ARRL DX Contest, SSB
Call: CR2X
Operator(s): OH2BH
Station: CR2X
Class: SOSB/10 HP
QTH: Azores/EU
Operating Time (hrs): 19
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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160:
80:
40:
20:
15:
10: 3653 61
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Total: 3653 61 Total Score = 667,035
Club: Contest Club Finland
Comments:
RADIO ARCALA TEAM HAS SMASHED THEM ALL
One of the targets for Radio Arcala’s mission in the Azores was to capture
all single-operator high-power EU records at the team's Atlantic outpost. Now
this target has been achieved with eight (8) of their different ops holding EU
honors for ARRL SOAB and all single bands as well as for CQWW SOAB; CW, SSB and
RTTY. 2014 ARRL DX Contest activities produced more than 12.000 QSOs to USA.
While a variety of efforts and bands were assigned accordingly in the 2014 ARRL
DX Contest, I was tasked with a 10M CW/SSB job among other WRTC2014 related
testing duties, such as having our selected radio equipment put into rigorous
multiple signal presence.
10M poses an ultimate challenge from the Azores to the US East Coast as
coverage is rather limited, only for some sporadic hours. Working New England
or NJ/NY guys in this critical skip is rather challenging but enough of them
did surface to enable us to break the ancient 1991 record.
Also, a Virtual Radio activity was staged from the Azores as a showcase to test
simulated Amateur Radio (www.hamsphere.com) and its on-the-air impact on invited
guests while both the Azores (CU2KG) and Madeira (CT3EE) were activated for new
country fun for those active on Virtual Amateur Radio by this second Two
Worlds DX effort.
All objectives were met to the team’s full satisfaction, and it was all
capped off with a RadioTeam Azores WRTC kick-off at a wonderful seashore
restaurant near the capital Ponta Delgada. www.visitazores.com
The scene was set for a great adventure to come as the team will next meet in
Boston, MA in July.
I have thoroughly enjoyed this record breaking fun with my Arcala buddies and
friends; OH8NC, OH2MM, OH2PM, OH2UA, OH6KZP, N5TJ, ES2RR, ZS4TX as well as
important key supporters, such as Leena, OH2BE and Veijo, OH6KN together with
Fernando, CU2BV, Jose, CU2CE and Francisco, CU2DX from the Finnish Azores
Friendship Consortium. One era has now come to an end.
Special Azores QSLs will soon be mailed out in response to direct requests to
OH2BH QRZ.com address.
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