[CCF] Fw: [3830] CQWW CW OG50F(@OH1AF/OH1F) M/M HP

[Timo Klimoff]

Kuvia Joukon kotisivuilla:

http://www.mjus.fi/non-profit_acitivites/ham_radio/og50f_cqwwcw_2008/

We'll be back!

73, Timo OH1NOA

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Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 12:25 AM
Subject: [3830] CQWW CW OG50F(@OH1AF/OH1F) M/M HP


>                    CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW
>
> Call: OG50F
> Operator(s): OH1MM, OH1NOA, OH1RX, OH1TM, OH3WW, OH5DX
> Station: OH1AF/OH1F
>
> Class: M/M HP
> QTH: Pori
> Operating Time (hrs): 48
>
> Summary:
> Band  QSOs  Zones  Countries
> ------------------------------
>  160:  716    15       64
>   80: 1583    30      112
>   40: 1947    36      137
>   20: 1189    35      129
>   15:  236    25       84
>   10:   56     4       22
> ------------------------------
> Total: 5727   145      548  Total Score = 6,384,609
>
> Club: Contest Club Finland
>
> Comments:
>
> (preliminary score)
>
> We were celebrating our club's 50th anniversary by working CQWW for the 
> first
> time ever in the multi-multi class. Original plan was to be in M/2, but on
> Friday evening we found out that we have 6 operators and 5 stations 
> available,
> so team decided to do M/M instead. And we had a lot of fun! It was fun 
> even we
> didn't have functional toilet or running water this time ...
>
> We had some technical problems (with PCs, network and crappy 160m antenna 
> etc.
> - it is a miracle to work 64 DXCC with an inv v feed point @24m), but we 
> had
> almost zero interference between stations, which is always nice. Score is
> nothing to be proud of, but condx were also quite crappy for all band
> operation. During the nighttime only 160 and 80 m were runnable. 20m was
> pathetic, but what you do when the band is open only between 06-16z! 40m 
> was
> outstanding during the daytime - it was like running 15 meters during the
> sunspot maximum: JAs started to come on early morning via short path, then
> later at noon stateside was strong. When sun went down, band went also. On 
> 80m
> we were thrilled to work Alaska and Hawaiji. Our current antenna 
> combination is
> not really good for M/M as 40m and 20m main antennae are in the same tower 
> and
> pointing to same direction etc. We are trying to improve our antenna farm 
> in
> the future and hopwfully our club will be in the M/M class also in the 
> future.
>
> Our team included the core team of OH1AF/OH1F from the last 20 years plus 
> a
> skilled and cheerful guest operator Jouko, OH1RX. One member of our backup 
> team
> died during the contest - Mr. Mouse finally found our trap and is now SK.
>
>