Russian DX Contest
Call: K2LE
Operator(s): K2LE
Station: K2LE/1
Class: SO CW HP
QTH: VT
Operating Time (hrs): 18
Summary:
Band CW Qs Ph Qs Countries Oblasts
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160: 3 0 3 0
80: 49 0 22 2
40: 366 0 57 31
20: 284 0 52 40
15: 87 0 32 0
10: 23 0 10 0
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Total: 812 0 177 73 Total Score = 1,091,000
Club: Yankee Clipper Contest Club
Comments:
My goal was to make a 1000 QSOs and 1 Mil points this year. After looking at the
WWV reports and forecasts, I decided to give up on practicing my Russian ( I had
not spoken it in 56 years) save my sanity and go CW only. It was a rough start.
The SO2R box was acting up, so had use SO2V.
Conditions were strange to say the least - the loudest DX signal was from JT5DX
- go figure. 15 did not open till late in the morning, and I could not get a
decent run going anywhere- in fact I did not have a single 100 hour, because of
numerous requests for repeats. The low bands - ugh. My reversible 2-way Beverage
was useless because of fallen trees shorted it out.At 8 PM I had a score of only
about 400K, but 40 came to the rescue where i felt loud. At 3 AM I had the !M
points, but only 700 Qs, so I packed it in. Got up at 7AM for the last hour -
no signals on 15 again.
Europeans have a huge advantage in this contest, because of thousands of 3
pointers available on all bands within a 1000 mile radius. We have very few
stateside contesters and they worth only 2 points.
Rir: FT-1000 MP, Alpha 87 1 KW
Outdoor Hardware:
160m : Bent vertical "C" dipole apex @ 87'
80m.: Delta loop apex @ 75'
40m.: 4 ele Optibeam yagi @ 100' on rotating tower
3 ele Force 12 yagi @ 75' on crankup tower #1
20m.: Stacked 4 ele yagis @ 95/65' on rotating tower
3 ele. Force 12 yagi @ 75' on crankup tower #1
15m.: 4 ele homebrew yagi @ 90' on crankup tower #2
5 ele Force 12 yagi @ 62' on walkup tower #3
10m.: 8 ele Force 12 yagi @ 110' on rotating tower
6 ele Force 12 yagi @ 52' on walkup tower
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