[WVDXA] Fun, Fun, Fun!

[W8TN - Clark]

Well, the ARRL CW Contest is now history.  I did not enter it planning to
make a score (hard to do with only an 80-M Inverted-V and the Monster-L for
an antenna farm.)  But, I thought I'd get to improve my CW skills a bit and
have some fun.  Well, fun was definitely there in droves.

Here is my final score:

  Band    QSOs     Pts  Cty
   1.8      23      69   18
   3.5      18      54   17
     7      22      66   21
    14      61     183   56
    21      14      42   12
 Total     138     414  124
Score: 51,336

Working 56 countries on 20-M with the Monster-L as the antenna was a total
trip!  I worked from Japan to Antarctica with very little trouble.

A good way to tell how well you are getting out is the number of CQ Zones
you work.  Here is my Zone list (using only two Wire Antennas!):

 Band     Zones
   1.8      09
   3.5      09
     7      08
    14      18
    21      07
Total different Zones = 20  (Note: NO Zone 2, 3 or 4)

Some of my "highlights" were: working New Zealand on 15-M (8,900 miles) with
my FIRST CALL to a station who was running 100 watts, working Japan and
Antarctica on 20-M just two minutes apart, running 12 stations in the last
11 minutes of the contest by Search and Pounce on 40-M including YO and LZ,
and working VP6DX, Ducie, on FIVE bands!

Yes, it was a very interesting weekend.  I hope all WVDXA members had great
fun in whatever you did this weekend as well.


Clark, W8TN
*Next Year will be AWESOME
with the SteppIR Instead of Wires*
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