CQ Worldwide DX Contest, SSB
Call: OQ5M
Operator(s): ON5ZO
Station: OQ5M
Class: SOSB(A)/80 HP
QTH:
Operating Time (hrs): 24
Summary:
Band QSOs Zones Countries
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160:
80: 1157 17 91
40:
20:
15:
10:
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Total: 1157 17 91 Total Score = 154,872
Club: Rhein Ruhr DX Association
Comments:
Two zones more than last year, nine countries more.
350 QSO less, 80 USA contacts less. Score down from 191k.
Fun factor quite a bit lower too. Still no regrets. Given the solar state of
affairs and the torture that is SSB, SB80 seems the way to go.
All it takes is three lengths of 2.5mm² copper wire (vertical from the tower +
2 elevated radials) and a beefy kW (< 1200W at all times).
The RX loop proved to be key for some contacts. It's a single terminated K9AY
loop fixed to the USA. My double XE mult was undecisive between deep QSB and
high noise on the vertical. Steady copy on the loop.
I used the K3 in diversity mode (vertical + loop).
Nothing from the far east. It was hard to get beyond Moscow. Some easy mults
from the Middle East was all I could harvest.
Established fact: not spotted = not in bandmap = no contacts.
73 de Franki ON5ZO / OQ5M
http://www.on5zo.be/
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