VE2TZT
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Re:IARU 2015 - 2015/07/13 15:27
Call: VA2EW
Class: SOAB(A)Mixed HP
QTH: QC
Operating Time (hrs): 23.30
Radios: SO2R
Summary:
Band QSO
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160: 19
80: 146
40: 358
20: 988
15: 226
10: 11
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Total: 1665 83 100 151 Total Score = 1,667,142
The thing I prefer in this contest is the no error permission linked to the 24 hours format. If you miss an opening, no any second chance tomorrow, then one must be permanently aware of propagation on different bands and makes trades off.
In spite of QRN, I got a nice opening on 80 and was called by many HQ stations.
I also had a lot of fun at twilight when running EU on 20m at 150/h with so strong and separated in time signals that I was still able to work multipliers on 40m in SO2R on my N/E dipole.
The dark face was the endless waiting for 20m opening to EU at dawn when the whole NA was asleep and so few answers on 40m CW as well as SSB.
I finished the 15 last minutes running JA's on 20m.
Without my 2KFA I worked with the VL1000 perhaps I should had better tried LP.
I chose the assisted cat because without a serious high band antenna SO2R had been a waste of time (currently I use a 40m wire dipole for 15m and a 20m wire dipole).
I am well advanced on the construction of a arm for a second antenna on the tower and I was closed to ready to put the 3element SteppIR for that contest but I prefer to do a consistent job especially with the anti-rust preparation.
Then I am currently on the painting layers, after that will be the wiring job and only then I will put the antenna.
The idea Is to have something not permanent but easy to install just for the contests and of course it could be a different antenna according to a specific contest.
73's
Gilles VA2EW
Post edited by: ve2tzt, at: 2015/07/13 15:33
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