Russian DX Contest
Call: EA6/9A8MM
Operator(s): 9A3AXX, 9A3RE, 9A6XX, 9A8MM
Station: EA6/9A8MM
Class: M/2 LP
QTH: Ibiza
Operating Time (hrs): 24
Summary:
Band CW Qs Ph Qs Countries Oblasts
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160: 1 1 0
80: 299 0 35 38
40: 343 0 28 46
20: 704 0 53 52
15: 273 0 26 37
10: 0 0 0 0
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Total: 1621 0 142 174 Total Score = 2,580,140
Club: Worldwide Young Contesters
Comments:
Showed QSOs are CW & SSB combined.
Did a small simple DXped for this cool contest. Our goal was to make more then
2000 QSOs with most of the QSOs in RDXC and that was easly done.
After 30 hours of trying to force and test antennas into 10x10meter apartments
roof we decided to quit on most verticals and multiband dipoles and try with
simple dipoles (inv vee) for 10, 15, 20 and 80m plus we left vertical and used
on 40m since before the contest it showed to have great signal all over.
Setup in the shack was made of IC706MK2 and FT857D and 2 laptops.
-CONTEST-
We didnt feel loud at all, specialy when it was up to SSB - maybe a total of 50
QSOs were made on SSB. Pile ups that would come after DX cluster spot were
enough to keep the rate, specialy in the start when we logged over 450 qsos in
first 3 hours on 15 and 20m. Good location and being a rare multiplier helps a
lot!
80m dipole was up at 11 pm local time, since we had to keep dipole a secret
going down from the roof into the swimming pool and some other apartments area
:-) Ibiza is very quiet in this time we had no people in our area, not even
apartments keeper, cleaner or anything else so we could do stuff like this.
Late using of 80m resulted of working M/S during the night because part of the
team was too tired working anything after spending almost 2 days on the roof. We
felt specialy weak on this band but since we were very open USA it was really
nice to hear AA3B, K3ZO, K5ZD and some others with bigger signals then RU1A,
UU7J or HA1AG.
Reached 1100 qsos after 12 hours and then like somebody thrown us to 5 watts.
Next 12 hours and total of 500 QSOs with endless CQing on both CW/SSB. 40m
showed to be less of an action then before the contest - which was normal but
that much!?
We were a bit far for UA qsos in the morning and our OK/SP/DL customers were
still closed. From 5 to 10 am we maybe worked like 150-200 QSOs. 1 hour of CQing
on 15m CW resulted 1 QSO - and it was 09-10z!
In the very end of the contest pile ups started again as soon as 15 and 20m
opened towards central europe.
Anyway, very funny expirience for a reasonable price!
We are already thinking where to go next RDXC!
Some photos and comments can be found on our site: www.rkp.hr
73,
Hrle - 9A6XX & the team
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