Croatian CW Contest
Call: VE9AA
Operator(s): VE9AA
Station: VE9AA
Class: SOSB/10 HP
QTH: nb
Operating Time (hrs): 2:39
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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160:
80:
40:
20:
15:
10: 153 38
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Total: 153 38 Total Score = 17,784
Club: Maritime Contest Club
Comments:
Decided to try 10m SB again this year, but only just for FUN, as I knew my time
would be quite limited. Worked 1/2 the time as compared to last year for
roughly the same score (tells you about band condx from last year)
First morning @ 1415z or so, I fired up for about 45 minutes. 73 Q's in the
log, then I had to go snowblow for a while and perform other honey-do's. Even
mounted LED Xmas lights to my car. Hey,.. I have the Xmas spirit ! Came back @
1730z but 10 was stone cold dead.
On day 2, I got up early and was working the louder EU's just at sunrise, but
band was very empty. Most guys on 20 & 15 I guess. THe RBN said IW as
making it into DL/HA/S5 @ 20dB+, but nobody home,
ARound 1330z 10m had a very hollow sound to it and some moderate echos, making
the louder stations hard to copy as they were QRMing themselves, hi hi
I had brisk wind, freezing ice pellets and heavy wet snow all at the same time
making the weaker ones hard to copy through the QRN and my antenna bouncing
around in the wind imitating QSB !?> The thrashing on my shack window made
me turn the headphone volume up to ear bleeding levels !!
(sorry Tony VE1ZA for making you repeat so many times).
At 1345z, 15 mins before contest end, the QSB (real QSB) was very deep and
rapid and I would get the first 1-2 letters of a call and maybe the last
letter. This was tough sledding and was hard to get the full call, let alone
the serial #. The smart ops repeated everything twice and that made it easy.
No intention on winning, I believe K2SSS has that in the bag.
MErry Christmas everyone.
See you in the RAC Winter and the Stew Perry !!!
Mike VE9AA, IC7410, N1MM, 5el@24', 500w
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