[3830] CQWW CW OM7RU SOAB HP

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                    CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW - 2019

Call: OM7RU
Operator(s): OM7RU
Station: OM7RU

Class: SOAB HP
QTH: JN98OQ
Operating Time (hrs): 42:46
Radios: SO2R

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Zones  Countries
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  160:  147     7       46
   80:  626    19       81
   40:  994    28       97
   20:  650    30       91
   15:  148    24       62
   10:   17     4       12
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Total: 2582   112      389  Total Score = 2,676,342

Club: OM0M DOZEN DASHES CONTEST CLUB

Comments:

This year it was next step to apply SO2R, but still very far from what SO2R is
about.

I didn't have time to built set of more antennas to have enough choices to run
effective with 2nd radio this year. Also second radio still without PA, so
sometimes with only 60 W out.

Contest started with aim to sleep a lot before the contest. Some not risky works
was done during the Friday. In a few contests tested setup was ready to final
check and then enough portion of sleeping.
But final check had to be stopped after appearing of strong plastic smell in the
hamshack. It looked like burning of microKEYER 2R+, but fortunately it was
"only" K9AY control box. Two wires decided to make short circuit to
groung and burn plastic case after 2 years of no problem working. Disconnection,
repairing and cable reconnections consumed cca 1,5 hour of sleeping time. Then I
lost a lot of Saturday evening DXs, because of exhausting and headache. Few
hours of sleeping was a must and it realy helped a lot.

Start on 40m was nice, with few hours of averages of over 120 Q/h, with nice
moments of about 240 Q/h. Also 80m was in good shape, with pileups, high numbers
of NA and few great MULTS. 160m was only of average performance. K9AY
performance doesn't work very good and vertical isn't perfect RX ANT. I have to
seriously think about 4SQ RX non radial system to easy
installation/deinstallation before/after contest in free accessed meadow far
enough from TX ANTs.
20m as base high band, 15m so-so and hard work on 10m to dig at least
something.

I was few times in EU Top Ten in SO AB HP NA, but the same performance is of
second or third TEN. This year shows to everybody the direction of SO High End
contesting. Paradox - during the sun spot cycle minimum. Strange! 2BSIQ guys are
from other planet. One man shows compared to MS category... Unbelievable, what
we can expecting during next few years? Big inspiration to rest of the world. We
all have to learn a lot.

Thanks to all who make this contest what it is.


Used equipments:
 Yaesu FT-1000MP MarkV Field
 Icom IC-706 MkII
 ACOM 2000A
 microHAM MK2R+
 2x microHAM Station Master
 2x OM Power OM6BPF
 DXLog

Antennas:
 160m: Vertical (35m tower + 2 elevated radials)
 80m:  OptiBeam OB1-80 rotary dipole @34m
 AD-3446 multibander @31m:
   40m:  3 elements
   20m:  4 elements
   15m:  4 elements
   10m:  6 elements
 40m: InvVee
 20m: InvVee
 K9AY RX loops


73!

Riki, OM7RU
www.tucek.sk/om7ru


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