CQ Worldwide DX Contest, SSB
Call: VK6DXI
Operator(s): VK6DXI
Station: VK6DXI
Class: SOSB/80 HP
QTH: near Perth
Operating Time (hrs): 23
Summary:
Band QSOs Zones Countries
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160:
80: 214 21 36
40:
20:
15:
10:
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Total: 214 21 36 Total Score = 31,122
Club: VK Contest Club
Comments:
It has been a weekend full of a challenge.
Conditions on 75m band were quite good.I managed even to have a small run into
United States. Thank you all who called me.
Unfortunately Eu proves to be made of a very thick QRM wall.
A high level of a local QRM over there (reported to be 40 dB over S9 by SN3A
during a QSO), makes it virtually impossible to have run into Eu from VK.
It was a slow process of rearch and pound. 95% of called stations never reacted
to my calls... very frustrating.
At the same time many Eu's had signals over 10-20 dB's over S9 here.
Big thanks to those who struggled to copy my call.
Best Eu TX signal this year was SM0W, supported by his very good receiving
antenna.
Additionally rain has soaked wet surrounding trees and limited performance of my
quarter wave wire vertical, hanged from those trees.
The "woodpacker"active all Saturday night, and most of Sunday also did not
help.
A small sweetener was working 6Y2Z, for a new ever 80m country, 1 hour after my
sunrise, for the last QSO on this band.
I almost doubled my last year 75m band entry, but of course, I was left
unsatisfied....
Without some kind good gain antenna, it is a "masochism" to have a 75m monoband
SSB entry in this contest, from VK6.
PS. Just a reminder to Eu/JA stations about VK 75m band: we are only allowed on
SSB to work from 3.535 to 3.700 and 3.776 to 3.800
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