ADRS RTTY WPX VE6JY 20m

[Don Moman]

ADRS WPX RTTY Contest  

Call used: VE6JY
Location:  AB

Entry Class: Single Op, Single Band 20

Band    QSOs   Pts  Mults

20       452  1002      -
-----   ----  ----  ----
Total    452  1002   263

Claimed Score: 263,526

Power Output: 1500


Conditions seemed pretty good on 20 at the start with a number of strong JA 
signals mixed in with some USA, but the band died around 0200. A check around 
0530 showed a few DX signals (like A92GD) that I was able to work, then back to 
collecting off time till 1100, when the band  opened nicely to Europe until 
about 1300. The second JA opening started around 2330 but died by about 0030.
Pretty good display of auroura by 0700 but that didn't stop some European 
signals from making it in the log. This was one of the few times the low TH-6 
(75') outperformed the high (145') 5 el monobander. By the morning opening 
(1200-1500) conditions had reversed again. No JA's heard in the final hours, 
but conditions seemed enhanced to S America, the usual result of solar 
disturbances.

Worked 45 dxcc countries - hilites would be working A82GD, TA2II, VS6BG; and 
being called by VP8CKN and VK9NH/VK4. 

36 JA's ,73 Europe, 12 S/C Am in the log.

The still pretty new FT-1000mp performed very well, easily keeping cool at 45 
watts drive to the Alpha 77, which also had no trouble producing 1500 watts all 
weekend. 

73
Don

VE6JY is Don Moman               email: ve6jy at freenet.edmonton.ab.ca 
Box 127 Lamont, Alberta
T0B 2R0  (403) 895-2925