[3830] OH1F (op. OH1NOA) 15m single band CQWW CW Contest

[Timo]

*** OH1F is a brandnew contest call for OH1AF ***

CQ WORLD WIDE DX CONTEST -- 1998
      Call: OH1F  (OH1NOA op)                   Country:  Finland
      Mode: CW                       Category: Single Operator Single Band 15m
      BAND     QSO   QSO PTS  PTS/QSO   ZONES COUNTRIES
      160        0        0     0.00      0       0
       80        0        0     0.00      0       0
       40        0        0     0.00      0       0
       20        0        0     0.00      0       0
       15     1769     3910     2.21     37     127
       10        0        0     0.00      0       0
     ---------------------------------------------------
     Totals   1769     3910     2.21     37     127  =>  641,240

Rig: FT990 PA: HL2K about 500Watts out
Ant: 4/4 el yagis

Complete CT9 statistics at http://www.qsl.net/oh1noa/cqcw98.htm

This year we didn't have enough operators to run multi-single, so we decided to activate our new vanity call in two single band classes: OH1MDR was on 20, I took 15. Antennas were doing OK but 500watts was like working with a low power ;=)

Well, propagation was excellent on 15 meters too but it not like in 1989, so I couldn't break OH record (which is EU record too) of OH6MCW. JAs came only 2 hours both days - "only" JAs 176 in my log. US propagation was superb on Saturday afternoon, then  band was down to be open some hours later in the evening. On Sunday US pileups were thinner than on Saturday but band never closed. The final climax was to work 60 and 61 qso hours at 1900 and 2000z plus to get double multiplier JX7DFA. After JX band started to open to Japan: Work couple of JA big guns and - what a thrill - V63X through W/JA pileup.

KH7R and KL7Y were 599+ both evenings, also a good solid signal from KH6/AI6V.  Worked 4 KH6s and 3 KL7s. Missed zones 29, 34 and 39 - where were the VK6s? 

Congrats to all big scorers, especially 6Y2A - 44 Million from NA - wau! Actually J6DX and TI1C were MUCH stronger than you here! From USA a big signal was K8LX - he was even stronger than KC1XX in one point.

73, Timo OH1NOA / OH0NOA
PS: Look for OH1F again in ARRL 10m contest
PS2: Yes, it is OH1F not OH1FO or WH1F or ...

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Timo Klimoff                                 timo.klimoff at kolumbus.fi
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