Contest : DARC XMas 2012 Callsign : DL1IAO Mode : CW Category : Single Operator (SO) Class : High Power (HP) Zone/State/... : A24 BAND QSO DUP DOK PFX POINTS AVG --------------------------------------- 80 142 0 107 60 142 1.00 40 150 0 100 67 150 1.00 --------------------------------------- TOTAL 292 0 207 127 292 1.00 ======================================= TOTAL SCORE : 97 528 IC756Pro3(INRAD) + IC4KL, Idiom Press CMOS4 WT v3.27.1, HP Omnibook XE3, Skimmer (80) DP @17m (40) Cushcraft Rotary DP @20m After a lousy contest year I had little expectations for this sprint. At my parents QTH we now suffer from PLC QRN and 80m is not as strong as from DL0WW. This usually forces me to QSY 40m earlier than others. Unexpectedly the contest developed into an absolute one-time experience with everybody just pinning my S-meter and with an everytime 100% success rate when calling others. QRN did not play any relevant role this way. At half-time I had to force myself to 40m and this went without any delay thanks to the 4KL. With 57 QSOs above my personal high from 2010 (235Q) the next one can only get worse! 73, Stefan DL1IAO@contesting.com http://www.dl1iao.com