[RRDXA] CT9L (op:DF7ZS) (@DJ6QT) WPX-SSB SOAB HP

[RRDXA Claimed Score Submission]

Claimed score submission: WPX-SSB 2008

Call: CT9L (@DJ6QT)
Operator(s): DF7ZS
Mode: SSB
Category: SOAB
Active hours: 36
Power: HP
Assisted: no
Club:Rhein Ruhr DX Association

Summary: 

 Band	   QSOs	    Prefix

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  10m:	      0       0 
  15m:	   1800       0 
  20m:	   1564       0 
  40m:	    447       0 
  80m:	    465       0 
 160m:	      0       0 
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 Total:	  4.276       0 
 
 Claimed Score:  0 


Comments: 
Resend with soap and corrected Walters callsign - sorry.

First of thanks to CQ hall of fame Walter (DJ6QT) who let me use his station on Madeira (CT3). After operating with some of the big stations like DR1A and PJ2T it was rally my number one wish to try out some single op effort. Walters QTH has a TH5 beam installed and a arsenal of fibreglass poles and millions of wires on stock. The class to participate was a fast decision, as this is a textbook example for Single Operator All Band (Three-Band Single-Element – formerly known as threeband-wire) 

My first goals were to capture the 4000 QSO’s I almost made in 2004 as PJ4P and have fun. 

In this time zone the contest started of course on the lowbands. Did I mention how much I hate the lowbands? Double point’s per QSO is worth it, but I was so fet up after a few hours that I decided to put in a first early break. I’d rather run 180/h on 15/20m than 90/h on the lowbands fighting splatters and QRM for the same amount of points. The next morning was much better. 20m is like 40 in the sunspot minimum, but finally I found some really nice rates on 15m. I stayed on 15m as long as possible and decided to return to 20m when the daylight goes off in Europe. Perfect decision! Just hit 20m and immediately running close to 200/h into stateside. After day one the 4000 Q’s mark felt like a piece of cake, but day two brought me back to the ground. Lots of begging for QSO’s and it was really hard to get higher than 140 Q’s/h. Towards the end of day two I hit a great opening into states side and the fantastic discipline of the US op’s, again saved my day. A little bit of my beloved low bands at the end and the finish line was crossed with well above 4200 Q’s and 16.7 million points. 

After the dust settled …. There was just one thought:  WHAT A FUN WAS THIS!!!!!

Equipment used:

Yaesu FT-1000 Mark-V 	(lost and found by the airline)
Acom 2000 Linear 	(thanks’ Walter)
TH5 Beam 		(also know as the weapon of maximum impact) 
Vertical Wires on 40/80	(always fun to built and a surprise how they work)
Heil Quietphone Pro 4	(anty rag chew capsular)

Thanks to all who worked and supported me. Sorry to all I did not copy with the terrible qrm at times. CT9L QSL via DJ6QT  comments and complaints to df7zs at darc.de 

73sss

Helmut

 

  



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