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THE 2009 ARRL DX CW CONTEST RESULTS FEBRUARY 21 22, 2009 RECORD SCORES
DESPITE A RECORD SOLAR SLUMP THE OBSERVATION THAT THE SUNSPOT CYCLE IS NOT
COOPERATING WITH THE DESIRES OF THE CONTESTING COMMUNITY HAS BECOME A TAD
TIRED, SO LETS ACCEPT THAT AS THE DEFAULT CONDITION AND GO RIGHT INTO
TALKING ABOUT THE SCORING IN THE 2009 ARRL DX CW CONTEST, SHALL WE?  WHILE
OL SOL REMAINS IN SLUMBER MODE, THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT SCORES WERE ON THE
RISE FROM THE HORRID BAND CONDITIONS SEEN IN THE 2008 RUNNING.  ALL BAND
SINGLE OP AND MULTI OP SCORES FOR THE TOP SPOTS WERE HIGHER FROM THE DX
SIDE FOR SIX OF THE SEVEN MAJOR SINGLE OPERATOR AND MULTIOPERATOR
CATEGORIES.  SUPERB BAND CONDITIONS ON THE LOW BANDS LED TO A NUMBER OF
RECORD SCORES IN VARIOUS CALL AREAS ON 20 THROUGH 160 METERS AND FOUR
CONTINENTAL CATEGORY RECORDS FROM THE DX SIDE.  NEW OVERALL SCORING RECORDS
WERE SET IN THE W/VE 20 METER SINGLE BAND, DX 80 METER SINGLE BAND AND DX
160 METER SINGLE BAND CATEGORIES.  RECOGNITION IS TRADITIONALLY AFFORDED IN
THE PREAMBLE OF THE CONTEST SUMMARY ARTICLE TO THOSE OPERATORS AND STATIONS
WHO HAVE WON THEIR CATEGORIES MULTIPLE YEARS IN A ROW.  IN 2009, ED, N1UR,
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K6UNR/333 K7CVL/354 K8ND/337 K8VP/341 K9CT/350 KA0CPY/338 KA4RRU/336
KB0NL/339 KC0DA/338 KD3RR/332 W8JQ/365 W8KEN/332 W8KL/340 W8SYR/360
W9AA/338 W9KIA/336 W9MMZ/361 W9RB/332 W9RY/352 WA1EHK/335 WA2IZN/343
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