[3830] ARRLDX SSB TE2M M/2 HP

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                    ARRL DX Contest, SSB

Call: TE2M
Operator(s): TI2GBY, TI2JCY, TI2KAC, TI2MOT, TI2VW, TI4ZM, K4UN, K4WPM AND W4BW
Station: TE2M

Class: M/2 HP
QTH: San Jose, Costa Rica
Operating Time (hrs): 48

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
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  160:  198    47
   80:  305    49
   40:  577    56
   20: 1843    58
   15: 2053    59
   10: 1113    54
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Total: 6089   323  Total Score = 5,900,241

Club: 

Comments:

The 2005 ARRL 'phone TE2M contest effort is the most recent rendition of 5 years
of Multi-Two efforts from Costa Rica, most recently as TI8M from Quepos, Costa
Rica.  Our efforts began as a group of Atlantans who set up a Field Day type
temporary effort.  Then, about 3 yrs ago, we were most fortunate to meet TI2KAC,
Carlos Alfaro, on the air and convince him to drive over and join our group. 
For the 2005 ARRL outing, 3 US hams were able to join forces with 6+ Costa Rican
contesters at the Radio Club of Costa Rica in the capitol, San Jose for a
Mulit-Two effort.  While conditions were down somewhat from last year, the
enthusiasm generated by this group and the fine facilities afforded by the Radio
Club of Costa Rica, allowed the best score our group has yet recorded.  We had
almost 500 more Q's than last year, but snagged 5 fewer mults, resulting in a
score increase of almost 400,000 points.

Our mulit-national group quickly melded together to make minor changes to the
station arrangements and antennas to facilitate the best effort that could be
directed northward towards the US and Canada.  There was a flurry of Spanish,
English, finger pointing and Dry Erase board drawings to decide what would work
best and then accomplish it.  And of course there was the prerequisite Costa
Rican food, fresh fruit, local pizza and cold, Costa Rican cerveza to keep the
machine oiled as preparations were made.  I must say that, having participating
in more than a couple of multi efforts, I was really amazed at how this group
quickly got everything ready and then proceeded to operate very well together,
almost as if we had done this all as a group numerous times before!  Several of
the Costa Rican ops had not worked in a mulit effort before but in just a few
minutes, they were banging out Q's like any veteran.

The contest began very modestly with good rates, but the hoped for long 10m
opening on Sat never materialized, with only 2-3 hours of favorable 10m
conditions.  But Sunday was another story!  We had one station move to 10m by
1700z, and stay there almost 6 hours with good rates all through the day.  10m
has always been very good for our efforts and we were very relieved to see this
opening appear and last.  We were also pleased with our 160m results. 
 
The motto of our group in Costa Rica has always been to have fun, and hope for a
respectable showing, and this outing continued the tradition, with the added
International flavor as a great bonus.  I think it is safe to say that when our
group parted, everyone was already looking forward to joining forces again in
the very near future somewhere in Costa Rica.

The Operators were TI2GBY, TI2JCY, TI2KAC, TI2MOT, TI2VW, TI4ZM, K4UN, K4WPM and
W4BW.


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