CQ WORLD WIDE PREFIX CONTEST - CW - 1996
Call: S50C Country: Slovenia
Mode: CW Category: Single Operator - 40m
Operator: Sine - S53RM
BAND QSO QSO PTS PTS/Q PREFIXES
40 1492 5558 3.7 615
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Totals 1492 5558 3.7 615 = 3,418,170
Equipment Description:
RIG: IC-735 + PA 1500W
ANT: 2 el. quad
Location: mt. Menina - 1508 m a.s.l.
Member of Dream Team
COMMENT:
This was my first 40m contest ever and first short wave CW operation after
seven years. I was practically forced to operate, because all other
'Dream Team' members were busy. (S53CC, who normally operates CW contests
must studying, S53MM and S55OO had VHF meeting in Ljubljana, S53BB
worked in Saturday). If the things are normal, I just help them
assembling antennas and take care of equipment and power generator,
but most of the time I lay on the upper bed in the shack and watching
down how the things are developing HI...
So, in Friday after we put 2el. quad on the tower they left the mountain.
Only S51MW - Marjan, old friend of mine, stay, to do my usual job...
First hours of the contest were not very good for me. I just try to handle
QRM and try to put my mind, ears and fingers in order. Around 8 GMT I
take first 6 hours pause and in the afternoon started to work JA stations.
This is hard job! I don't know why QRN or QRM starts always at the same
letter of the weak station callsign HI ? I lost many precious minutes
because JA using abbreviations for numbers. They are not strong in EU
and I prefer to receive normal numbers when the signals are weak and
covered with UA and EU QRM.... Quite often, when I ask for confirming the
QSO number I received, I get the same number again, instead RR, QSL or OK.
Imagine, when the signals are weak, you can think, that you were wrong
first time... It was big relieve working NA second night.... Second day
I take pause from 8 to 14 again. Maybe I make a mistake not working EU at
noon for one hour. Anyway, I managed to brake down Tine's EU record, but
S50A is better again.
Thanks S58MC, S55OO, S53CC and S51MW for helping with preparations for the
contest and see you all next time...
73 Sine - S53RM
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