CQWW WPX Contest, CW
Call: OH4A
Operator(s): OH6QU
Station: OH4A
Class: SOSB20 HP
QTH: Nr. Salo
Operating Time (hrs): 36
Radios: SO2R
Summary:
Band QSOs
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160:
80:
40:
20: 1996
15:
10:
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Total: 1996 Prefixes = 778 Total Score = 3,222,476
Club: Contest Club Finland
Comments:
It was the first attempt to work a contest with SO2R setup. Actually the setup
was semi-SO2R because I did not have a separate antenna for radio 2. That
resulted in that both radios were muted when either of them was on the air.
Anyway it was a substantial improvement to my old setup that was based on
only
a single TS-940S/AT. It was also nice to see that TS-850S/AT is performing
much
better in a crowded band than TS-940S/AT i.e. I made a good investment.
I set a goal to challenge the old OH record of WPX SOSB 20m HP that is just
under 3.5Mpoints. In reality to break that record you need 2000-2200 QSOs
depending on the amount of multipliers and the ratio between DX/EU QSOs.
Very soon after the contest started I realized that it will be difficult to
set a new OH record this year. The QSO rate was so lousy compered to ARRL DX
CW
Contest or even to CQ WW CW when the conditions were really poor. The
stations
from NA were booming in with good signals but the QSO rate was nothing to
brag about. I did not have a single hour in the contest when the QSO rate
would
have exceeded 100 QSOs/hour.
It was just abt. 100 QSOs and few multipliers that separated me from the new
OH
record. In the future it should not be too difficult to break the record when
there are a bit more stations on 20m and conditions are more or less similar
as
this time.
Once again thanks for Jukka OH6LI and Merja for your hospitality and
excellent
meals during the contest! Jukka's FT-1000MP was a great second radio to
complete SO2R setup for the contest.
Thanks to everyone who worked OH4A!
Equipment:
Kenwood TS-850S/AT
Yaesu FT-1000MP
Top Ten Devices DX Doubler (SO2R controller)
Commander HF-2500/kW
6 x 4 el monoband yagis in two fully rotable towers; 4 over 4 over 4 on 42m
(140') tower and 4 over 4 over 4 on 45m (150') tower
2 el delta loop fixed to EU at few meters above the ground
Rest periods:
Day 1
0805 - 1139 z 3.34
1356 - 1513 z 1.17
Day 2
0603 - 0721 z 1.18
0802 - 1204 z 4.02
1319 - 1426 z 1.07
1525 - 1628 z 1.03
Rest periods total : 12.21
73 and cuagn in next year,
Jari OH6QU
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