[CCF] Russian DX Contest 2014

Tue Mar 11 05:05:12 EDT 2014

Ok Jukka!

(Sorry for SPAM on all reflectors, but at least we need some live on silent
Nordic reflectors.  It is sunspot maximum after all :)  )

Yes, I remember all from the great WPX M/M adventure few years ago at
OH4A.  We should repeat sometimes!

I got a quick answer from Harry RA3AUU.  Plaques have been mailed last week
from Russia.  Please have some patience with Russian turtle post and soon
you will have a well deserved plaque on the wall.

Great my email had the desired effect :)  I hope you will have a chance to
fix the issues and be up for defending your plaque against many other
Scandinavian hams.  This year might actually be a good chance for
Scandinavians to place well due to propagation and maybe one or two big
guns not participating due to some reasons...

73 de Mats RM2D

2014-03-11 11:04 GMT+04:00 Jukka Klemola <jpklemola at gmail.com>:

> Thanks Mats .. !
>
> To clarify - the power supply is my 45m rotating tower motor power supply.
> You remember the old power drill I have at the tower base to rotate the
> 10-15-20-40 stacks on that tower?
> The power drill's gear gave up after more than 7 years of reliable service
> in an environment it was not really designed for.
> That gave the power supply a hit leading to shorting.
>
> That power supply outputs also +27V for my 80m yagi tuning relays and all
> +12V auxilliary power I use for two radio handling.
>
> This one power supply was in the heart of my station.
> Now the new arrangement gives a lot of flexibility.
> I mean, one device breaking will stop operating for only less than 10
> minutes. Only minor re-wiring is needed when that happens again. Hopefully
> the new supply will last longer than 8 years.
>
>
> I have had no problems with my amplifiers now for many years.
> I run my amplifiers cool.
> 1500W output RTTY is not too much.
> With my current fan arrangement, the output air temperature level is 90 to
> 95C, measured 20cm above the tube.
>
>
> Your email has a funny power.
> It kicks me into some strange state of pushing myself to go and fix the
> station.
> Let's see what I can do this week before the contest.
>
> Hear You all.
>
>
> 73,
> Jukka OH6LI
>
>
>
> 2014-03-11 5:35 GMT+02:00 Mats Strandberg <sm6lrr at gmail.com>:
>
> Hello Jukka!
>>
>> Will contact RA3AUU today and see how far they have proceeded with the
>> plaques of 2013... I know that I have paid for it anyway, so guess guess
>> have as always been busy at P33W and in their office.
>>
>> Sorry to hear about the Power Supply, but RTTY is a killer for both
>> amplifiers and other equipment...
>>
>> Anyway, hope to hear you and all other Scandinavians in the contest!
>>
>> 73 de Mats RM2D @ RM5A in RDXC 2014
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 2014-03-11 0:06 GMT+04:00 Jukka Klemola <jpklemola at gmail.com>:
>>
>>> Thanks Mats !
>>> Looking foward to get the plaque.
>>>
>>> The RDXC 2013 contest was really tuff with SP4Z and OH6UM.
>>> Us three, we are within 0,25%. Only 17k points separates us three out of
>>> more than 8,1M score level.
>>>
>>> One or two multipliers would have re-organised our order of finish !
>>>
>>>
>>> My summer home contest station is not functional at the moment.
>>> After the recent RTTY operation, a power supply gave up and I have been
>>> struggling to build a new one.
>>> The power supply was more than 11 years old anyway. The transformer had
>>> shorted.
>>>
>>> I will not buy one as I have built much of my station.
>>> I do not know if I can get my station QRV before this coming weekend
>>> with the RDXC.
>>>
>>> If I can get on the air, very likely I will do a part time operation.
>>>
>>>
>>> 73,
>>> Jukka OH6LI
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 2014-03-10 19:03 GMT+02:00 Mats Strandberg <sm6lrr at gmail.com>:
>>>
>>>>  Hello all Scandinavian contesters.
>>>>
>>>> A short reminder about Russian DX Contest taking place next weekend
>>>> (15-16
>>>> March between 1200-1200 UTC).
>>>>
>>>> Rules:  http://rdxc.org/asp/pages/rulesg.asp
>>>>
>>>> General page:  http://rdxc.org/asp/pages/news.asp
>>>>
>>>> See you all in RDXC!
>>>>
>>>> 73 de RM2D, Mats
>>>>
>>>> QRV in RDXC as Multi Single from RM5A
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> PS   The special Scandinavian Plaque for best score in Single Op All
>>>> Band
>>>> Mixed will also be avaliable this year.   Winner of 2013 plaque was
>>>> OH6LI.
>>>> Congratulations Jukka!
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>>>
>>
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