WAE DX Contest, CW
Call: OQ5M
Operator(s): ON5ZO
Station: ON5ZO
Class: Single Op HP
QTH:
Operating Time (hrs): 33
Summary:
Band QSOs QTCs Mults
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80: 52 10
40: 207 153
20: 346 635
15: 131 171
10: 24 20
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Total: 760 989 397 Total Score = 694,353
Club: Rhein Ruhr DX Association
Comments:
Observations:
- Copying CW QTC is so much fun! Sorry to those with whom I messed up and took
some more time than anticipated, but QRM was fierce and QSB was strong.
- Just like last year, we had some thunderstorms hoovering over the area during
the whole weekend. Just my luck, again. I tried to plan my breaks around the WX
forecast, which turned out OK (lucky shot!) but still I was forced QRT some
more than I wanted. This also made copying on 80m almost impossible with a
constant S9 background noise and lightning strikes peaking S9+++.
- Maybe there should be less discussion on the Contesting reflector about '?',
'QRL' or other ways to see if a QRG is free before brutally jumping in. The
discussion on this topic didn't seem to help as I got mugged several times when
listening to weak signals. It happened more than ever, or so is the impression
that I get. Funny is the guy popping up with an S9+40 signal
**tuning_his_amp_for_5_seconds**QRL?CQDE... Oh yeah!
- I got called MANY, MANY times by EU stations. Is it the OQ-prefix?
- I did better than expected, and I exceeded my target of 600 QSO / 800 QTC. So
I am one happy camper.
- Now it's my turn to say 'QRU'!!!
73 de Franki ON5ZO / OQ5M
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Setup:
- N1MMLogger (once again a pleasure to use)
- TS-850 + kW amp
- KLM KT34XA
- 40m GP (2 elevated radials) and sloping dipole to USA (it seems to work quite
well)
- 80m GP (2 elevated radials)
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