START-OF-LOG: 3.0 CREATED-BY: CT Version 10.04.001 CALLSIGN: AD1C LOCATION: CO NAME: James J. Reisert CLUB: Grand Mesa Contesters of Colorado CLAIMED-SCORE: 53692 CONTEST: CQ-WW-SSB SOAPBOX: SOAPBOX: Radio: ICOM 756 Pro III (100W) SOAPBOX: Antenna: 1/2-size G5RV in attic SOAPBOX: Software: CT 10.04.001 SOAPBOX: SOAPBOX: What do I miss most? SOAPBOX: SOAPBOX: a) living on the right coast SOAPBOX: b) a decent antenna SOAPBOX: c) KW amplifier SOAPBOX: d) voice keyer SOAPBOX: e) sunspots SOAPBOX: f) ALL OF THE ABOVE SOAPBOX: SOAPBOX: This is the first phone DX contest I have operated in some time. My goal was SOAPBOX: to work new DXCC entities for my Colorado DXCC (I worked about 20 new ones). SOAPBOX: Going into the contest, I had hoped to make about 100 QSOs - I did that by the SOAPBOX: end of the first day. Originally I had planned on skipping Saturday entirely, SOAPBOX: but I got sucked in. SOAPBOX: SOAPBOX: I could not work anything on 40 meters outside NA/SA/Hawaii/Japan, despite some SOAPBOX: loud signals from the boys across the pond. I got to the band too late both SOAPBOX: mornings to catch anything in the Pacific. I hope to have better luck in CW. SOAPBOX: SOAPBOX: I was surprised to hear, and even more surprised to work a few Europeans on 15 SOAPBOX: meters. TM6M and CU2X seemed to be in all day, both days. I heard a few SOAPBOX: strong JAs on 15 but couldn't get their attention. HQ3Z was loud all day both SOAPBOX: days on 15, OH8X was loud all day Saturday on 20. Since I wasn't trying to win SOAPBOX: anything, my strategy on 15 was to stick with a station as it came in and out of SOAPBOX: the noise. When the signal peaked up a few S-units, I'd make a call and pray SOAPBOX: there weren't hundreds of other callers I couldn't hear. Some never heard me, SOAPBOX: some came back right away. SOAPBOX: SOAPBOX: It was funny to hear the huge pileup on 6W1RY on 20, but as I tuned up the band SOAPBOX: I found 6V7M with no callers! SOAPBOX: SOAPBOX: I'm looking forward to SS next weekend, and CQWW CW a few after that! SOAPBOX: CATEGORY-OPERATOR: SINGLE-OP CATEGORY-TRANSMITTER: ONE CATEGORY-ASSISTED: ASSISTED CATEGORY-BAND: ALL CATEGORY-POWER: LOW CATEGORY-MODE: SSB CATEGORY-STATION: FIXED QSO: 14320 PH 2008-10-25 0021 AD1C 59 4 VE7URS 59 03 1 QSO: 14291 PH 2008-10-25 0023 AD1C 59 4 JI2ZJS 59 25 1 QSO: 14290 PH 2008-10-25 0024 AD1C 59 4 KL7AF 59 01 1 QSO: 14264 PH 2008-10-25 0036 AD1C 59 4 AH6NF 59 31 1 QSO: 7225 PH 2008-10-25 0050 AD1C 59 4 VA3SK 59 04 1 QSO: 7170 PH 2008-10-25 0431 AD1C 59 4 V26B 59 08 1 QSO: 7168 PH 2008-10-25 0439 AD1C 59 4 VE3RM 59 04 1 QSO: 7178 PH 2008-10-25 0442 AD1C 59 4 CK3AT 59 04 1 QSO: 7158 PH 2008-10-25 1306 AD1C 59 4 K1TTT 59 05 1 QSO: 7174 PH 2008-10-25 1312 AD1C 59 4 XE1CQ 59 06 1 QSO: 7229 PH 2008-10-25 1319 AD1C 59 4 KH7B 59 31 1 QSO: 7256 PH 2008-10-25 1325 AD1C 59 4 JI2ZJS 59 25 1 QSO: 7179 PH 2008-10-25 1325 AD1C 59 4 VE7SV 59 03 1 QSO: 14310 PH 2008-10-25 1347 AD1C 59 4 RZ3AXX 59 16 1 QSO: 14304 PH 2008-10-25 1348 AD1C 59 4 RK2FWA 59 15 1 QSO: 14187 PH 2008-10-25 1353 AD1C 59 4 VP5T 59 08 1 QSO: 21259 PH 2008-10-25 1430 AD1C 59 4 HQ9R 59 07 1 QSO: 14254 PH 2008-10-25 1439 AD1C 59 4 8P5A 59 08 1 QSO: 21365 PH 2008-10-25 1448 AD1C 59 4 VP5DX 59 08 1 QSO: 21347 PH 2008-10-25 1452 AD1C 59 4 CU2X 59 14 1 QSO: 21289 PH 2008-10-25 1502 AD1C 59 4 TM6M 59 14 1 QSO: 21248 PH 2008-10-25 1503 AD1C 59 4 C6APR 59 08 1 QSO: 21273 PH 2008-10-25 1505 AD1C 59 4 VE1OP 59 05 1 QSO: 21298 PH 2008-10-25 1506 AD1C 59 4 8P5A 59 08 1 QSO: 21254 PH 2008-10-25 1508 AD1C 59 4 VP5T 59 08 1 QSO: 21247 PH 2008-10-25 1509 AD1C 59 4 K1TTT 59 05 1 QSO: 14235 PH 2008-10-25 1513 AD1C 59 4 XE2S 59 06 1 QSO: 7061 PH 2008-10-25 1531 AD1C 59 4 AD1C 59 04 1 QSO: 14331 PH 2008-10-25 1534 AD1C 59 4 YV4A 59 09 1 QSO: 21321 PH 2008-10-25 1541 AD1C 59 4 HI3T 59 08 1 QSO: 21334 PH 2008-10-25 1542 AD1C 59 4 6Y1V 59 08 1 QSO: 14181 PH 2008-10-25 1546 AD1C 59 4 PJ2T 59 09 1 QSO: 21269 PH 2008-10-25 1600 AD1C 59 4 TI8II 59 07 1 QSO: 21319 PH 2008-10-25 1620 AD1C 59 4 HT2N 59 07 1 QSO: 14293 PH 2008-10-25 1932 AD1C 59 4 VE6CNU 59 04 1 QSO: 14226 PH 2008-10-25 1935 AD1C 59 4 KH6LC 59 31 1 QSO: 14202 PH 2008-10-25 1938 AD1C 59 4 VC6R 59 04 1 QSO: 14177 PH 2008-10-25 1940 AD1C 59 4 W7WA 59 03 1 QSO: 14162 PH 2008-10-25 1941 AD1C 59 4 VE3XD 59 04 1 QSO: 14179 PH 2008-10-25 1946 AD1C 59 4 VY2ZM 59 05 1 QSO: 14232 PH 2008-10-25 1949 AD1C 59 4 AH7C 59 31 1 QSO: 14253 PH 2008-10-25 1951 AD1C 59 4 VE7SV 59 03 1 QSO: 14348 PH 2008-10-25 1956 AD1C 59 4 HQ3Z 59 07 1 QSO: 14325 PH 2008-10-25 1956 AD1C 59 4 VE6EX 59 04 1 QSO: 14321 PH 2008-10-25 1957 AD1C 59 4 PJ4E 59 09 1 QSO: 14297 PH 2008-10-25 2000 AD1C 59 4 OH8X 59 15 1 QSO: 14207 PH 2008-10-25 2014 AD1C 59 4 VP2E 59 08 1 QSO: 14174 PH 2008-10-25 2015 AD1C 59 4 VE3DZ 59 04 1 QSO: 14159 PH 2008-10-25 2016 AD1C 59 4 VE3NE 59 04 1 QSO: 14153 PH 2008-10-25 2017 AD1C 59 4 K3LR 59 05 1 QSO: 14160 PH 2008-10-25 2019 AD1C 59 4 ZF2AH 59 08 1 QSO: 14199 PH 2008-10-25 2024 AD1C 59 4 CU2X 59 14 1 QSO: 14260 PH 2008-10-25 2027 AD1C 59 4 D4C 59 35 1 QSO: 14272 PH 2008-10-25 2028 AD1C 59 4 V26B 59 08 1 QSO: 14336 PH 2008-10-25 2030 AD1C 59 4 NP2N 59 08 1 QSO: 14332 PH 2008-10-25 2030 AD1C 59 4 VA1MM 59 05 1 QSO: 14307 PH 2008-10-25 2032 AD1C 59 4 CQ9K 59 33 1 QSO: 14257 PH 2008-10-25 2033 AD1C 59 4 VE3EJ 59 04 1 QSO: 14237 PH 2008-10-25 2037 AD1C 59 4 JA2PAC 59 25 1 QSO: 14157 PH 2008-10-25 2039 AD1C 59 4 VA3SK 59 04 1 QSO: 14177 PH 2008-10-25 2041 AD1C 59 4 HI3CCP 59 08 1 QSO: 14210 PH 2008-10-25 2043 AD1C 59 4 HQ2W 59 07 1 QSO: 14270 PH 2008-10-25 2050 AD1C 59 4 AO8A 59 33 1 QSO: 14282 PH 2008-10-25 2050 AD1C 59 4 VA7BEC 59 03 1 QSO: 14296 PH 2008-10-25 2051 AD1C 59 4 6Y1V 59 08 1 QSO: 14329 PH 2008-10-25 2052 AD1C 59 4 VO1MP 59 05 1 QSO: 14282 PH 2008-10-25 2057 AD1C 59 4 JA1YPA 59 25 1 QSO: 14250 PH 2008-10-25 2059 AD1C 59 4 HK3RA 59 09 1 QSO: 14248 PH 2008-10-25 2100 AD1C 59 4 XE1CWJ 59 06 1 QSO: 21239 PH 2008-10-25 2107 AD1C 59 4 VY1EI 59 01 1 QSO: 21323 PH 2008-10-25 2109 AD1C 59 4 HQ3Z 59 07 1 QSO: 14188 PH 2008-10-25 2117 AD1C 59 4 HC8A 59 10 1 QSO: 14267 PH 2008-10-25 2121 AD1C 59 4 HI3T 59 08 1 QSO: 21249 PH 2008-10-25 2157 AD1C 59 4 ZX5J 59 11 1 QSO: 21329 PH 2008-10-25 2202 AD1C 59 4 YV4A 59 09 1 QSO: 21341 PH 2008-10-25 2202 AD1C 59 4 PY2YU 59 11 1 QSO: 21338 PH 2008-10-25 2203 AD1C 59 4 PW2D 59 11 1 QSO: 21260 PH 2008-10-25 2207 AD1C 59 4 FY5KE 59 09 1 QSO: 14306 PH 2008-10-25 2217 AD1C 59 4 CJ7FC 59 03 1 QSO: 14290 PH 2008-10-25 2217 AD1C 59 4 VE6FI 59 04 1 QSO: 14288 PH 2008-10-25 2219 AD1C 59 4 TO4X 59 08 1 QSO: 14263 PH 2008-10-25 2220 AD1C 59 4 NP4Z 59 08 1 QSO: 14239 PH 2008-10-25 2222 AD1C 59 4 V48M 59 08 1 QSO: 14231 PH 2008-10-25 2223 AD1C 59 4 9Y4D 59 09 1 QSO: 14212 PH 2008-10-25 2224 AD1C 59 4 VE7FE 59 03 1 QSO: 14165 PH 2008-10-25 2226 AD1C 59 4 HT2N 59 07 1 QSO: 14138 PH 2008-10-25 2227 AD1C 59 4 J88DR 59 08 1 QSO: 21387 PH 2008-10-25 2230 AD1C 59 4 PJ4E 59 09 1 QSO: 14158 PH 2008-10-25 2237 AD1C 59 4 PR7AR 59 11 1 QSO: 14173 PH 2008-10-25 2237 AD1C 59 4 LU7MCJ 59 13 1 QSO: 14200 PH 2008-10-25 2239 AD1C 59 4 CE1W 59 12 1 QSO: 14243 PH 2008-10-25 2241 AD1C 59 4 P40A 59 09 1 QSO: 14282 PH 2008-10-25 2246 AD1C 59 4 OA4SS 59 10 1 QSO: 14310 PH 2008-10-25 2255 AD1C 59 4 TI5N 59 07 1 QSO: 14278 PH 2008-10-25 2256 AD1C 59 4 JR5VHU 59 25 1 QSO: 14235 PH 2008-10-25 2259 AD1C 59 4 VA7OO 59 03 1 QSO: 14157 PH 2008-10-25 2303 AD1C 59 4 VA7ST 59 03 1 QSO: 14216 PH 2008-10-25 2304 AD1C 59 4 PT2CM 59 11 1 QSO: 14276 PH 2008-10-25 2307 AD1C 59 4 VP5DX 59 08 1 QSO: 14292 PH 2008-10-25 2311 AD1C 59 4 ZY7C 59 11 1 QSO: 14223 PH 2008-10-26 0003 AD1C 59 4 TG9ANF 59 07 1 QSO: 14214 PH 2008-10-26 0003 AD1C 59 4 LS2D 59 13 1 QSO: 14196 PH 2008-10-26 0005 AD1C 59 4 LP1H 59 13 1 QSO: 14275 PH 2008-10-26 0008 AD1C 59 4 AL9A 59 01 1 QSO: 7139 PH 2008-10-26 0011 AD1C 59 4 VE3EJ 59 04 1 QSO: 14325 PH 2008-10-26 0015 AD1C 59 4 JA7YRR 59 25 1 QSO: 14240 PH 2008-10-26 0017 AD1C 59 4 CE4B 59 12 1 QSO: 14224 PH 2008-10-26 0019 AD1C 59 4 TI1R 59 07 1 QSO: 14153 PH 2008-10-26 0019 AD1C 59 4 HK3JJH 59 09 1 QSO: 14319 PH 2008-10-26 0027 AD1C 59 4 KH6FI 59 31 1 QSO: 7162 PH 2008-10-26 1300 AD1C 59 4 VC2Z 59 05 1 QSO: 7205 PH 2008-10-26 1303 AD1C 59 4 VA3YP 59 04 1 QSO: 7163 PH 2008-10-26 1324 AD1C 59 4 VC6R 59 04 1 QSO: 7169 PH 2008-10-26 1329 AD1C 59 4 VE6FI 59 04 1 QSO: 14220 PH 2008-10-26 1348 AD1C 59 4 PI4COM 59 14 1 QSO: 21214 PH 2008-10-26 1404 AD1C 59 4 VE2GSO 59 02 1 QSO: 21256 PH 2008-10-26 1420 AD1C 59 4 EI7M 59 14 1 QSO: 14292 PH 2008-10-26 1426 AD1C 59 4 XE2MX 59 06 1 QSO: 21324 PH 2008-10-26 1503 AD1C 59 4 VY2TT 59 05 1 QSO: 14237 PH 2008-10-26 1512 AD1C 59 4 VE7ABC 59 03 1 QSO: 14239 PH 2008-10-26 1513 AD1C 59 4 VA3YP 59 04 1 QSO: 21289 PH 2008-10-26 1520 AD1C 59 4 VE2DXY 59 02 1 QSO: 21312 PH 2008-10-26 1530 AD1C 59 4 EA1EEY 59 14 1 QSO: 21234 PH 2008-10-26 1631 AD1C 59 4 IO5O 59 15 1 QSO: 21281 PH 2008-10-26 1636 AD1C 59 4 VY2ZM 59 05 1 QSO: 21238 PH 2008-10-26 1637 AD1C 59 4 VA2ZM 59 02 1 QSO: 21238 PH 2008-10-26 1655 AD1C 59 4 PJ2T 59 09 1 QSO: 21340 PH 2008-10-26 1816 AD1C 59 4 HI3K 59 08 1 QSO: 21249 PH 2008-10-26 2012 AD1C 59 4 V48M 59 08 1 QSO: 21370 PH 2008-10-26 2017 AD1C 59 4 KH7U 59 31 1 QSO: 14337 PH 2008-10-26 2021 AD1C 59 4 VE2DXY 59 02 1 QSO: 14261 PH 2008-10-26 2025 AD1C 59 4 VE1DX 59 05 1 QSO: 21409 PH 2008-10-26 2028 AD1C 59 4 V26B 59 08 1 QSO: 21282 PH 2008-10-26 2036 AD1C 59 4 KH6FI 59 31 1 QSO: 21330 PH 2008-10-26 2042 AD1C 59 4 TO4X 59 08 1 QSO: 21363 PH 2008-10-26 2044 AD1C 59 4 NH6P 59 31 1 QSO: 21377 PH 2008-10-26 2045 AD1C 59 4 VP2EC 59 08 1 QSO: 21329 PH 2008-10-26 2053 AD1C 59 4 KV4T 59 04 1 QSO: 21287 PH 2008-10-26 2055 AD1C 59 4 VE8EV 59 01 1 QSO: 14344 PH 2008-10-26 2057 AD1C 59 4 CK3AT 59 04 1 QSO: 14340 PH 2008-10-26 2057 AD1C 59 4 VE7IN 59 03 1 QSO: 14246 PH 2008-10-26 2102 AD1C 59 4 VE1OP 59 05 1 QSO: 14233 PH 2008-10-26 2106 AD1C 59 4 PZ5Z 59 09 1 QSO: 14166 PH 2008-10-26 2107 AD1C 59 4 VA2ZM 59 02 1 QSO: 14180 PH 2008-10-26 2108 AD1C 59 4 VE3RM 59 04 1 QSO: 14259 PH 2008-10-26 2112 AD1C 59 4 KL7CQ 59 01 1 QSO: 21327 PH 2008-10-26 2117 AD1C 59 4 HQ2W 59 07 1 QSO: 21323 PH 2008-10-26 2118 AD1C 59 4 LR2F 59 13 1 QSO: 14323 PH 2008-10-26 2122 AD1C 59 4 JH4UYB 59 25 1 QSO: 14316 PH 2008-10-26 2123 AD1C 59 4 6V7M 59 35 1 QSO: 14316 PH 2008-10-26 2129 AD1C 59 4 JA3AOP 59 25 1 QSO: 21345 PH 2008-10-26 2132 AD1C 59 4 ZW5B 59 11 1 QSO: 14324 PH 2008-10-26 2135 AD1C 59 4 JA0QNJ 59 25 1 QSO: 14318 PH 2008-10-26 2137 AD1C 59 4 EA1FDI 59 14 1 QSO: 14295 PH 2008-10-26 2139 AD1C 59 4 JA6ZPR 59 25 1 QSO: 14277 PH 2008-10-26 2140 AD1C 59 4 JA7FTR 59 25 1 QSO: 14305 PH 2008-10-26 2154 AD1C 59 4 VA7JW 59 03 1 QSO: 14345 PH 2008-10-26 2157 AD1C 59 4 JA3YBK 59 25 1 QSO: 14264 PH 2008-10-26 2200 AD1C 59 4 XE1BY 59 06 1 QSO: 14175 PH 2008-10-26 2216 AD1C 59 4 VE6AO 59 04 1 QSO: 14204 PH 2008-10-26 2217 AD1C 59 4 FY5KE 59 09 1 QSO: 14250 PH 2008-10-26 2219 AD1C 59 4 ZV5E 59 11 1 QSO: 21355 PH 2008-10-26 2221 AD1C 59 4 PP5AR 59 11 1 QSO: 21272 PH 2008-10-26 2225 AD1C 59 4 HC8A 59 10 1 QSO: 21241 PH 2008-10-26 2227 AD1C 59 4 KL7RA 59 01 1 QSO: 21306 PH 2008-10-26 2228 AD1C 59 4 V31MX 59 07 1 QSO: 21394 PH 2008-10-26 2231 AD1C 59 4 ZP0R 59 11 1 QSO: 14243 PH 2008-10-26 2237 AD1C 59 4 VE3FDT 59 04 1 QSO: 14160 PH 2008-10-26 2240 AD1C 59 4 KH6GMP 59 31 1 QSO: 21303 PH 2008-10-26 2244 AD1C 59 4 LT1F 59 13 1 QSO: 14255 PH 2008-10-26 2249 AD1C 59 4 VE7SZ 59 03 1 QSO: 21349 PH 2008-10-26 2254 AD1C 59 4 KH6MB 59 31 1 QSO: 21220 PH 2008-10-26 2300 AD1C 59 4 NH6JC 59 31 1 QSO: 7159 PH 2008-10-26 2312 AD1C 59 4 VP5T 59 08 1 QSO: 7165 PH 2008-10-26 2316 AD1C 59 4 VE3RZ 59 04 1 QSO: 21242 PH 2008-10-26 2319 AD1C 59 4 NH7O 59 31 1 QSO: 21345 PH 2008-10-26 2320 AD1C 59 4 KH6LC 59 31 1 QSO: 7248 PH 2008-10-26 2332 AD1C 59 4 HQ3Z 59 07 1 QSO: 7278 PH 2008-10-26 2333 AD1C 59 4 C6APR 59 08 1 QSO: 7149 PH 2008-10-26 2335 AD1C 59 4 VY2ZM 59 05 1 QSO: 14167 PH 2008-10-26 2343 AD1C 59 4 KP2M 59 08 1 QSO: 14176 PH 2008-10-26 2343 AD1C 59 4 ZW5B 59 11 1 QSO: 14243 PH 2008-10-26 2345 AD1C 59 4 JQ1BVI 59 25 1 QSO: 14255 PH 2008-10-26 2346 AD1C 59 4 V31MX 59 07 1 QSO: 14284 PH 2008-10-26 2348 AD1C 59 4 VA7VZZ 59 03 1 END-OF-LOG: