Russian DX Contest
Call: OM3LA
Operator(s): OM3LA
Station: OM8A
Class: SO Mixed HP
QTH: Okoc
Operating Time (hrs): 24
Radios: SO2R
Summary:
Band CW Qs Ph Qs Countries Oblasts
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160: 226 88 38 43
80: 385 331 62 62
40: 380 198 65 54
20: 468 317 72 73
15: 172 52 45 37
10:
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Total: 1631 986 282 269 Total Score = 9,543,320
Club:
Comments:
Big Thank to my friends for helping to repair the damaged stuff we found at the
QTH friday afternoon before the contest.
7 days before the RDXC I did catch a cold. I had fever up to 39C and felt
really bad. But 2 days before the contest my health improved and I was really
looking forward to the contest. The plan was to come over on friday afternoon,
install the second radio a play a bit on the bands, then go to bed, sleep well
and wake up on saturday and lift up 80m yagi. But the things went wrong a bit.
I met Rasto OM3BH in Bratislava. After visiting Joe OM7ZZ from Microham where I
got my MKII and some cables we had a short lunch and drived to OM8A contest
site. We got the stuff out of the cars and I started to put the station
together. Wolfgang OE3WLB was already waiting for us.
What we found was a destroyed antenna switching system probably after
lightening strike. Brano OM2KW did an excellent job and repaired the switch
just in time. Wolfgang OE3WLB made some improvements on the PA and repaired the
destroyed band pass filter - he finished his job at 3:oo in the morning. Rasto
OM3BH with Tibi OM3RM tuned the 80m yagi into ssb part of the band and lifted
the 80m yagi into its working position just in time.
BTW I had the best feeling on 80m - this yagi played extremly good. Rasto
installed beverage for NE and supported me with coffee and tee during the
contest. Thank you Rasto.
I slept only 3,5 hours from friday to saturday and was very tired. I saw a lot
of multis in the packet window but had not enough energy to use the second
radio. I tryied but the rate went down. I decided to go for high rates. It is
easier to stay awake in pile up then when turning the tuning knob. Thank you
for the nice contest.
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