CQ WORLD WIDE PREFIX CONTEST -- 1999
Call: VA3SK Country: Canada
Mode: SSB Category: Multi Single
BAND QSO QSO PTS PTS/Q PREFIXES
160 4 13 3.2 3 Vertical
80 134 515 3.8 43 Egg Beater
40 272 1181 4.3 87 2 el loaded yagi @70 ft
20 433 1095 2.5 171 TH7
15 1232 3420 2.8 477 TH7
10 216 589 2.7 86 TH7
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Totals 2291 6813 3.0 867 = 5,906,871
Operators: VA3SK,VA3MW, with help from VA3PC
Equipement: IC756, LK500, CT
Comments:
We arrived at the contest station Friday afternoon and got to work firing
up the wood stove and setting up the radios and computers. Our first test
of the equipement showed that we had a S9 line noise on 20/15/10 to the
east. Time to get out the big hammer and go looking for a pole with a
problem. We managed to find the noisy pole about 400 mtrs away, but weren't
sure if we could do anything about it. You don't call in a problem to the
Electrical Company on a Friday afternoon, at 4:00 pm. We got really lucky
and a few beatings on the pole with the big hammer stopped the noise. It
stayed quiet for the weekend.
With just 2 operators it is a good test of stamina, and we did pretty good
in that respect. Our score was the best that we have ever done in this
contest, and am pleased with the results. There was a nice far east opening
for us on Saturday evening. 20 mtrs was a brutal band, and we never do well
there, so stayed away from it as best we could. 15 was the main band for
the weekend.
If anyone is interested in trading stats, let me know.
Ken
VA3SK
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