[CCF] Rus DX OH2BH(OH6KZP) SOSB/10 HP

[Kim Östman]

Kiitokset suomalaiskusoista. Kymppi oli ihan mallikkaalla päällä!

t. Kim


-----Original Message-----

                    Russian DX Contest

Call: OH2BH
Operator(s): OH6KZP
Station: OH2BH

Class: SOSB/10 HP
QTH: Pusula
Operating Time (hrs): 15:40

Summary:
 Band  CW Qs  Ph Qs  Countries  Oblasts
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  160:                               
   80:                               
   40:                               
   20:                               
   15:                               
   10:  455    620      102        73
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Total:  455    620      102        73  Total Score = 1,129,450

Club: Contest Club Finland

Comments:

Really strange to not feel any more tired after a contest than this! I'm
used to doing SOAB entries, so a single band entry is a nice way to take it
easy when needed. I hadn't touched a radio for 2 months so I thought I'd
better get to it again with a SOSB10 effort.

One is a bit handicapped when working RDXC on 10m from Finland, since
European Russia is mostly too close for proper skip => a lot of "ESP" QSOs.
However, Asiatic Russia is fine and DX conditions were good, with the band
closing around 21:30 local time (19:30z) on Saturday. I got up before
sunrise around 06:00 local on Sunday at which time the UA9 guys were already
booming in.

I'm happy with the result, which is a claimed World and European record. Not
sure about the competition, since not too many SOSB10:ers were using the
live scoreboard. Anyway, the RDXC log checking process is quite brutal, so
it will be fun to see what the score minus penalties is good for!

Thanks again to Martti OH2BH and Leena OH2BE for letting me use the fine
station at their summer cottage. And naturally, thanks to all of you for the
QSOs.

CU from CQ8X in WPX SSB!
Kim OH6KZP