[TVARC] CQWPX Contest results - K2DM

[Robert Schwer]

Nice job, George. Congrats!

I almost worked you on two bands!

Bob, K3ZGA

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From: George Briggs
Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2018 9:25 PM
To: Villages Reflector
Subject: [TVARC] CQWPX Contest results - K2DM
 
I like to set goals for these contests in order to see just how my station performs.
For this weekend's prefix contest I set a goal of 500 QSOs.  I used my Elecraft KPA500
amplifier running around 400-450W, and my newly constructed flagpole antenna.
Conditions were generally horrible with weak signals and considerable QSB (fading up and
down).  Many times a station would be 579 when they called me, and they would drop below
the noise level when it was time for them to send their serial number to me.  Many requests
were made for repeats on both sides.  But we all knew it, so we all hung in there until the
exchange was completed.

I spent a lot of time CQing as opposed to searching and pouncing.  Rates were low either way,
but it was frustrating typing in a callsign and having N1MM tell me that I had already worked that
station.  I took a number of breaks, slept both nights, went out to friends' Saturday evening, watched
TV, but I managed to reach my goal of 500 contacts around 4:00 Sunday afternoon.  During the
contest I worked ND4G and K3ZGA and I heard K2TE.  If I missed any other TVARCers, I apologize.

Scoring in this contest is a bit complex.  There are premiums for QSOs on the low bands versus the
high bands, and QSOs with other continents count more than with one's own continent.  QSOs with
your own country count the least.

Here are my totals:

40M    140 QSOs (73 US), 93 Prefixes
20M    300 QSOs (167 US), 184 Prefixes
15M    77 QSOs (55 US), 23 Prefixes
10M    8 QSOs (6 US), 0 Prefixes

Total    525 QSOs (301 US), 300 prefixes

Final score:  329,100

The rig worked great.  The amplifier worked great.  The flagpole/remote tuner needs a little, well, tuning,
and the operator could have spent more time in the chair operating.  But all in all it was fun, and I was
quite pleased at the outcome.

73,
George K2DM


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