I spent a few hours this weekend in the CQWW DX CW contest. Band conditions were pretty good, at least the higher bands were happy. I hung out briefly on 40, but spent most of my time on 20, 15, and 10 meters. 130 total contacts with 34 zones and 77 countries resulted in a claimed score of 41,514.

Notables: JW8AJA, CN3A, 3B8M, and 3B9KW.

I used the IC-7610 at 100 watts into an R6000 vertical. Tough way to play in the biggest CW contest event of the season. Next year, an antenna I can steer and a kW along with a multitude of additional improvements.

Call: KE9V
Operator(s): KE9V
Station: KE9V

Class: SOAB LP
QTH: IN
Operating Time (hrs): 3

Summary:
Band  QSOs  Zones  Countries
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 160:                    
  80:                    
  40:   12     6       11
  20:   28    10       20
  15:   76     9       33
  10:   14     9       13
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Total:  130    34       77  Total Score = 41,514