[UK-CONTEST] RRTC

[Roger G3SXW]

David, sorry, no. It would probably go over my head anyway and no doubt 
RA6LBS would prefer to guard his secrets and sell you the completed units!
73 de Roger/G3SXW.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David, G3YYD" <g3yyd at btinternet.com>
To: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 6:03 PM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] RRTC


> Roger
>
> Any hints on what the filtering technology used?
>
> David G3YYD
>
> Roger G3SXW wrote:
>> Dear UK-Contest,
>> I observed Russian Radio Team Contest as preparation for WRTC-2010. It 
>> was held just outside Moscow with 18 two-man teams, and was the 18th 
>> straight year that it has been held. Field Day style, all stations within 
>> a few miles of each other (but minimum separation of 500 metres) on flat 
>> grass-lands. Identical antennas: tribander and 40m Vee at 35 feet. 
>> Eight-hour multi-mode contest, changing call-sign and exchange each two 
>> hours. Full-time Referee monitoring each Team. The winner RW3QC/RN3QO 
>> made 1,532 QSOs, an average of over 190 per hour throughout.
>>
>> Set-ups and operating were extremely impressive: two radios, two ops, 
>> often one CQ, the other S&P, with lock-out to prevent both TX at the same 
>> time. All the leading four teams used a filtering system allowing TX on 
>> one radio and RX on the other radio at the same time ***on the same 
>> antenna/coax***. Cor!
>>
>> The log-checking data-base benefited from some 600 external logs e-mailed 
>> within four hours and the whole adjudication process was finished some 
>> eight hours after the end of the contest, with the award ceremonies the 
>> following morning.
>>
>> It was an enjoyable weekend (language is a problem though). WRTC 
>> competitors next year will be well cared-for but will have some 
>> difficulty beating these super-slick Russian competitors!
>> 73 de Roger/G3SXW.
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