[BVARC] N5XZ CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW - 2024

[Andre Pollard]

58/hr with a broken rotator while chasing multi is impressive

On Mon, Nov 25, 2024 at 7:33 AM Pat Cameron via BVARC <bvarc at bvarc.org>
wrote:

> Yep... get a 2800.... I have an unopened GXP11-5 I'll sell you cheap!
>
> On Nov 24, 2024 11:42 PM, Allen Brier via BVARC <bvarc at bvarc.org> wrote:
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>                     CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW - 2024
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> Call: N5XZ
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> Operator(s): N5XZ
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> Station: N5XZ
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> Class: SO(A)AB HP
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> QTH: TX
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> Operating Time (hrs): 25:52
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> Summary:
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> Band  QSOs  Zones  Countries
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> ------------------------------
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>   160:
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>    80:
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>    40:  324    30      108
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>    20:  331    36      115
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>    15:  458    36      118
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>    10:  376    35      119
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> ------------------------------
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> Total: 1489   137      460  Total Score = 2,484,714
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> Club: Texas DX Society
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> Comments:
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> This contest had GREAT conditions! The bands for full and seems like there
> was
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> almost never a lack of mults, but often a lack of space to call CQ. I
> spent more
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> time hunting mults this time and think it shows. I'm very happy with my
> overall
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> score, I've never made almost 2.5 million before! However, this contest
> was also
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> a little bittersweet: I replaced my T2X rotator last Sunday with a used
> one and
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> wouldn't you know it, it failed on me! It will not turn most of the time
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> now...maybe there was something defective with the unit I put in, or I ran
> it
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> too hard. Impossible to say. Very disappointed. On top of that, my SteppIR
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> controller now shows a "Driver Problem" error message, probably why my
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> SWR was higher than expected on several bands. This is a fun but
> complicated
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> hobby! I think I'm gonna buy a Yaesu rotator...
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> Rig: K4D
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> Amp: Alpha 78 3-Holer
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> Ant: 4-el DB32 Frankenstein SteppIR up 73 ft
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> S/W: N1MM+ (What else?)
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> CQ WorldWide CW - 2024-11-23 0000Z to 2024-11-25 0000Z - 1504 QSOs
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> N5XZ Max Rates:
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> 2024-11-24 1732Z - 5.0 per minute  (1 minute(s)), 300 per hour by
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> 2024-11-23 1515Z - 3.4 per minute  (10 minute(s)), 204 per hour by
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> 2024-11-23 1543Z - 2.3 per minute  (60 minute(s)), 135 per hour by
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> CQ WorldWide CW - 2024-11-23 0000Z to 2024-11-25 0000Z - 1504 QSOs
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> N5XZ Runs >10 QSOs: for computer named: N5XZ-1
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> 2024-11-23 0044 - 0125Z,   28025 kHz, 82 Qs, 119.6/hr N5XZ
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> 2024-11-23 0331 - 0339Z,   14040 kHz, 16 Qs, 119.3/hr N5XZ
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> 2024-11-23 0651 - 0711Z,    7021 kHz, 51 Qs, 152.0/hr N5XZ
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> 2024-11-23 0749 - 0800Z,    7011 kHz, 21 Qs, 108.5/hr N5XZ
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> 2024-11-23 1444 - 1518Z,   21067 kHz, 103 Qs, 179.0/hr N5XZ
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> 2024-11-23 1548 - 1556Z,   21053 kHz, 19 Qs, 139.6/hr N5XZ
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> 2024-11-23 1848 - 1856Z,   21065 kHz, 16 Qs, 123.9/hr N5XZ
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> 2024-11-23 1927 - 1935Z,   14045 kHz, 17 Qs, 123.1/hr N5XZ
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> 2024-11-23 1950 - 1955Z,   14056 kHz, 11 Qs, 142.4/hr N5XZ
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> 2024-11-24 0212 - 0218Z,   14040 kHz, 13 Qs, 142.7/hr N5XZ
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> 2024-11-24 0312 - 0319Z,    7006 kHz, 15 Qs, 127.1/hr N5XZ
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> 2024-11-24 1707 - 1724Z,   28059 kHz, 45 Qs, 159.4/hr N5XZ
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> 2024-11-24 1731 - 1750Z,   21068 kHz, 46 Qs, 151.2/hr N5XZ
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> 2024-11-24 1815 - 1838Z,   21070 kHz, 46 Qs, 118.2/hr N5XZ
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> 2024-11-24 1936 - 1944Z,   14045 kHz, 11 Qs, 79.2/hr N5XZ
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> 2024-11-24 2142 - 2151Z,   14054 kHz, 17 Qs, 120.0/hr N5XZ
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> Overall rate: 58/hour
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> Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at: http://www.3830scores.com/
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> 73/161,
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> Allen R. Brier N5XZ
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> 1515 Windloch Lane
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> Richmond, TX 77406 USA
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