Hi Klaus,
Pleasure to see you on 2 bands this time.
I still get surprised every contest at how easier QRP can be than most people
expect.
The QSO numbers look good, but over 80% of those are from our near neighbours
in EU.
Lets hope for better conditions in the next ones
73, Scott
MM3AWD
From: dl1dtl@xxxxxxx
Sent: 01 October 2018 12:47
To: igry@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [igry] Re: CQWW RTTY MM3AWD SOAB QRP
Hi Scott,
your 5 Watts produce always a very nice and strong signal here on my Windom -
congratulation.
Thanks for the QSOs on 20 and 40.
73 Klaus DL1DTL
Scott Mcleman MM3AWD schrieb am 30.09.2018 21:40:
Hi IG-RY ,
Here is my report from a strange weekend.
Thanks for the qso’s with fellow members.
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CQ Worldwide DX Contest, RTTY
Call: MM3AWD
Operator(s): MM3AWD
Station: MM3AWD
Class: SOAB QRP
QTH: New Deer Contest QTH
Operating Time (hrs): 28
Summary:
Band QSOs State/Prov DX Zones
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80: 131 0 36 5
40: 330 6 51 9
20: 332 13 43 13
15: 36 3 19 11
10: 1 0 1 1
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Total: 830 22 150 39 Total Score = 365,663
Club: Interest Group RTTY
Comments:
Went into this contest weekend a lot less prepared than previous efforts from
the contest QTH.
Work stopped me getting things set up in good time, so was rather rushed near
the end of the week.
Got to the site just a few hours before the start and made the first tests.
Motivation was already shattered when i realised that the generator i had used
for my power source was causing a major noise level on all bands except 40m.
Nothing i could do until Sunday.
Had to struggle on from the start, picking off those i could hear over the
noise.
Early saturday morning the weather took a turn for the worse, with storm force
winds kicking in.
This resulted in me needing to lower everything to save any damages.
This of course made things even more difficult.
Come sunday the winds dropped slightly and i managed to get the generator
swtiched out, to one that didnt cause me to have a noise level!
Was time to play catch up.
The bands were "ok" but far from brilliant.
Was nice to see 15 opening up to NA/SA.
Being unassisted i guess i will have missed quite a bit of openings on several
bands.
Regardless of the up and down weekend with mishaps, still lots of fun come the
end.
Thanks for the fun and see you next time around!
Setup -
FT-1000MP @5 watts // Steppir DB18E // Hygain TH6DXX // Verticals // Wires //
N1MM+ with MMTTY & 2Tone.
73, Scott
MM3AWD
73, Scott
MM3AWD