M for the last 3 hours. I pushed over the
1000 Q mark with just over an hour to go.  Then I ended on high note with a
very good for me 87 last hour. I really need to find an antenna that will
get me more European QSO points and mults on 20M & 15M. All in all much
better results than I anticipated and disappointed I got off to a slow
start.  Thanks to all the PVRC stations that gave me Q's especially on the
low bands.  Running on 160M was really a treat with my simple Inverted-L.

 

73 till next time,

Eric

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Station:  

FTdx3000 / FT-991, micro Ham u2R

SPE Expert 1.5K / TL-922A

160 Inv-L, 80 and 40M Dipoles, 20/15/10M Delta-Loop, 20M Sloper

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