[LCC] FW: RTTY WPX AA5AU SOAB LP

[Don Hill AA5AU]

This was one of the most fun contests I've ever operated even though WPX
RTTY is not my favorite contest. The rules are really screwed up. How else
do you explain how this happens? 339 more QSOs and 24 more multipliers than
our neighbor to the north and get beat by 275k points. It's doesn't diminish
the fun but it does diminish the achievement. Despite all that, I'm still
bubbling with excitement at how much fun it really was.

Call	QSOs	Prefixes	Op Time	Score	Club
VA3DF	1307	658		2,862,300	CCO
AA5AU	1646	682	30	2,586,826	Lou CC

73, Don AA5AU

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Subject: RTTY WPX AA5AU SOAB LP

CQ WW RTTY WPX Contest

Call: AA5AU
Operator(s): AA5AU
Station: AA5AU

Class: SOAB LP
QTH: LA
Operating Time (hrs): 30
Radios: SO2R

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
------------
   80:  170
   40:  334
   20:  449
   15:  524
   10:  169
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Total: 1646  Prefixes = 682  Total Score = 2,586,826

Club: Louisiana Contest Club

Comments:

Wow, that was a lot better than I anticipated. After doing single band
efforts the last three times I operated this contest (I missed 2012), I was
again leaning on doing single band again this year - probably 15 meters. I
changed my mind right at the start of the contest and glad I did. 

This is my highest score ever for a single op effort in this contest. I had
more QSOs and more multipliers than even my high power effort in '03. Band
conditions were really good considering the low flux. Ten meter was
surprisingly good after having been just so-so in the past couple of
contests.
15 was really, really good and open to Europe before my sunrise and stayed
open past their sunset. Lots of JAs on 15 and more than the usual South
Americans on 10M or so it seemed.  I normally have trouble working a lot of
Europe on 20, but not this year. The SteppIR antennas were doing a great
job.

The big story, for me anyway, was the low bands. Having inferior 40 and 80
meter antennas that I thought were totally junk, I was able to run on both
bands for long periods of time and were more contacts on 40 and 80 than I
have as of late. I was able to work DX on 40 with ease and that normally
does not happen, or at least hasn't happened, in a long time (when running
low power). I think we just had really good low band conditions this year
because nothing has changed on this end.

It was the best CQ WPX RTTY Contest I have ever operated and I've operated
nearly all of them. Finished up five hours early and there were still
multipliers to chase! Man, it was great!

Thanks for all the contacts.

73, Don AA5AU


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