[TOEC] CQWW SSB KC1XX M/M HP + comments (long)
Peter Forsberg
sm2odb@kommunicera.umea.se
Thu, 1 Nov 2001 12:50:39 +0100
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Hej på er alla.
Kommer snart med info från sl2za:s medverkan i cqww-ssb.
Hittade detta som kan kanske vara av intressa att läsa.
Mvh Peter/2odb
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>
> >
> > KC1XX CQWW SSB 2001 claimed score and (long) commentary...
> >
> > Call: KC1XX
> > Category: Multi Multi
> > Power: High Power
> > Band: All Band
> > Mode: SSB
> > Country: United States
> > Zone: 5
> >
> > BAND QSO QSO PTS PTS/QSO ZONES COUNTRIES
> >
> >
> > 160 136 143 1.05 11 28 Opirateur de l'heure
> > 80 569 1440 2.53 25 98 W1FV
> > 40 674 1877 2.78 33 125 AD1C+K6AW,N6IG,KM3T,KC1XX,
> > JA3CZY
> > 20 2868 7631 2.66 40 178 KM3T+K1GQ,K6AW
> > 15 2827 7946 2.81 40 177 K1DG,W2RQ,JA3CZY
> > 10 2745 7723 2.81 39 176 KC1XX,N6IG,K6AW,JA3CZY
> > -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Totals 9819 26760 2.73 188 782 => 25,957,200
> >
> >
> >
> > Station Description
> > ----------------------
> >
> > 160m
> > IC781 + Alpha 77
> > Beverages 4 x 2-wire, 8 directions, 580' long
> > 1/4 wave vertical
> >
> > 80m
> > IC781 + AL1200
> > Beverages (see 160m)
> > 2 over 2el delta loop reflector beam NE/SW (tops at 150 & 300 ft)
> > 2el delta loop reflector beam NW/SE (top at 200 ft)
> >
> > 40m
> > IC781 + AL1200
> > Beverages (see 160m)
> > 4el rotary (130 ft)
> > 2el South (170 ft)
> >
> > 20m
> > IC781 + AL1200
> > 4 x 5el Northeast (Europe), top rotary @ 200 ft
> > 6el rotary @ 100 ft
> > 5el East @ 75 ft
> > 4 over 4el South (45 & 90 ft)
> >
> > 15m
> > IC781 + AL1200
> > 6 x 4el Northeast (Europe), top rotary @ 200 ft
> > 5el rotary @ 90 ft
> > 6el Northeast @ 50 ft
> > 4 over 4el South @ 40 and 80 ft
> > 6el Northwest (JA) @ 90 ft
> >
> > 10m
> > IC781 + AL1200
> > 8 x 4el Northeast (Europe), top at 200 ft
> > 8el Northeast (Europe) @ 45 ft
> > 5el rotary @ 95 ft
> > 4 over 4el South @ 35 and 70 ft
> > 3 x 7el Northwest (JA) @ 105, 70, 35 ft
> >
> > 160/80/10 Spot Receiver
> > IC781
> > Beverages
> > 10m vertical
> >
> > 40m Spot Receiver
> > FT1000MP
> > 40m vertical
> >
> > 20m Spot Receiver
> > FT1000MP
> > 20m vertical
> >
> > 15m Spot Receiver
> > IC781
> > 15m vertical
> >
> >
> > General Commentary
> > ------------------
> >
> > CQWW SSB 2001 was a lot of fun. It looked like we, and I'm sure many
> > other stations, were on a record-setting pace until the proton
> > delivery arrived. :-) But things recovered within a few hours...we
> > definitely had a shot at breaking our 1999 record but it would have
> > been close. Anyway, a fun time was had by all. CQWW is the best.
> > And very special thanks to all the DX stations, especially those who
> > moved bands for us. Your help is appreciated more than you know.
> >
> > Also, kudos to all the other multi-multi stations for FB efforts.
> > Especially K9NS, who turned in an amazing score from the Black Hole.
> > Very impressive. The K3LR M/M was sorely missed...Tim had work
> > obligations that prevented this year's SSB operation. The LR team is
> > always tough to beat.
> >
> > We did a lot of antenna work over the spring and summer months, and
> > spent a lot of time getting effective spotting stations running. It
> > looks like that work paid off. One of the biggest additions was a new
> > and revised 20m stack (tnx KC1XX and K1GQ, with some help from KM3T
> > and W1FV).
> >
> > And, as usual, special thanks to Christine and the girls (Sabrina,
> > Cassandra, and Anika) for making our stay so enjoyable every time and
> > keeping us fed so well. And for keeping us semi-human.
> >
> >
> > Band-by-Band Commentary
> > ---------------------------
> >
> > 160: Manned by a cadre of ops, none of whom really wanted to do it.
> > Who likes 160SSB anyway? Especially with all the pre-contest whining
> > and posturing about the band plan, none of us really wanted to touch
> > it. We had agreed with some of the other big multi-multi's that we
> > would abide by the band plan. As long as everyone else was. And we
> > certainly would not CQ below 1843. But if others were working mults
> > (answering DX CQs) below 1843 we would be forced to do the same,
> > despite what anyone says. There was hardly any propagation, so the
> > band plan turned out to be kind of a non-issue for the weekend as far
> > as we could tell. At times we had to strain just to hear VY2ZMM. :-)
> >
> > KC1XX, K1DG, W1FV, and N6IG all put in a little time. If
> > there's a dedicated, die-hard 160M SSB op out there who would love to
> > come and do it next year, let me know. It's all yours.
> >
> > 80: W1FV pulled his usual ironman performance on 80. See his comments
> > below on band conditions, but despite the poor propagation John pulled
> > off another amazing performance.
> >
> > 40: AD1C and K6AW, with a little relief help from others, pulled off a
> > great finish on 40m. 40m phone can be brutal, and it takes a lot of
> > work to make a big score there.
> >
> > Also, thanks to guys like 9M8R (W7EJ) and T88CC (N6AA and crew) for
> > taking the time to occasionally listen for Ws - especially
> > W1/2. That's a really long haul for us on 40, and we appreciate their
> > attention.
> >
> > 20: KM3T and K1GQ, with help from K6AW, did a crushing job on 20,
> > putting the new 20m stack through its paces. Breaking 2800 Qs was
> > pretty neat, and no need for Tylenol, either. If the flare aftermath
> > hadn't hit we probably could have made 3000 QSOs. The band was open
> > all 48 hours, but of course slows down very quickly as soon as 15 and
> > 10 open up and the MUF climbs quickly.
> >
> > 15: The dynamic duo of K1DG and W2RQ crushed the competition on 15.
> > What a team! Great to have Doug back on 15 and to have W2RQ returning
> > after operating in ARRL DX. DG and RQ are both truly amazing. RQ is
> > clearly one of the better-kept secrets in the contesting world, since
> > he only operates in multi-ops these days. Infinite enthusiasm, great
> > ears, and generally just "gets it." DG says it's an honor to operate
> > with him. And K6AW, content to sit at the 15m spotting rig, among his
> > other duties on just about every band, helped enormously pulling JA
> > callsigns out of the noise. And Elvin JA3CZY also did a bit of
> > running during prime JA time and did a super job. It was a real
> > pleasure having Elvin visiting the station for the weekend.
> >
> > 10: KC1XX and a new visiting op N6IG, along with K6AW, did a super FB
> > job on 10m. Elvin JA3CZY, our friend from Japan, also did a bit of
> > running during prime JA time, working em' like crazy. As has been
> > said many times, "there's no meters like 10 meters!" 10m (and 15m)
> > opened to Europe kind of late on Sunday. If that hadn't happened, the
> > QSO numbers would be even bigger! We could have broken 3,000 Qs on 20
> > through 10m. That would have been really cool.
> >
> >
> > Random comments from some of the KC1XX ops
> > ----------------------------------------------
> >
> > de W1FV, 80m op:
> >
> > Auroral conditions trashed propagation into Europe the second night.
> > For several hours I was beaming southeast to work Europe on skew path.
> >
> > The disturbances also enhanced some propagation paths in strange ways.
> > We had an unusual run of ZL's the second night, all from the northwest
> > direction. Sunday afternoon produced a one-way long path opening into
> > Asia, starting 45 minutes before sunset. I heard JA5BJC (S9!), YB0A,
> > and BA4DW, but none of them copied me! All three would have been
> > double multipliers.
> >
> > de KM3T, one of the 20m ops:
> >
> > It's been a while since I did 20m SSB at a M/M. It was pretty painful
> > at times as the QRM on 20m can get immense. Short skip and
> > backscatter QRM can be hard to deal with. But it's a challenge, and
> > that's what makes it interesting. The spotting station was a critical
> > aid in achieving our score, and it was ably manned by K1GQ and K6AW,
> > and me at times. I find working the spotting receiver can be just as
> > fun as running.
> >
> > 20m was open for all 48 hours to somewhere. JAs were not too
> > plentiful, but that's normal for 20m. Europe, as usual, is a
> > bottomless pit of calling stations. Lots of FB ops on this weekend,
> > too.
> >
> > Special thanks to SU1SK, who gets the cool guy of the weekend award in
> > my book. We tried to pass him from 15m to 20m and he said he couldn't
> > go but asked what frequency we are on and then said he would show up
> > in exactly one hour. Sure enough, he showed up after one hour!
> > Thanks to him we got our 40th zone. It was looking like 40 zones was
> > going to be impossible.
> >
> > What can I say, CQWW is the best! See you from HC8N in CQWW CW.
> >
> > de K1GQ, one of the 20m ops:
> >
> > It is a rare treat to fill the second chair on a band with KM3T in the
> > first seat, especially when Dave has decided to find out what's
> > possible -- even on a band as brutal as 20.
> >
> > But I'm afraid I rediscovered how far I am from being even an average
> > first-seat guy. Dave not only dug out calls I couldn't hear at all
> > (perhaps I could blame the spotting receiver here), but he
> > consistently got correct calls much more quickly than I could. It's
> > clear that years of abstinence from phone contesting have left me with
> > woefully inadequate mental processing power, and I'm probably too old
> > now to catch up. (KM3T note: GQ is grossly overstating his lack of phone
> > prowess...he does far better than he leads you to believe)
> >
> > Once again, we had an amazing group of operators that produced an
> > outstanding effort and had fun doing it. I especially enjoyed
> > discussions with our 4 "guest" operators from NJ, CA, and Japan.
> >
> > de K1DG, one of the 15m ops:
> >
> > 15M was open to somewhere for all 48 hours. We had QSOs in the first
> > 29 hours, and only missed making QSOs in 3 out of 48 hours. That was
> > because everyone we could hear was a dupe, and the ops decided to
> > catch a little sleep instead of CQing endlessly for a couple of QSOs.
> >
> > And a note to all SSB operators (especially a certain AA2):
> >
> > Your radio is not perfect. When your frequency readout says you are
> > transmitting USB on 21200.05 kHz, enough energy from various
> > non-linear distortion mechanisms comes out of your radio (and
> > amplifier) below 21200.00 to place you "out of the band". The FCC
> > defines signal bandwidth at the -26 dB points referenced to the mean
> > output power (97.3(a)(8)).
> >
> > de KC1XX, one of the 10m ops:
> >
> > 10 meters was the usual bottomless pit. Wall to wall stations between
> > 28200-29000 and at times even higher.
> >
> > Rate could have been a lot higher without all the QRM. Best hour must
> > have been around 200. I was sure that we could work 3K Qs on ten and
> > go over 30M on Saturday but Sunday the conditions fell apart and 10m
> > opened real late. The first two hours were more skew path then direct
> > path.
> >
> > At one point I had to get out of the chair because of too much junk
> > from CB converted radios, people calling 250Hz off frequency and one
> > guy playing tunes with an echo machine. What a bunch of loonies we
> > have on 10m!
> >
> > Had a little run into SA Sunday afternoon. Talk slow and clear with
> > the beam south and LU's, PY's and others will call. It was fun
> > watching "Elvin" (JA3CZY) running JA's with my call in Japanese.
> >
> > Thanks to everybody for letting us pass you to another band for the
> > mult or Qs. We appreciate the efforts very much. A special thanks to
> > NP4A/m for pulling over to change the stick to 15 meters for another
> > QSO :-)
> >
> > Looking forward to CW!
> >
> >
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