IARU HF World Championship
Call: VK2DX
Operator(s): VK2DX
Station: VK2DX
Class: SO CW HP
QTH: Sydney
Operating Time (hrs): 18
Summary:
Band CW Qs Ph Qs Zones HQ Mults
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160:
80:
40: 320 30 25
20: 686 29 28
15: 444 28 21
10: 116 13 9
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Total: 1566 0 100 83 Total Score = 1,300,000
Club: YU Contest Club
Comments:
I've spent most of the contest on the wrong band at the wrong time, with antenna
pointing in wrong direction and not really knowing what I was suppose to chase:
HQ's, zones or WRTC guys.
Yet I made more QSOs than I was hoping for and had more fun than in any contest
since CQWW.
After 177 Q in first hour and terrible QRN on 40m decided to have some sleep.
With typical middle-of-winter propagation, there is unfortunately not much to
do on low bands.
Gout out of bed in time to work bunch of EU HQs which was not that easy with
simple ground plane with 2 radials. At sunrise, I was really surprised to hear
loud Europeans coming via long path over US (90 deg to true LP!)
This does not happen often, especially not in the middle of winter.
Unfortunately 10m never opened to US. Luckily the 15m was on fire
with JA, US and EU coming in together for the next 3 hours.
20m open early with strong EUs coming in from 11am local time, until 7pm -
an amazing 8 hours opening. Then the real fun begun: leaving a pielup
to QSY for WRTC guys! I really enjoyed all the moves - working those brilliant
operators fighting hard for each multiplier was something I will cherish in
years to come. Once again, it was obvious that good operator can pull the QSO
despite low power and 17,000 km distance
even on a marginally open band.
>From what was observed here, almost all WRTC ops had similarly strong signal,
especially so on 40m. Total of 37 unique WRTC teams got into the log and K1G,
W1T and W1U were worked on 3 bands.
Congratulation to all - you guys are TRUE champions! And of course, big 'thank
you and well done' to WRTC organizers and support team / volunteers.
Once again, XYL was pin in the bum. Countless interruptions, silly chores,
endless complaints, no dinner plus a request to drive her to the other end of
town (in the middle of EU opening). It is amazing what I had to put up for
'freedom to operate radio'. I envy you single man.
The Killer Signal category :
TM0HQ [40m] 9A0HQ [20m] UA5C [15m] S50HQ [10m]
Antenna: 40m GP, SteppIR 3el @ 12m.
Thank you to all who called in, your QSO is much appreciated.
Nick VK2DX
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