Helvetia Contest
Call: IQ2CJ
Operator(s): HB9DUR
Station: IQ2CJ
Class: SO SSB HP
QTH: IO2X
Operating Time (hrs): 16
Radios: SO2R
Summary:
Band CW Qs Ph Qs Dig Qs Mults
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160: 20 17
80: 64 39
40: 331 68
20: 223 59
15: 25 22
10: 4 5
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Total: 0 667 0 210 Total Score = 437,430
Club: Italian Contest Club
Comments:
Major changes in the Helvetia contest this year being now International
(any-to-any).
As I was supporting these changes in the rules, I took then immediately the
challenge to operate outside of HB9, although not in one of the best DX
location (south on Milan) due to the closeness to HB9 (propagation skip).
Second purpose was to finally enjoy on the air several weekends of station
maintenance @IO2X.
Conditions
Key band was 40m followed by 20m. Amazingly good on 15m Sunday morning 09:00 to
10:30 but unfortunately no activity on SSB (CW skimmers were reporting good
signal strength from EU to Asia and Pacific. Just 25 QSO, mostly with HB9.
Highligts were to be called by H44MS, 4S7LF or by BI4WOP with 100W and a
vertical antenna being his first QSO-ever outside of Asia.
I was expecting more on 80m
HB9
Several canton missed, so I suppose there was a lack of activity as well. The
snowfalls just before the contest (yes, we had a dry winter and snow on the
contest weekend.....) may have prevented some portable operation to be on.
Anyway, in general, I strongly support a widespread activity of all Cantons,
even for a limited time during the contest (say 3 to 4 hrs) in order to keep up
the attractiveness of the event.
Scores
I am persuaded that this new form will bring more participants, just think that
top scorer DX-stations were working 150 to max 200 QSO in the whole contest just
being obliged to work HB9 stn only.
>From the declared I can now see that i.e LZ2HA went from 193 Q to 400+ QSO and
YO9HP summarized 743 QSO in the Mixed category
Rules
I personally see a potential of "shaping" the rules that may fit more
stations to increase DX participation. I hope the organizers will take it into
consideration (just to mention one: Low power category).
A big thanks goes to Luca IK2NCJ for his support and to all stations for the
contacts.
73, HB9DUR Andrea
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