CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW
Call: VK6AA
Operator(s): DL3DXX, DL5LYM, VK2IA, VK6LW
Station: VK6ANC
Class: M/2 HP
QTH: Perth, WA
Operating Time (hrs): 48
Summary:
Band QSOs Zones Countries
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160: 11 8 11
80: 338 29 77
40: 2820 38 131
20: 1770 38 134
15: 1421 31 107
10: 237 19 44
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Total: 6597 163 504 Total Score = 12,929,128
Club: VKCC / BCC
Comments:
What had been originally planned by Kevin VK6LW and myself as a low-profile two
man multi-single effort, took on a different dimension after Dietmar DL3DXX and
Tom DL5LYM asked if they could join us. We decided in the last minute to give
M/2 a go.
NCRG's club station VK6ANC was designed and built from the beginnning with M/2
functionality in mind and this was the first time that a serious CQWW M/2
effort was made from Ham Heaven in Perth. The week before and during the
contest we went through a steep learning curve, resolved a number of issues and
encountered quite a few (unexpected) teething problems. All of it is now used
as a basis for further improvements of the station in order to get VK6ANC ready
for next year's contest season.
We all had a blast despite (almost) rock-bottom conditions and a few
frustrating moments during the contest where reality and lack of time during
preparation caught up with us.
Low points
- Equipment failures (K2, linear amp, rotator of 15m
beam, automatic antenna switching),
- 160 m antenna (quarter wave vertical) was a write off,
10 QSOs in as many hours. We could hear well but could
not be heard.
- Lack of sunspots (particularly not good when combined
with long distance to major population centres)
High points
- Looks like we the old Oceania record for M/2 which was
set during the sun spot maximum ia now history â??
something we would not have expected at all under the
current circumstances
- 40 m was the star performer with the 40 m-only result
exceeding the current Oceania 40 m single band record
- Using beverages for EU and NA (a first at VK6ANC)
- Great team effort although the four of us had never
operated together before
- Kevin's German has improved tremendously over the weekend
Thanks to the Northern Corridor Radio Group (NCRG â?? www.ncrg.org.au) for
using VK6ANC station & facilities as well as their fantastic support.
73
Bernd VK2IA/VK6AA
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