[RRDXA] DR5A (op:DL1ELY) WPX-SSB SOAB HP (A)

[RRDXA Claimed Score Submission]

Claimed score submission: WPX-SSB 2009

Call: DR5A
Operator(s): DL1ELY
Mode: SSB
Category: SOAB
Active hours: 12
Power: HP
Assisted: yes
Club:Rhein Ruhr DX Association

Summary: 

 Band	   QSOs	    Prefix

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  10m:	      0       0 
  15m:	      7       0 
  20m:	    138       0 
  40m:	    179       0 
  80m:	    137       0 
 160m:	      2       0 
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 Total:	    463     325 
 
 Claimed Score:  358.800 


Comments: 
 Well, sometimes things don\'t play out well. I planned for a serious 30-36h attempt, but ended up with only 12h, from contest start to 8UT and from 14-18UT on saturday. I had a hard and stressful week, and Murphy prevented me from taking a nap on friday before the test by means of breaking my HEIL headset (had to organize and fetch a new one, thanks DL1ECG), and by blowing a not-so-easy-to-find fuse at the station where i was operating from (and where i was not familiar with - thanks again DL1ECG and DK2CRN). Finally, i was ready just in time for the contest start. On saturday evening, lack of sleep in the previous days fought back, and let me feel very miserable. Contesting is still a hobby and should bring fun (what it did up to that time!), but i was no more motivated to continue into a second night with a big headache and aching neck muscles. Using the wrong (but resonant!) antenna on 40m during the first 3 contest hours, giving me only 65 QSOs in 3 hours(!) before discovering the mistake, a non-working internet-connection for the first 7 hours of the test and fighting with radiation into the microphone on 20 and 15m also added to the decision to stop the contest after only 12h. But i had fun with the QSOs, and at least i participated. I hope i can submit a bigger score when QRL and private obligations do not consume so much energy in the future. Again i learned some things, and i alsso got to know my limitations.

Thanks for all calls from RRDXA-guys!

Vy 73 es 55 de Stefan, DL1ELY


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