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Contest.
We are in most off the VHF/UHF-contests active as multi-operator, high power station.( ON50ZT, ON6ZT, OQ6ZT, OT7M, OT8M, OT9M, OR2T ...)
Regular operators are on1aen, on1alj, on4bbf, on6yx, on7rb.
We are using PA's designed around 3CX800, GS31 and GS35, build by on1alj, on1aen and on7rb.
Of course a good take-off is also needed to get good results so we operating regularly portable using a generator of 10 KVA and portable masts build by on6yx and on7rb.
The shack is a caravan heated by the PA's.
One of the contestsites is located in Elst (JO10UU), between Gent
and Oudenaarde , 100 m asl and open in all directions.
The other contestsite is located in Ronse (JO10SS), at the Nothomb-hill
with an asl of 110 m ,blocked towards DL/OK but verry good to G/F/PA/OZ.
At the top there's a 10 el with elevation due to intense wind , two yagi's for 70 and one for 23 cm.
The picture is taken from a windmill were we can place a second antenna during contest.
A couple times we went to Eschdorf in Luxemburg (JN29XV) to operate in EME and HSCW.
From left to right : lx1ec, on4bbf, on7rb, on1alj
Logprogram :
As logprogram we use since years QW.
It's a logprogram running under DOS, designed for VHF/UHF.
Advantages :
- Hardware can be verry sheep. ( We use old laptops like 386 with 4 to 8 MB ).
- It has a logbook.
- All kind of statistics.
- Packet cluster possible.
- Contestfile can be export into ASC and BIN format.
- Can transmit CW and can communicate with some TRX.
The install contains off three disks.
Find more info about QW at the following sites :
www.qsl.net/dl8qs
author of QW
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