CQ WORLD WIDE DX CONTEST -- 1999
Call: ZC4AKR Country: UK Bases on Cyprus
Mode: CW Category: Multi Single
BAND QSO QSO PTS PTS/QSO ZONES COUNTRIES
160 174 487 2.80 9 60
80 891 2506 2.81 18 76
40 1165 3286 2.82 25 100
20 1749 4968 2.84 34 110
15 1383 4002 2.89 34 111
10 1533 4526 2.95 29 100
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Totals 6895 19775 2.87 149 557 => 13,961,150
All reports sent were 59(9), unless otherwise noted.
Operator List: G3VMW, G3ZEM, ZC4JP, ZC4CM, 5B4AFB & 5B4AGC
Equipment Description:
TS870 + Alpha 76
TS940 + Icom IC2KL
160m - Dipole at 35ft
80m - Dipole at 18ft
40m - Cushcraft 402CD at 25ft
20m - J-Beam TB3 at 27ft
15m - J-Beam TB3 at 27ft
10m - J-Beam TB3 at 27ft
Gap Titan Vertical on Multiplier station
What a rush operating from ZC4 - the pile-ups were awesome - all
of the 48 hours. With decent antennas we could probably do some
damage. We were hampered by a height restriction of 35ft and no
proper Multiplier antennas. We found the director and reflector
on the TB3 were reversed and the whole thing way off resonance.
We managed to fix that but the 40m 402CD had a 3:1 SWR, which we
think was due to a faulty balun. We hastily rigged a 160m
antenna a few hours before the start of the contest, which did
the business for us.
This was a very casual attempt and we really had a lot of fun at
ZC4AKR - possibly the worst callsign anyone could think of for a
CW contest.
Please send QSLs for ZC4AKR via 5B4YX
73
Steve Wilson, G3VMW
Bramham, Wetherby, West Yorkshire
Email: swi@bramham.demon.co.uk
Web page: http://www.bramham.demon.co.uk
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