[3830] CQWWDX99 CW - IH9P - SOAB HP

[OL5Y]

Callsign Used : IH9P
Country : African Italy

   BAND   Raw QSOs   Valid QSOs   Points   Countries   Zones
 ___________________________________________________________

  160CW      354         343       1019        60        12
   80CW      827         805       2403        82        26
   40CW     1359        1307       3905        85        25
   20CW      508         500       1486        79        27
   15CW      643         628       1867        72        25
   10CW     1389        1345       4025        81        27
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 Totals     5080        4928      14705       459       142


    Final Score = 8 837 705 points.


Setup at the beginning of the contest:
160m: vertical 25m with un-tuned radials
80m: 4-Square with elevated tuned radials (two for each vertical)
40m: 4-Square with elevated tuned radials (two for each vertical)
20m: 2el @ 12m, 3el tribander @ 12m
15m: 2el @ 12m, 3el tribander @ 12m
10m: 6el @ 12m, 2el @ 12m, 3el tribander @ 12m
3x Beverage (NW-SE, N-S, NE-SW), bidirectional, unloaded
RIG: IC-756, PA ACOM 2000, PC Pentium + SW N6TR, 15" monitor, power generator Honda 4kVA (for PA).

Setup at the end of the contest (see below):
160m: vertical 25m with un-tuned radials
80m: single vertical
40m: single vertical
20m: 3el tribander @ 3m
15m: 3el tribander @ 3m
10m: 4&half el @ 12m

FANTASTIC CONTEST! I love SOAB! Hate the weather...

More infos...

* Three-members team: me, my brother Jakub and interpreter (CZ-I) Eva
* Monday: cleaning bunker (my "house" on the coast), connecting power
220V, assembling verticals for 4SQ 40m and 80m, allocation, erection.
* Tuesday: Very strong wind and rain. Four from eight verticals was
down because of thin ropes (3x 40m) and fault anchoring (1x 80m).
Reparation of verticals (new ropes). Assembling Tribander ECO 3el
(made in Italy, very good and robust), Tribander Force12 C3S (6el, 2
for each band), Monobander 6el for 10m (as in SSB). Assembling three
poles 12m. In the evening erection of verticals and preparing shack.     
* Wednesday: erecting beams (ECO and 6el 10m), installing rotors,
phasing boxes for 4SQs incl. control, installing elevated radials,
tuning. Installing transmatch to 25m vertical for 160m. Laying cca
300m of coax for three beverages. In the evening were all antennas
(except C3S) prepared and tuned. Preparing shack.
* Thursday: erecting C3S. Testing, trip to city and visit friends.
* Friday: Only day with nice weather - sun, no wind. Relaxing,
checking all anchors, pegs, ropes, ...

Contest:
* Fr 23:00 - starting strong wind from opposite side than during the week
* Fr 23:50 - found problem on 4SQ 80m - short circuit between vertical
and radials, fixed in 10 mins.
* Sa 07:00 - found broken boom-to-mast handle on C3S - antenna was
hanging on the ropes without direction-control
* Sa 20:00 - began whirlwind and rain
* Sa 22:00 - found lost first director and moved (1m) 4th director of 6el 10m
* Sa 24:00 - 3280 Qs made... not so bad...
* Su 05:00 - found bended down pole with 3el tribander. No antenna for 20 and 15m...
* Su 07:00 - found burned PL-259 and the barrel on the cable to 6el
10m. Fixed by cutting PL-259 and connected by terminal block. 
* Su 09:00 - re-installing 3el tribander at abt 1m above roof of bunker (strong wind)
* Su 13:30 - 90 min sleep because of exhaustion
* Su 20:00 - found pulled radials on some verticals of 4SQs





73!

Martin Huml
OK1FUA, OL5Y or IH9/OL5Y in the contests
OL5Y at contesting.com
Contest Team Pantelleria - IH9P - CQWW DX SSB MULTI/MULTI
http://www.qsl.net/ih9p/



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