[WWYC] DJ1YFK 20m SOSB QRP

[Schenk-Kurz]

Hi WWYC'ers,

this is my result of WPX CW. I was only about 27 hours QRV, cuz I was on a party 
on Friday night which was over at 0130 UTC, after that I had to regenerate me 
some hours and started again at 0700 UTC. I operated until 0200 and wanted to 
take a >>>SHORT<<< nap ... and woke up three hours later, that was not planned, 
but on the other hand I was wide awake and relaxed after that. So I operated 
until the and at 1900 UTC, in between I made some breaks to go home (500m away). 
My QTH was at DJ6BN an OT nearby who has got a nice station located on a hill. 
The takeoff to DX is splendid! (to NA/JA/OC free view until the horizont!). As 
DJ6BN is just changing his antenna-system, only the TH7DXS was available, so I 
decided only to work 20m SO QRP. With "DJ1YFK", I only make QRP! Maybe in CQWWDX 
2000 I will be back and then with the full gear:  AL-811HX PA (750W, full legal 
PWR in DL), TH7DXS and Lowband-Vertical, but then using "DF0RE". That should 
bring a LOT of fun and ... maybe 2000+ QSO's!

Either the condx or the QTH/Ant was UFB! I worked over 10 new DXCC's like YI 
(Iraq), YB (Indonesia), 4D/4F/DU (Philipines) and breaking through pileups was 
really easy. Usually S&P was easier and more successful, but I even had a little 
run of W's the second night. Holding my own frequency was mostly quite easy, but 
of course sometimes a "big gun" once wanted my QRG ... but the cleverest gives 
in. POWER IS NO SUBSTITUTE TO SKILL!

WWYC's worked were: 5P1ER (OZ1AA), HA3LN, WL7E (KL9A, very good ears! called him 
with the backside of antenna!!), N6MJ, 9A1CMS, OH3RM, OH0/LY2CY (LY2TA(?)) 

The strategy to work only 20m was maybe a bit dumb, cuz on the second day it 
became harder and harder to find enough new stations, I got boored, and it was 
already too late to change the category (The other stations would have been too 
much in advantage). So my rates were not splendid at all, and I made QRT after 
27hrs.


Well, that's enough for today, hope you had a lot of fun, sleep well :-)

73 / 72 ! Fabian DJ1YFK (/QRP)  proud WWYC#10


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                       CQ WORLD WIDE WPX CONTEST  2000


      CALL: DJ1YFK                   COUNTRY: Fed. Rep. of Germany
      MODE: CW                       CLASS: SO 20m QRP

      BAND     QSO   QSO PTS  PTS/QSO    PREFIXES

       20      608     1795     2.9        393

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     Totals    608     1795     2.9        394   => 707,230


All reports sent 599 ###

Equipment Description:

RIG: FT-890/AT
ANT: TH7DXS, 25m up
PWR: max 5W output  (= maybe 3 Watt @ the Antenna !) 
PC:  286er-Laptop, CT V6.62 (Shareware-Version :)


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