2020 Russian DX Contest K5ZD

March 22, 2020 K5ZD writeup

Call: K5ZD
Operator(s): K5ZD
Class: SO Mixed HP
QTH: W1
Operating Time (hrs): 20
Radios: SO2R
Summary:
  Band  CW Qs  Ph Qs  Countries  Oblasts
  160:    53     0       20         2
   80:   326     0       52        22
   40:   493    38       65        15
   20:   721   143       81        50
   15:    29     2       17         0
   10:     2     0        2         0
Total:  1624   183      237        89  Total Score = 2,891,294

Club: Yankee Clipper Contest Club

Comments:

After two days of great conditions leading up to the contest, it was not so good during the contest.

I did this contest for the WRTC qualifying points, and because I needed a distraction from the medical problems of the world. Always fun to immerse in a contest and forget about reality.

I did something wrong on 40m to be so low on oblasts.

Low bands were very quiet here. I called a number of Russians on 160 and 80 that would just call CQ. Not even a “?” in reply.

The 10m QSO in the middle of the night was a move of KC1XX from 160 to get the USA mult!

Z81C in South Sudan called me on 20 meters. Said it was his first QSO with the new license! With ham radio, you never know who will answer a CQ.

Very happy to work XV1X on 40m LP. Could not get the attention of 9V1YC a few minutes later. 🙁

I think I was a bit burned out from big efforts in ARRL CW and SSB. Seemed to hit a wall around 0600 and decided to get some sleep. My competitors had 2 good hours after I stopped. Lesson learned!

Thanks to everyone for the QSOs!

Rates:

Hour   160m     80m     40m     20m     15m     10m    Total     Cumm   Off
1200Z    -       -     15/4   120/32     -       -    135/36    135/36   
1300Z    -       -      2/0   114/3     3/1      -    119/4     254/40   
1400Z    -       -       -     76/12    9/9      -     85/21    339/61   
1500Z    -       -       -    134/6     3/3      -    137/9     476/70   
1600Z  --+--   --+--   --+--  117/3     8/4    --+--  125/7     601/77   
1700Z    -       -       -     90/9     4/0      -     94/9     695/86   
1800Z    -       -       -     86/4     4/0      -     90/4     785/90    9
1900Z    -       -     19/5    22/3      -      1/1    42/9     827/99   12
2000Z    -       -     62/14   19/5      -       -     81/19    908/118  
2100Z    -       -     97/6    14/0      -       -    111/6    1019/124  
2200Z    -     21/15   33/14   11/1      -       -     65/30   1084/154  
2300Z    -     90/21    7/2      -       -       -     97/23   1181/177  
0000Z  10/6    24/3    66/3    --+--   --+--    1/1   101/13   1282/190  
0100Z    -     26/4    77/3      -       -       -    103/7    1385/197  
0200Z  24/11   12/1    40/5      -       -       -     76/17   1461/214  
0300Z  13/3    53/4    14/1      -       -       -     80/8    1541/222  
0400Z   6/0    38/2    43/0      -       -       -     87/2    1628/224  20
0500Z    -     47/1     5/1      -       -       -     52/2    1680/226  
0600Z    -      3/0    25/3      -       -       -     28/3    1708/229  30
0700Z    -       -       -       -       -       -      0/0    1708/229  60
0800Z  --+--   --+--   --+--   --+--   --+--   --+--    0/0    1708/229  60
0900Z    -       -       -       -       -       -      0/0    1708/229  60
1000Z    -     11/1    23/4     1/0      -       -     35/5    1743/234   5
1100Z    -      1/0     3/0    60/3      -       -     64/3    1807/237  
Total: 53/20  326/52  531/65  864/81   31/17    2/2

Russians worked

      160m    80m    40m    20m    15m    10m   Total 
UA       2     28     32    131                   193
UA2             1             3                     4
UA9             2      2     11                    15