"Remembering C6APR operation by Pete W2GJ,
Ed K3IXD, Randy K4QO and Dallas W3PP"
Propagation on 15m band was amazing with some sunspots
that made the world happy!
As planned, I run both days' full daytime hours (from 6z to 19z). I
was spotted many times and Europe pile-ups are always here. I reached 240
QSO/h during 10 minutes in which I made 40 QSOs! Very Exciting!
Three 3V-stations were on the air during this contest; Me @ 3V8SS, Bilel @
3V8SF (SO-20) and TS9A Team @ 3V8BB.
Only my home made Quarter Wavelenght Vertical was used during this operation. I'm still proud of it!
:) Many reported that my signal was booming in Europe and the States.
JA's were nicely heard at the first hours of the morning, however not
easily workable! It was a great pleasure working W6, HI, VK4.
I was so optimistic to fix the target at 1000 QSOs but conditions allowed
much more... I finished with 1573 QSOs which is a record for me! Thanks
God!
Contest
: CQ World Wide DX Contest
Callsign : 3V8SS
Mode : PHONE
Category : Single Operator (SO)
Band(s) : Single band (SB) 15 m
Class : Low Power (LP)
Zone/State/... : 33
Operating time : 23h37
It was planned that I'll take part in this contest as SOAB
(LP of course because HP is not allowed in 3V-Land). I started operating
in all bands, but then I realized that, with such an antenna for 20/40/80
I will not have a good ranking in AB Category... So, in the second day I
decided to keep focus on 15m only. The band was nicely open (especially
Day 2). There was a surprising short opening to JA in the morning.
I experienced the SB operation for the first time and I really enjoyed "extreme"
S&P and detailed band scanning. I got some wonderful catches like DP1POL (Antarctica),
FT5GO Glorioso DXPedition, KG6DX (Guam).
Being the only station to give 3V Multiplier greatly helped me.
The software I used is MixW 2.19 (See
Screenshot
of the QSO with KG6DX). Audio Cable with ACC2 Connector kindly offered by
Lars, DF1LON.
BAND QSO CQ DXC
ST
POINTS
-------------------------------
80
40
20
15
4782164141424
10
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TOTAL
4782164141424
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TOTAL SCORE :
140 976
Learned lessons for future RTTY Contests:
- Foresee the maximum number of Macros (for S&P, Pile-up...). Precise
answer make you win time!
- Foresee adequate additional cooling device for your TRX!
Contacted DXCCs on 15
(Click to enlarge): The whole log is submitted to contest commitee (Don't worry guys!) and only 15m will be
considered. It's also
uploaded to LotW.
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WAEDC SSB this year came during the month of Ramadhan were Muslims fast.
The challenge was to overcome thrust, fatigue and sleeping.
I red an article of Dick WC1M talking about Sleep Deprivation. A part of
this article talk about getting enough sleep before contest or "storing
sleep". I did this during the last two days before the contest and it gave
good results!
Conditions on the bands were VERY poor! I relied on low bands but traffic
was difficult. 80m disappointed me! It was too noisy! 20m is still my
station's pet hate! Short opening Sunday on 15m then condition rapidly
dropped down.
Contest : Worked All Europe DX-Contest
Callsign : 3V8SS
Mode : PHONE
Category : Single Operator (SO)
Overlay : ---
Band(s) : All bands (AB)
Class : Low Power (LP)
Operating time : 13h42
BAND QSO DUP MLTS QTC POINTS AVG
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80 22 0 7 0 22 1.00
40 275 0 44 154 429 1.00
20 148 0 28 168 316 1.00
15 214 1 26 310 523 1.00
10 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
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TOTAL 659 1
105 632 1290 1.96
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TOTAL SCORE : 345 720
Dupes are not included in QSO counts neither avg calculations
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My participation in this contest was just a training and preparation for
CQ Contests. Temperature was so high in the shack. It was NEVER a comfortable operation. My average QSO rate was considerably improved
during this contest and reached 60 QSOs per hour. No QTC was received/sent, this is what explains the
low score.
Callsign : 3V8SS
Mode : CW
Category : Single Operator (SO)
Overlay : ---
Band(s) : All bands (AB)
Class : Low Power (LP)
Operating time : 10h04
Before starting the contest, the target was 200 QSOs as it is my first
serious participation in CW contests.
QSO rate was poor on saturday morning (around 16 QSO/h) but after miday,
it exceeded 30 QSO/h and reached 44 QSO/h at 18z (it was the peak).
15 & 20m were the best! It was also great for me to get two digit numbers
in the 10 meter column!
Over 250 QSOs were done on Saturday at 18h. After having a shower and a
cup of milk, targets were re-set to 400 QSOs.
For the rest of the contest, QSO rate was varying from 10 to 30 QSO/h.
A QSO with 3V9A (YT1AD) was not possible without a notification SMS. The
pile-up on his QRG was enormous! He was skilled enough to handle the 150
QSO/h! He told me later that this is his best result since he was
activating 3V8BB. He made over 4600 QSOs!
Due to loss of concentration and being overcome with fatigue, I stopped
the contest sunday on 18z with 563 QSOs in the log; much more than
expected!
Contest : CQ World Wide WPX Contest
Callsign : 3V8SS
Mode : CW
Category : Single Operator (SO)
Overlay : ---
Band(s) : All bands (AB)
Class : Low Power (LP)
Operating time : 24h40
CQ WPX SSB this year was the first ever for me. I hadn't the
opportunity before to take part in due to studies.
It was well prepared thanks to the RDXC which was one week before and
allowed better understanding of the actual propagation conditions.
Using WinTest Software really helped me in this challenge especially
that it was connected to the internet. I loved the band map feature.
I also used HamCap for propagation predition. Very accurate results!
I started operating at 11z after finishing with my job. It was
a bit late for
15m but 20m "was money and most of the activity was there" as Al 4L5A
expected!
Working on Low bands was so hard. In the second day, the expanded 40m was amazing and the expected QSO number
on this band exceeded the targets.
Only one QSO was made on 10m with V55X. Both we use 100W!
A total operating time of 29h was performed. Here are my detailled results:
Contest : CQ World Wide WPX Contest
Callsign : 3V8SS
Mode : PHONE
Category : Single Operator (SO)
Overlay : ---
Band(s) : All bands (AB)
Class : Low Power (LP)
Operating time : 29h
I hoped spending more time for 80m at the third night, I was obliged to
stop the activity at 19z.
See my Activity
over time.
Contest Log is posted to LotW.
CN2R Audio Recording: QSOs with CN2R
29-Mar-2009 00:56 SSB 7.067 (3V8SS QSO starts at
01:28)
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As expected, the Russian DX Contest was exceptional this year as
it is the final qualifier for the 2010 World Radiosport Team Championships
in Russia. Big activity on the bands.
Propagation was very bad "as expected". 10m band dead! 15m showed some
slight openings but closes very soon.
I made 21h40 of operating time during which I performed about 700 Q's and
more than 1 million points! A good result for me comparing to the used
antennas (Inverted-V and a Quater wavelenght Vertical).
For the first time in this contest, I was assisted by DX Cluster. This
helped me finding new multipliers. I spotted my self only ONE time, just
to check propagation, but it's a pity to find others spotting them selves
continously.
BAND
QSO
QSO
Pt
DXCC
Oblast
160
0
0
0
0
80
128
726
39
13
40
183
1149
39
28
20
257
1512
49
29
15
131
1088
19
29
10
0
0
0
0
TOTAL
692
4475
145
99
SCORE
4475 * (145 + 99) = 1'091'900
Operating time: 21h40
Contest Log is posted to LotW.
CN2R Audio Recording: QSO with CN2R
22-Mar-2009 00:57 SSB 3.773 (3V8SS QSO starts at 02:10)
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2008 CW Contest was my first ever contest using Morse Code. Bands were
so crowded especially on the low bands. 10 & 15m were almost dead. The
G5RV wasn't optimized to work on 20M. I concentrated on 40 and 80m bands.
Here are my claimed results:
BAND
QSO
CQ
DXC
DUP
POINTS
AVG
160
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
80
46
6
19
0
136
2.96
40
41
4
17
0
123
3.00
20
29
4
14
0
87
3.00
15
7
5
7
0
19
2.71
10
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
TOTAL
123
19
57
0
365
2.97
TOTAL SCORE: 27'740
I worked only about 7 hours/48 and this is due to the quick loose of
concentration. I must thank all the OMs with whom I made QSOs for their
patience and for working QRS for me.
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The CQ WW SSB DX Contest was finished and time is now to evaluate the
work and compare with previous contest results.
It is known that the solar cycle is passing by its lowest level and it
is not surprising to encounter very bad propagation conditions in most
of the bands. Condition were poorer than in last year's contest.
'Apparently the skip was going right over our heads'
Moreover, if you didn't well prepared the contest, results will never be
as you dream.
Only a G5RV was used during the contest. It worked good at 80, 40 and
15m bands but with an SWR of 1.5 on 20M.
Here are my claimed results:
Contest : CQ World Wide DX Contest
Callsign : 3V8SS
Mode : PHONE
Category : Multi Operator - Single Transmitter (MS)
Overlay : Radio club
Band(s) : All bands (AB)
Class : Low Power (LP)
Zone/State/... : 33
Operating time : 21h26
I participated with my friend Halim
in the CQ WW SSB Contest 2007 from the scout radio club station
3V8SS in Sousse city, for two days (27-28 October). Here are our
claimed scores:
Contest : CQ World Wide DX Contest
Callsign : 3V8SS
Mode : PHONE
Category : Multi Operator - Single Transmitter (MS)
Overlay : ---
Band(s) : All bands (AB)
Class : Low Power (LP)
Zone/State/... : 33
Operating time : 17h12
We really enjoyed participating in this big contest. We noted a
nice opening on both 15 and 20m bands. Also some openings on 10m.
The Low bands were extremely crowded.
We were using a KENWOOD TS-440 and a G5RV. Some problems appeared in
the logging software (CT by K1EA) due to the change of summer time.
We were: 1st in TUNISIA, 5th in Africa!
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time period where the goal is... to enjoy yourself." - The ARRL Operating Manual, 6th Edition.
