CQ Worldwide DX Contest, SSB
Call: ZS9X
Operator(s): ZS4S ZS4U ZS4BS ZS4JAN ZS4TX
Station: ZS9X
Class: M/2 HP
QTH: Bloemfontein
Operating Time (hrs): 48
Summary:
Band QSOs Zones Countries
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160: 53 2 3
80: 171 18 22
40: 437 30 79
20: 1598 36 118
15: 1905 27 107
10: 856 17 74
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Total: 5020 130 403 Total Score = 8,064,987
Club: Bloemfontein Defence ARC
Comments:
Our first M2 from the new contest station just outside Bloemfontein. The
station is built around an existing Military Comms station that became unused
in the satelite era. Several large Log P antennas and verticals were
complimented with an OB17-4 for this contest. The famous Battle Creek Special
low band antenna that saw service from Bouvet, Marion isl, Penguin isl,Lesotho,
Walvis Bay, Maldives, Kerguelen etc over a period of 14+ years were also used.
Unfortunately the weather did not play along and left us with S9+30 QRN on the
low bands from local thunderstorms most of the weekend. I am sure we missed
many callers on 80 and 160. Sorry if we called CQ in your face without
answering!
This was probably the first semi serious attempt at M2 from South Africa and we
hope to upgrade our very basic M2 setup to something more elaborate next year in
the CQWW SSB.
PC problems caused a network loss for the first 12 hours so apologies for all
the dupe QSOs...
There is a picture of one of the LP antennas on qrz.com if you are interested.
Thanks for all the QSOs. Signal reports will be appreciated so that we know
where to try and improve our setup. Getting into Europe on 40 and 80 the first
night was almost impossible. On Sunday it was only slightly less almost
impossible... :-)
Bernie, ZS4TX
Jan ZS4JAN
Barney ZS4S
Dennis ZS4BS
John ZS4S
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