Russian DX Contest
Call: VA7ST
Operator(s): VA7ST
Station: VA7ST
Class: SO Mixed HP
QTH: BC
Operating Time (hrs): 4
Summary:
Band CW Qs Ph Qs Countries Oblasts
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160:
80: 24 0 4 0
40: 33 0 11 0
20: 53 4 12 3
15:
10:
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Total: 110 4 27 3 Total Score = 11,850
Club: British Columbia DX Club
Comments:
* FT2000 + SB221
* N1MM Logger + MMTTY
* 3-element CL33 tribander at 45'
* 40M -- twin half-square array E-W
* 80M -- twin vertical array E-W
SFI = 69 | A = 7 > 4 | K = 4 > 1
Had been looking forward to this one for weeks but when contest time rolled
around, conditions were so bad I knew things would be less than interesting.
Opened the weekend Friday evening with BARTG RTTY, then got up at 1445z to see
how RDXC looked. Things were bleak on 40M and after moving to 20M only 9A5W
could hear me over the pole around 1530z so I switched to RTTY for a while.
Conditions were so frustrating, I just could not get excited about RDXC at all.
Worked stateside mostly on 20M from around 2200z to 0000z. Switched to RTTY as
it seemed to provide more fun per minute, and didn't get back on RDXC until
0730z, running at a slow pace on 40M and 80M for two hours Sunday morning.
Made 4 phone Qs on 20M to make mixed-mode official, but by that point I was
more in casual DXing mode than driving in contest gear.
Clock says I was on for a total of just four hours, but it seemed a lot longer.
Always enjoy working everyone. Just wish I'd done more of it this weekend :)
-- Bud VA7ST
Year QSOs Pts Cty Sec Score
2009 114 395 27 3 11,850 Mixed-HP
2008 328 1291 59 16 96,825 Mixed-HP
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