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<div><div dir="ltr"> CQ Worldwide DX Contest, RTTY - 2023<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">Call: AA5AU<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">Operator(s): AA5AU<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">Station: AA5AU<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">Class: SO(A)AB LP<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">QTH: LA<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">Operating Time (hrs): 35.5<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">OpMode: SO2R<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">Summary:<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"> Band QSOs State/Prov DX Zones<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">------------------------------------<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"> 80: 130 38 15 10<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"> 40: 346 50 59 20<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"> 20: 546 57 72 26<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"> 15: 844 55 91 26<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"> 10: 364 37 75 26<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">------------------------------------<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">Total: 2230 237 312 108 Total Score = 2,734,434<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">Club: Louisiana Contest Club<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">Comments:<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">It was 25 years ago that I had to QRT a few hours into CQWW RTTY to evacuate for<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">Hurricane Georges back in 1998. Luckily there were no storms to worry about this<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">weekend. The weather was perfect for contesting. Hopefully Ophelia didn't affect<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">the east coast too much.<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">Last year I only got to operate about half the contest since I was just getting<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">over COVID and then gave it to the XYL and stopped to take care of her. We are<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">all fine now but at the time it was scary.<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">It was rough going on Saturday. I got really tired. I didn't get any rest ahead<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">of the contest because I had to work Friday. Conditions were marginal Saturday<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">and at some point Sunday the K dropped to 0 and things picked up quite a bit. I<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">see the K went to 5 at the end but I had a steady stream of USA to keep me busy<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">on 15 and 20 meters. When I lost the JA's on 15 two hours before the end I knew<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">something had happened.<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">I'm 66 years old and these 48-hour contests are hard for me now. I took about<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">six hours off each night and got enough sleep to where I was fairly functional<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">at the end. I did enjoy it. Nice to put another one in the books.<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">Thanks to everyone for the contacts. My little station performed well (again).<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">Not sure if this is my best LP Assisted score or not. Been in too many of these<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">things to keep track.<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">Thanks to my wife Sharon for taking care of me this weekend. She's the best. Now<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">for a filet mignon, cold Dos Equis Ambar beer and a good night's sleep. It<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">doesn't get any better!<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">73, Don AA5AU<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at: <a shape="rect" href="http://www.3830scores.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.3830scores.com/</a><br clear="none"></div></div>
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