[SJDXA] Fw: CQ160 CW W2GD Multi-Op HP

[John Crovelli]

                    CQ 160-Meter Contest, CW - 2019

Call: W2GD
Operator(s): K2TW KE2D KU2C KS3F N2HM N2OO W1GD W2CG W2GD W2NO W2OB W2RQ
Station: W2GD

Class: Multi-Op HP
QTH: West Creek, SNJ
Operating Time (hrs): 34

Summary:
Total:  QSOs = 1560  State/Prov = 58  Countries = 75  Total Score = 883,253

Club: Frankford Radio Club

Comments:

Location:  20 miles north of Atlantic City on Barnaget Bay

K3 X 3
OM2000 (@ 1200W)
Win-Test Software 4.23
Three Ele. Vertical Array @ 240 feet surrounded by saltwater in all directions.
Beverage RX Antennas NE, E, S. SW, W, NW
Hi-Z Four Vertical System

Night One - a solar storm in progress brought with it strong absorption.  Nearly
everyone was effected.  Logging what are usually easy multipliers takes strong
extra effort.

Night Two - solar storm starts to wind down.  Less absorption, particularly
further south.  Working EU from USA far less difficult.

Quiet noise floor all weekend - very few storms in continental US to generate
static.

Worked all 50 states.
Missed these VE Provinces: PEI, VE4, VE8, NWT
Countries heard but not worked:  CE, LU, UP, and UN

First hour rate:  146 Q/Hr

First Night:  162 Ten Pointers  83 Five Pointers
Second Night: 241 Ten Pointers  21 Five Pointers

Great to see many of our USA Multi-op teams (particularly N1LN, W2FU,
KM3T(KC1XX) and NR4M) posting on one or both live scoreboards this weekend.  We
hope more will join us next year. Over the course of the event it was
fascinating to watch horse races develop and leads pass back and forth.

It was obvious despite challenged conditions overall contest activity was up again this
year.  Great to see so many fellow Frankford Radio Club members joining in the fun.

As many of you have heard, Arnie, W2OB took a spill on his way into the building yesterday morning.  We are happy he is patched up and on the mend - we expect to have him with us again next fall.

Thanks to all who called us.  Hope you had as much fun as our team.  This was
our thirty-third CQ160 CW group effort.

Look for the SJDXA entry as N2CW during CQ160 PH from the station.

Thanks to CQ Magazine for continuing to sponsor our favorite 160 meter contest
and to the owners of WYRS-FM for allowing us to use and enjoy their facilities
for so many years.

73, John, W2GD
For the Entire 160 CW Team


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