CQ WW CW 2005
Audio Archive – CQ WW CW 2005 (K5ZD op)
Call: K5ZD Class: SOAB HP QTH: MA Operating Time (hrs): 45.5 Radios: SO2R Summary: Band QSOs Zones Countries ------------------------------ 160: 112 17 56 80: 792 22 92 40: 821 30 108 20: 1458 36 125 15: 548 25 104 10: 40 12 23 ------------------------------ Total: 3771 142 508 Total Score = 7,063,550 Club: Yankee Clipper Contest Club Equipment: FT-1000D + Alpha 76CA, FT-1000D + AL-1200 Antennas: 10m - 6-el @ 90', 15m - 5/5 @ 66'/33', 20m - 5/5 @ 100'/50' 40m - 2-el @ 110', 80m - 4 square, Inv vee, 160m - GP, shunt fed tower
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| Time Segment | Audio | Log | QSOs | Comments |
| Day 1 – 0000Z | Listen | Log | 50 | Slow start then all search and pounce (S&P) |
| Day 1 – 0030Z | Listen | Log | 34 | Continue S&P |
| Day 1 – 0100Z | Listen | Log | 42 | S&P across 160m and 80m |
| Day 1 – 0130Z | Listen | Log | 45 | More S&P up 80m |
| Day 1 – 0200Z | Listen | Log | 36 | Some running on 80m with second radio |
| Day 1 – 0230Z | Listen | Log | 26 | S&P on 160m and 20m |
| Day 1 – 0300Z | Listen | Log | 34 | Short run on 40m and then more tuning |
| Day 1 – 0330Z | Listen | Log | 36 | S&P across 80m |
| Day 1 – 0400Z | Listen | Log | 41 | S&P on 80m, then SO2R between 40/80 |
| Day 1 – 0430Z | Listen | Log | 34 | tune 160, then run on 80 |
| Day 1 – 0500Z | Listen | Log | 37 | running on 80, second radio on 40/160 |
| Day 1 – 0530Z | Listen | Log | 15 | slow going on 80 and 160 |
| Day 1 – 0600Z | Listen | Log | 29 | S&P on 80, then run with some 40m |
| Day 1 – 0630Z | Listen | Log | 30 | Run on 80, some Eu on 160 |
| Day 1 – 0700Z | Listen | Log | 19 | Almost all on 160m |
| Day 1 – 0730Z | Listen | Log | 46 | Nice run on 80m with second radio on 40 |
| Day 1 – 0800Z | Listen | Log | 22 | Continue 80m run, then tune around |
| Day 1 – 0830Z | Listen | Log | 14 | Tuning and calling on 40, 80, and 160 |
| Day 1 – 0900Z | Listen | Log | 39 | Good Eu run on 40m |
| Day 1 – 0930Z | Listen | Log | 46 | Continue Eu run on 40m |
| Day 1 – 1000Z | Listen | Log | 35 | Run on 40m, then run on 20m |
| Day 1 – 1030Z | Listen | Log | 28 | Run on 20m, off at 1050z |
| Day 1 – 1100Z | Listen | — | 0 | Sleep |
| Day 1 – 1130Z | Listen | Log | 38 | On at 1135z, sweep low bands, run on 20m |
| Day 1 – 1200Z | Listen | Log | 61 | Run on 20m, some 40m LP to Asia |
| Day 1 – 1230Z | Listen | Log | 77 | Run on 20m, some second radio on 15m |
| Day 1 – 1300Z | Listen | Log | 78 | Run on 20m, some second radio on 15m |
| Day 1 – 1330Z | Listen | Log | 74 | Run on 20m, some second radio on 15m |
| Day 1 – 1400Z | Listen | Log | 69 | Run on 20m, then run on 15m |
| Day 1 – 1430Z | Listen | Log | 75 | Run on 15m with second radio on 20m |
| Day 1 – 1500Z | Listen | Log | 64 | Run on 15m with second radio on 20, 10 |
| Day 1 – 1530Z | Listen | Log | 57 | Run on 15m with second radio on 20, 10 |
| Day 1 – 1600Z | Listen | Log | 45 | Run on 15m, then mult sweep on 15m |
| Day 1 – 1630Z | Listen | Log | 45 | Mult sweep on 15/10m, then run on 20m |
| Day 1 – 1700Z | Listen | Log | 61 | Run on 20m, some second radio on 15m |
| Day 1 – 1730Z | Listen | Log | 50 | Run on 20m, some second radio on 15m |
| Day 1 – 1800Z | Listen | Log | 45 | Run on 20m, some second radio on 15m |
| Day 1 – 1830Z | Listen | Log | 37 | Run on 20m, some second radio on 10m |
| Day 1 – 1900Z | Listen | Log | 28 | Run on 20m, some second radio on 15, 10 |
| Day 1 – 1930Z | Listen | Log | 36 | Run on 20m, then sweep 20 |
| Day 1 – 2000Z | Listen | Log | 25 | Sweep 20 and 15, then run on 40 |
| Day 1 – 2030Z | Listen | Log | 70 | Great Eu run on 40m |
| Day 1 – 2100Z | Listen | Log | 51 | Continue Eu run on 40m, some second radio |
| Day 1 – 2130Z | Listen | Log | 56 | Continue Eu run on 40m, some second radio |
| Day 1 – 2200Z | Listen | Log | 45 | Run on 40m, second radio on 20m |
| Day 1 – 2230Z | Listen | Log | 51 | Run on 40m, second radio on 20m |
| Day 1 – 2300Z | Listen | Log | 42 | Run on 40m, second radio on 20m |
| Day 1 – 2330Z | Listen | Log | 33 | Run on 40m, second radio on 80m |
| Day 2 – 0000Z | Listen | Log | 26 | Run on 40m, second radio on 80m, then break |
| Day 2 – 0030Z | Listen | Log | 6 | Off first 15 mins, then tune around |
| Day 2 – 0100Z | Listen | Log | 30 | Run on 80m, second radio on 40m |
| Day 2 – 0130Z | Listen | Log | 14 | Looking for QSOs on 40 and 80 |
| Day 2 – 0200Z | Listen | Log | 11 | More grinding on 40 and 80 |
| Day 2 – 0230Z | Listen | Log | 15 | Chasing Eu on 160m |
| Day 2 – 0300Z | Listen | Log | 10 | More 160m |
| Day 2 – 0330Z | Listen | Log | 38 | Nice Eu run on 80m |
| Day 2 – 0400Z | Listen | Log | 43 | Continue Eu run on 80m |
| Day 2 – 0430Z | Listen | Log | 33 | Continue Eu run on 80m |
| Day 2 – 0500Z | Listen | Log | 30 | Continue run on 80m, second radio on 40, 160 |
| Day 2 – 0530Z | Listen | Log | 41 | Continue Eu run on 80m |
| Day 2 – 0600Z | Listen | Log | 52 | Continue Eu run on 80m |
| Day 2 – 0630Z | Listen | Log | 51 | Continue Eu run on 80m |
| Day 2 – 0700Z | Listen | Log | 45 | Continue Eu run on 80m |
| Day 2 – 0730Z | Listen | Log | 46 | Continue Eu run on 80m, second radio on 40 |
| Day 2 – 0800Z | Listen | Log | 8 | Tuning on 40, 80, 160, then off at 0815z |
| Day 2 – 0830Z | Listen | — | 0 | Sleep |
| Day 2 – 0900Z | Listen | — | 0 | Sleep |
| Day 2 – 0930Z | Listen | Log | 3 | Back on at 0955z |
| Day 2 – 1000Z | Listen | Log | 9 | Grinding for QSOs, bands were awful |
| Day 2 – 1030Z | Listen | Log | 11 | More grinding, good Asia mults on 40m |
| Day 2 – 1100Z | Listen | Log | 9 | More grinding, 20 finally opens |
| Day 2 – 1130Z | Listen | Log | 36 | Some 40m, then run on 20m |
| Day 2 – 1200Z | Listen | Log | 87 | Good run on 20m |
| Day 2 – 1230Z | Listen | Log | 75 | Continue run on 20m |
| Day 2 – 1300Z | Listen | Log | 81 | Continue run on 20m |
| Day 2 – 1330Z | Listen | Log | 70 | Continue run on 20m |
| Day 2 – 1400Z | Listen | Log | 70 | Continue run on 20m, then run on 15m |
| Day 2 – 1430Z | Listen | Log | 90 | Continue run on 15m |
| Day 2 – 1500Z | Listen | Log | 74 | Continue run on 15m, second radio on 10m |
| Day 2 – 1530Z | Listen | Log | 53 | Run on 15m, then switch to 20m |
| Day 2 – 1600Z | Listen | Log | 57 | Run on 20m, second radio sweep on 15m |
| Day 2 – 1630Z | Listen | Log | 58 | Run on 20m, second radio sweep on 15m |
| Day 2 – 1700Z | Listen | Log | 39 | Run, find new frequency, continue run on 20m |
| Day 2 – 1730Z | Listen | Log | 43 | Run on 20m, second radio sweep on 15m |
| Day 2 – 1800Z | Listen | Log | 50 | Run on 20m, second radio sweep on 15m |
| Day 2 – 1830Z | Listen | Log | 40 | Run on 20m, second radio on 15, 10m |
| Day 2 – 1900Z | Listen | Log | 38 | Run on 20m, second radio on 15 |
| Day 2 – 1930Z | Listen | Log | 23 | Tuning around 20 and 15m |
| Day 2 – 2000Z | Listen | Log | 19 | Move to 40m and find run frequency |
| Day 2 – 2030Z | Listen | Log | 59 | Run on 40m |
| Day 2 – 2100Z | Listen | Log | 48 | Continue run on 40m |
| Day 2 – 2130Z | Listen | Log | 53 | Continue run on 40m, second radio on 20m |
| Day 2 – 2200Z | Listen | Log | 26 | Run on 40, then switch to run JA on 20m |
| Day 2 – 2230Z | Listen | Log | 34 | Run JA on 20m, second radio on 40m |
| Day 2 – 2300Z | Listen | Log | 21 | Sweep up 20m, then go to 80m |
| Day 2 – 2330Z | Listen | Log | 16 | Sweep 80m and then finish on 160 |
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