CQ WORLD WIDE DX CONTEST -- 1998
Call: J6DX Country: St. Lucia
Mode: CW Category: Multi Multi
BAND QSO QSO PTS PTS/QSO ZONES COUNTRIES
160 651 1380 2.12 17 56 Inv. L
80 1418 3456 2.44 26 85 Vertical
40 2543 6465 2.54 31 107 2 ele vertical
20 3107 8130 2.62 37 123 3 ele at 8M
15 3922 10404 2.65 37 139 3 ele at 6M
10 3233 8255 2.55 33 123 3 ele at 7M
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Totals 14874 38090 2.56 181 633 => 31,005,260
Operator List: AC0S, K8NOZ, K9JE, K9LU, K9MMS, KI6T, N2GA, N6JRL, N8BJQ,
N8NR, N8SM, N9AG, S50R, W8ILC, W8OK, W8QID, W0CG
Equipment Description:
160M: TS830S/Clipperton L
80M: TS830S/Clipperton QRO
40M: FT1000D/SB220
20M: TS830S/SB221
15M: IC765/MLA2500
10M: JST245/MLA2500
Too many rig failures. The 80M station went bad at the start,
required relay cleaning. The packet link to our listening station
blew up. The receivers at the listening site were in a constant
state of overload and contributed very little. The MLA2500 on the
ten meter station died early Saturday and we were barefoot there
for most of the contest. The SB221 gave up a filament transformer
on Sunday afternoon with great fireworks and we ran barefoot there
for a long time. All the rig failures except the SB221's failure
were eventually solved by super-engineer N8NR. He keeps the
antiques running. The computer link among the 160, 80, 40 and 20
meter stations was RFI'd to death. Everytime 40 meters transmitted
the 10 meter station called CQ. That was fixed by removing all the
programming from the keyer and hand keying 3200+ QSOs.
Working the W's and the JA's is great fun. The general competency
of the European operators has hit a new low. Isn't there something
that can be done with peer pressure to prevent the constant, and
sometimes blind, calling?
Biggest surprise: Finally worked all 40 zones in one contest.
Thanks to 6A1DU, whomever he may be! (If he be?)
Man we had a tremendous time! When can we do it again?
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