CQ WORLD WIDE DX CONTEST -- 1995
Call: S50C (Op. S55OO) Country: Slovenia
Mode: SSB Category: Single Operator
BAND QSO QSO PTS PTS/QSO ZONES COUNTRIES
40 2364 4287 1.81 36 139
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Totals 2364 4287 1.81 36 139 => 750,225
All reports sent were 59(9), unless otherwise noted.
Equipment Description: TRX: Icom IC735, Yaesu FT301D
ANT: 2el. rotary quad, loop, inv. vee
PWR: 1500 WATT
Club Affiliation: DREAM TEAM - S50C
Location: Mt. Menina - 1508m a.s.l.
Comment:
Hello dear contesters!
I am very sorry because I send this file so late but faster was impossible.
Why? This year I'm serving in army and to the last week before the contest
I did not know if I will come to home. I had an accident there and I wrenched
my knee. After that they send me home so I was able with a very big help of
my friends to compete in the contest. Sometimes is here in autumn possible
also snow or very bad weather and fast wind. But this year weather was nice
before and during the contest and we came on our location with a car except
the last hill on which I had to walk on crutches...HI
They put up all the antennas and other stuff and then I was ready to start
and run.
The contest was great and I am quite satisfied with result except the last
morning when I was touching to much back side of voice keyer end I make short
circuit and the fuse in transceiver burned. We tried to change it but
transceiver still did not work. After that I was working on old YAESU FT301D
without SPLIT and lost surely some 100 QSO's with W's. In few hours I got
new ICOM IC735 and I was working normally W's in the evening.
Propagation's were normal and thank's god also without Aurora so W and JA was
going quite well. I missed zone 2, 29, 31 and 39. Also the activity from
South America in the contest is very low so I think we have to go on some
course of Spanish language soon, hi ( not just CQ and report ).
After the contest I went back to barracks and then they send me in to hospital
where I spend twelve days and came home just today but still not totally well.
I am very grateful to all who helped me especially to S58MC, S53BB, S53CC,
S53RM, S51RM, S52GW, S52LW, S53ZO, S51MW and S57CT which we woke up in
4.30AM local time that he told us where the fuse in transceiver is, hi.
Also thanks to all which I forgot and all of you for points on the air.
73 de Goran S55OO
Here are some statistics...
Continent Statistics
S50C CQ WORLD WIDE DX CONTEST Single Operator 29 Oct 1995 1659z
160 80 40 20 15 10 ALL percent
North America 0 0 552 0 0 0 552 23.3
South America 0 0 48 0 0 0 48 2.0
Europe 0 0 1395 0 0 0 1395 59.0
Asia 0 0 310 0 0 0 310 13.1
Africa 0 0 30 0 0 0 30 1.3
Oceania 0 0 31 0 0 0 31 1.3
BREAKDOWN QSO/mults S50C CQ WORLD WIDE DX CONTEST Single Operator
HOUR 160 80 40 20 15 10 HR TOT CUM TOT
0 ..... ..... 126/15 ..... ..... ..... 126/15 126/15
1 . . 115/21 . . . 115/21 241/36
2 . . 63/9 . . . 63/9 304/45
3 . . 55/12 . . . 55/12 359/57
4 . . 67/3 . . . 67/3 426/60
5 . . 49/7 . . . 49/7 475/67
6 . . 81/12 . . . 81/12 556/79
7 . . 74/3 . . . 74/3 630/82
8 ..... ..... 81/2 ..... ..... ..... 81/2 711/84
9 . . 82/1 . . . 82/1 793/85
10 . . 67/2 . . . 67/2 860/87
11 . . 44/0 . . . 44/0 904/87
12 . . 12/0 . . . 12/0 916/87
13 . . 51/1 . . . 51/1 967/88
14 . . 87/5 . . . 87/5 1054/93
15 . . 68/1 . . . 68/1 1122/94
16 ..... ..... 49/3 ..... ..... ..... 49/3 1171/97
17 . . 56/4 . . . 56/4 1227/101
18 . . 64/5 . . . 64/5 1291/106
19 . . 35/1 . . . 35/1 1326/107
20 . . 70/5 . . . 70/5 1396/112
21 . . 87/4 . . . 87/4 1483/116
22 . . 51/2 . . . 51/2 1534/118
23 . . 56/0 . . . 56/0 1590/118
0 ..... ..... 58/1 ..... ..... ..... 58/1 1648/119
1 . . 45/2 . . . 45/2 1693/1/129
12 . . . . . . . 1952/129
13 . . 36/0 . . . 36/0 1988/129
14 . . 48/1 . . . 48/1 2036/130
15ÿ 36/0 S55OOGGGGGGG . 774/25 . . .
. 774/25
TOT . . 2364/143 . . . . 2364/143
BREAKDOWN in mins/QSO's per hr S50C CQ WORLD WIDE DX CONTEST Single Operator
HOUR 160 80 40 20 15 10 HR TOT CUM TOT
0 ..... ..... 60/126 ..... ..... ..... 60/126 60/126
1 . . 60/115 . . . 60/115 120/121
2 . . 60/63 . . . 60/63 180/101
3 . . 60/55 . . . 60/55 240/90
4 . . 60/67 . . . 60/67 300/85
5 . . 61/48 . . . 61/48 361/79
6 . . 61/80 . . . 61/80 422/79
7 . . 59/75 . . . 59/75 481/79
8 ..... ..... 59/82 ..... ..... ..... 59/82 540/79
9 . . 60/82 . . . 60/82 600/79
10 . . 60/67 . . . 60/67 660/78
11 . . 32/83 . . . 32/83 692/78
12 . . 7/103 . . . 7/103 699/79
13 . . 62/49 . . . 62/49 761/76
14 . . 59/88 . . . 59/88 820/77
15 . . 61/67 . . . 61/67 881/76
16 ..... ..... 59/50 ..... ..... ..... 59/50 940/75
17 . . 59/57 . . . 59/57 999/74
18 . . 61/63 . . . 61/63 1060/73
19 . . 59/36 . . . 59/36 1119/71
20 . . 60/70 . . . 60/70 1179/71
21 . . 61/86 . . . 61/86 1240/72
22 . . 62/49 . . . 62/49 1302/71
23 . . 57/59 . . . 57/59 1359/70
0 ..... ..... 61/57 ..... ..... ..... 61/57 1420/70
1 . . 59/46 . . . 59/46 1479/69
2 . . 63/37 . . . 63/37 1542/67
3 . . 34/49 . . . 34/49 1576/67
4 . . 5/48 . . . 5/48 1581/67
5 . . 46/30 . . . 46/30 1627/66
6 . . 58/38 . . . 58/38 1685/65
7 . . 54/51 . . . 54/51 1739/65
8 ..... ..... 52/28 ..... ..... ..... 52/28 1791/63
9 . . 50/52 . . . 50/52 1841/63
10 . . 23/39 . . . 23/39 1864/63
11 . . . . . . . 1864/63
12 . . . . . . . 1864/63
13 . . 60/36 . . . 60/36 1924/62
14 . . 62/46 . . . 62/46 1986/62
15 . . 58/37 . . . 58/37 2044/61
16 ..... ..... 60/44 ..... ..... ..... 60/44 2104/60
17 . . 60/48 . . . 60/48 2164/60
18 . . 60/45 . . . 60/45 2224/60
19 . . 63/26 . . . 63/26 2287/59
20 . . 58/35 . . . 58/35 2345/58
21 . . 59/24 . . . 59/24 2404/57
22 . . 53/40 . . . 53/40 2457/57
23 . . 55/38 . . . 55/38 2512/56
DAY1 ..... ..... 22.6/70 ..... ..... ..... ..... 22.6/70
DAY2 . . 19.2/40 . . . . 19.2/40
TOT . . 41.9/56 . . . . 41.9/56
BREAKDOWN in kilo-points by hr S50C CQ WORLD WIDE DX CONTEST Single Operator
HOUR 160 80 40 20 15 10 HR TOT CUM TOT
0 ..... ..... 82 ..... ..... ..... 82 82
1 . . 82 . . . 82 164
2 . . 30 . . . 30 194
3 . . 38 . . . 38 232
4 . . 22 . . . 22 254
5 . . 24 . . . 24 279
6 . . 39 . . . 39 318
7 . . 13 . . . 13 331
8 ..... ..... 12 ..... ..... ..... 12 342
9 . . 9 . . . 9 352
10 . . 10 . . . 10 362
11 . . 4 . . . 4 366
12 . . 1 . . . 1 367
13 . . 11 . . . 11 377
14 . . 34 . . . 34 412
15 . . 11 . . . 11 423
16 ..... ..... 18 ..... ..... ..... 18 441
17 . . 20 . . . 20 461
18 . . 23 . . . 23 484
19 . . 7 . . . 7 491
20 . . 28 . . . 28 519
21 . . 24 . . . 24 544
22 . . 13 . . . 13 557
23 . . 14 . . . 14 571
0 ..... ..... 17 ..... ..... ..... 17 588
1 . . 17 . . . 17 605
2 . . 12 . . . 12 617
3 . . 9 . . . 9 626
4 . . 1 . . . 1 627
5 . . 8 . . . 8 635
6 . . 8 . . . 8 643
7 . . 4 . . . 4 648
8 ..... ..... 2 ..... ..... ..... 2 650
9 . . 8 . . . 8 658
10 . . 1 . . . 1 659
11 . . . . . . . 659
12 . . . . . . . 659
13 . . 4 . . . 4 663
14 . . 10 . . . 10 672
15 . . 5 . . . 5 677
16 ..... ..... 10 ..... ..... ..... 10 688
17 . . 14 . . . 14 702
18 . . 8 . . . 8 710
19 . . 7 . . . 7 717
20 . . 7 . . . 7 724
21 . . 9 . . . 9 733
22 . . 15 . . . 15 748
23 . . 11 . . . 11 759
DAY1 ..... ..... 571 ..... ..... ..... ..... 571
DAY2 . . 188 . . . . 188
TOT . . 759 . . . . 759
QSO Counts By Band-Country
S50C CQ WORLD WIDE DX CONTEST Single Operator 29 Oct 1995 1659z
PRFX 160 80 40 20 15 10
3A 1
3V 1
4J 1
4L 2
4U1I 1
4X 1
5B 2
5N 2
5Z 2
6Y 1
8P 2
8R 1
9A 11
9H 1
9M2 1
9M6 1
9Y 1
A2 1
A4 1
BV 3
BY 2
C6 1
CE 1
CM 1
CN 1
CP 2
CT 12
CT3 3
CU 2
CX 3
DL 241
DU 4
EA 114
EA6 5
EA8 6
EA9 4
EI 7
ER 4
ES 8
ET 1
EU 6
EX 5
EZ 1
F 91
FG 1
FM 1
G 76
GD 1
GI 2
GJ 2
QSO Counts By Band-Country
S50C CQ WORLD WIDE DX CONTEST Single Operator 29 Oct 1995 1659z
PRFX 160 80 40 20 15 10
GM 16
GM/s 1
GU 3
GW 7
HA 16
HB 10
HB0 2
HC 2
HH 1
HI 1
HK 6
HL 16
HP 2
HS 2
I 128
IS 11
IT9 11
J3 1
JA 217
JT 1
JW 1
K 489
KH0 1
KL7 2
KP4 3
LA 17
LU 14
LX 3
LY 23
LZ 14
OD 1
OE 13
OH 47
OH0 2
OK 36
OM 11
ON 30
OY 1
OZ 7
P4 2
PA 30
PJ2 1
PY 7
PY0F 1
S5 17
SM 30
SP 64
SU 1
SV 12
SV5 1
QSO Counts By Band-Country
S50C CQ WORLD WIDE DX CONTEST Single Operator 29 Oct 1995 1659z
PRFX 160 80 40 20 15 10
T7 1
T9 5
TA 4
TA1 1
TI 1
TK 1
TR 1
UA 104
UA2 6
UA9 42
UN 3
UR 77
V2 1
V3 1
VK 7
VP2V 1
VP5 3
VP9 1
VS6 1
VU 2
XE 4
XU 1
YB 6
YL 10
YO 20
YS 2
YU 16
YV 5
Z2 1
Z3 3
ZA 2
ZC4 1
ZD8 1
ZL 11
ZP 2
ZS 5
P.S. If some body is interested to see how our location look like
please drop me a mesagge and I could send short JPG file of picture
in 7PLUS or UUDECODE code.
Address: Packet S55OO@S50BOX.SVN.EU
E-mail S55OO@S55TCP.HAMRADIO.SI
>From KI8W <ki8w@freenet.grfn.org> Fri Nov 17 17:17:19 1995
From: KI8W <ki8w@freenet.grfn.org> (KI8W)
Subject: Packetcluster links
Message-ID: <9511181218.AA22696@grfn.org>
-- [ From: KI8W * EMC.Ver #2.5.02 ] --
Hi all:
Not sure who asked or which reflector it was on so will try 3! Someone was
asking about packetcluster links via the internet.
I have added 10 packetcluster links with help files to help you connect, to
my home page. My address is:
http://www.grfn.org/~ki8w/ki8w.html
Hope this helps.
73 de Barry/KI8W
>From gmaples@iquest.com (G. Mike Maples) Sat Nov 18 13:32:34 1995
From: gmaples@iquest.com (G. Mike Maples) (G. Mike Maples)
Subject: No subject
Message-ID: <199511181332.HAA10376@vespucci.iquest.com>
test ... My mail has been bouncing bk from the contest reflector ...for some
reason ... GG try this .. Dont thk ur getting any msg as of now ...
Tnx >>> MM
>From floydjr@nr.infi.net (jim floyd) Sat Nov 18 15:58:49 1995
From: floydjr@nr.infi.net (jim floyd) (jim floyd)
Subject: ARRL SS 95 CW Scores FINAL POSTING!
Message-ID: <199511181605.LAA06744@moe.infi.net>
ARRL SWEEPSTAKES CW 95
RAW SCORES
Compiled by
WA4ZXA
CALL OP/SECT SCORE QS0'S SECTS HRS
_______________________________________________________________
Single/OP/QRP/Q
K2ZJ WNY 125,400 825 76
K2PO/7 ID 96,944 664 73 24
K9AY CO 96,644 653 74
WIMJ CT 95,046 651 73 24
WA0RPI IA 85,820 613 70
KI6GJ 73,704 498 74
KH6CP/1 CT 70,290 495 71
WA1GUV VT 65,604 497 66 22
ND3F MD 45,156 318 71
KF9PL 41,400 300 69 12.3
KK7A ID 37,830 291 65 10
WA3NNA EPA 33,264 252 66 15
N2JJ ENY 30,418 227 67 17
VE6SH 28,242 209 68
WD9IAB 23,364 198 59
K7FD 15,660 135 58
Single/OP/Low Power/A
KR0Y 209,286 1359 77
K0EU CO 190,152 1251 76
KP4VA (OP KP4TK) 188,550 1257 75 24
N4ZZ TN 173,866 1129 77
N0AT 169,650 1131 75
W7ZRC ID 168,720 1114 76
KM9P (OP K7GM) 167,960 1105 76
W7RM WWA 164,472 1068 77
KO9Y 163,856 1064 77
K0LUZ NFL 163,552 1076 76
AD5Q 161,424 1062 76
WA2SRQ 157,776 1038 76
KC1F 153,900 1026 75
AC1O/4 153,384 996 77
K1TR (AT N6BV) 153,368 1009 76
AA5WQ 148,888 1006 74
K7MM 147,378 957 77
N0AX 146,608 952 77
N4OGW/9 IL 145,464 957 76
K0KX (OP AA0VQ) 143,792 946 76
K4XU IL 143,700 958 75
KC6X 141,526 919 77 23
N4ZR WV 139,800 932 75
K2IM 138,138 897 77
AC4ZD TN 137,250 911 75
AA7BG 137,240 940 73
KZ8E 136,950 913 75
KK9W IA 134,680 910 74 24
AA0OB MN 133,912 881 76 24
W5NN (OP KB5YVT) 130,000 870 75
N7LOX WWA 126,688 856 74 22.6
WT1O EMA 124,468 841 74 24
N4YOS AL 123,300 822 75
WB9HRO 122,700 818 75
NX7K WWA 121,650 811 75
VE4GV MB 119,376 829 72 18
NN5T 116,746 787 74
K8JLF EMA 116,746 787 74
KB8N 115,800 774 75
KB0IHM MN 114,878 809 71 24
WA3HAE WPA 113,960 770 74
WA2LCC 102,240 710 72
W8CAR OH 100,886 691 73 20
W5UW (OP WA5POK) 99,150 661 75
WD0GVY IA 98,420 665 74
N8NA DE 97,828 661 74 20
KG8PE (12 YRS OLD) 93,328 614 76 24
AA1HJ 92,400 616 75 23
KO7V 92,400 600 77 15
WQ5L MS 91,316 617 74 18
N3BGV WPA 90,958 623 73
AC4ZO 80,550 537 75 18
WA6GDS LAX 79,920 555 72 15
W1PH/6 SJV 73,704 498 74 15
W5KI 69,560 470 74
NJ2L WNY 68,586 483 71 11
WD4MUR VA 68,248 449 76
KI4HN 66,240 460 72
NJ1V STX 62,780 430 73 14.3
AE2T WNY 62,012 419 74 13
K3SA 60,800 400 76
WA7VNI WWA 59,340 430 69 21
KX7L WWA 57,084 402 71
WD4RDU/0 55,216 406 68
W3GOI 54,864 381 72 13.5
NO1J 47,952 333 72
K7FR EWA 47,436 354 67 7.5
NF6H ORG 47,124 306 77 12
W9SZ 46,340 331 70 12
N6KL CO 45,440 355 65 11
K1TN 43,148 322 67 8
KW1K EWA 42,746 319 67 11
KR2J 40,800 300 68 8.5
WB0OLA IN 37,128 273 68 13.5
AA0XZ 37,088 304 61 17
KD0AV IL 36,888 318 58 8
N9XX WI 34,170 255 67 6
NS8O 33,180 237 70 15
AC4ZD TN 30,208 236 64
AA8SM 28,000 200 70 10
WA7BNM LAX 8,712 66 66
N9WHG IN 6,972 83 42 5
KI7WX 4,340 62 32 4
Single/OP/High Power/B
W5WMU (OP N6TR) 240,548 1562 77
N5RZ (OP K5GA) 231,000 1500 77
K1ZX 224,960 1480 76
K5GN 222,068 1442 77
W6GO (OP N6IG) 221,452 1438 77
K6LL 219,450 1425 77
NC0P (OP AG9A) 219,296 1424 77
KI3V/7 NV 218,218 1417 77
K4VX/0 (OP WX3N) 216,832 1408 77
N6UR (OP KR6X) 215,600 1400 77
K0RF 213,712 1405 76
AA5BL 211,736 1393 76
N2NT (OP KZ2S) 210,520 1385 76
K5ZD 209,748 1362 77
N6TV 209,608 1379 76
K0KR 208,650 1391 75
W0SD (OP WD0T) 206,514 1341 77 24
N4BP 200,640 1320 76
AB6FO 200,508 1302 77
K1TO 200,488 1319 76
W6QHS 198,968 1292 77
N6RO 196,536 1293 76
WC4E 196,384 1292 76
K8AZ (OP K8NZ) 193,578 1257 77
W2VJN OR 193,270 1255 77 24
KS1G 192,736 1268 76
WC6H 190,912 1256 76
KS9K (OP N0BSH) WI 190,806 1239 77
KT3Y 189,300 1262 75
KF3P 187,572 1218 77
AA4NC NC 186,352 1226 76
AA6KX 182,798 1187 77
K1ZZ 181,874 1181 77
NA5Q 181,258 1177 77
K8CC (OP K5GO) 179,208 1179 76
K4PQL NC 179,968 1184 76
WM4T (OP KU8E) 179,718 1167 77
N4ZC (OP WZ3Q) NC 178,024 1156 77
NB6G 174,174 1131 77
KO1JL 170,544 1122 76
W5ASP 168,720 1111 76 19
W6XR/2 166,896 1100 76
K9LJN 166,440 1095 76
WB1GQR 159,000 1060 75
KI0U 159,296 1048 76
K1IU 157,320 1035 76 20
NI6T 155,386 1009 77
W0UO 149,688 972 77
KE9I 148,918 967 77 21
K0DI LAX 143,250 955 75
AB1T VT 142,500 950 75 24
WF3T 141,488 956 74 23
WR3O TN 139,688 919 76
AI7B 138,750 925 75 19
AB6WM 138,320 910 76 18
WA6CTA SF 130,568 859 76 20
W6RGG 130,130 845 77 19
K8JP IN 123,912 881 76 22.7
WB0O ND 118,552 813 73 12
WB4NFS 117,968 808 73
N3IXR 115,654 751 77
N1CC ENY 107,800 700 77 16
AE0M 101,332 658 77
W1IHN NC 99,000 660 75 14.2
K9MA 92,700 618 75 11
K1AR 90,750 605 75 10
NI8L 89,460 630 71 12
K8DO 87,162 597 73 17
K8CX 85,316 554 77
WA1G 77,552 524 74 10.1
AA5UO 72,534 471 77
WA7UVJ WWA 70,992 552 68
K3SA 56,800 400 71 7
K0GU CO 45,630 351 65
NC6U 45,500 650 35
K0EJ 40,800 340 60 5
W3CPB 40,120 295 68
N5CT UT 19,250 175 55
W1YU (OP WI2E) 14,976 144 52 3
NC6U 4,550 65 35 1
Multioperator
AA5B 243,320 1580 77
K7UP 222,684 1446 77
KS9W IL 194,348 1262 77
KM0L 188,650 1225 77
K6XO 178,024 1156 77
AA6WJ 166,782 1083 77
K9UWA 166,782 1083 77
N6KI SDG 163,500 1061 77
W4ZYT 154,308 1002 77
KL7Y 139,050 927 75
K3WW 120,120 780 77
KB2UGM WNY 115,900 759 76
W6OAT SCV 110,264 716 77 17.5
KE3Q 106,000 716 75 13.5
AA6MC L SCV 100,716 654 77
Single Op/Multi Station
W90CF (OP K8MR) 40,334 301 67 6
K8MR (OP K8MR) 61,600 440 70 6.5
AC8E (OP K8MR) 58,164 393 74 6.5
N8ATR (OP K8MR) 46,784 344 68 4.7
Total 206,882 1478 75 23.7
Operator List for Multi-Op
Call Ops Submitted
K7UP K7UP,KN5H K7UP
W4ZYT N4AIG,W8JRL,KC4VZK,KC4WQO,KE4HTT,W4YZT W4YZT
AA5B AA5B,K5TA,K9RS AA5B
KM0L KMOL,K0RWL,K0VBU KM0L
KL7Y KL7Y,NL7GP KL7Y
N6KI N6AZE,KM6SN,WB6NBU N6KI
KB2UGM K2DB,NG2P,N2PEB,KF2ZW,AF2K,WA2ROW K2DB
K9UWA K9UWA,WA8YVR,KC9LA K9UWA
K6XO K6XO,W0MHS,N5CT,AB7GM K6XO
KS9W KS9W,AA9LX,KD5PJ/9 KD5PJ/9
AA6WJ AA6WJ,KM6AS,NV6O
*********************************************************************
This is the final posting so there is no need to send me any more
scores for this contest. I thank everyone for their help and hope to
see ya in SS SSB.
BTW as most of you have guessed the KP2 was the number one missed
section with VY1 coming in second.
Anyone who sends me a score with no class on it will be put into the B
class. Feel free to email me and I will correct it.
As an interesting sidebar (you see I watched OJ), those of you who
made it to 76 but missed the last one might email me and tell me
which one it was. I will then make up a poll just to see what was the
toughest to get. Pretty sure of the answer but it will be interesting
to look at it from a regional aspect.
Hope you like this. It is a preview of the SSB contest.
73's Jim
Amateur Call: WA4ZXA
Email: floydjr@nr.infi.net
Packet Node: N4ZC
>From floydjr@nr.infi.net (jim floyd) Sat Nov 18 16:51:41 1995
From: floydjr@nr.infi.net (jim floyd) (jim floyd)
Subject: SS SSB Scores
Message-ID: <199511181658.LAA11368@moe.infi.net>
I have the following request when submitting your scores for SS SSB. It will
make my job a little easier. Here is the info I need.
Call:
Class:
Section:
Score:
Q's
Multi's
Hours Wrkd
I really need all this to make it look right. Anyone who does not submitt a
class will be put into the B class or high power. Look forward to compiling
the scores and working everybody in the contest.
I would also like to thank everyone for their kind remarks about my posting
on the email on the reflector. I realize that is was just some whinning but
since he mentioned what I was doing, I thought I would help to clear it up.
73's and Good Luck
Jim
Amateur Call: WA4ZXA
Email: floydjr@nr.infi.net
Packet Node: N4ZC
>From kf7ay@getnet.com (Warren Hill) Sat Nov 18 17:17:32 1995
From: kf7ay@getnet.com (Warren Hill) (Warren Hill)
Subject: Benin DXpedition Update
Message-ID: <v01510105acd35ff0d4e7@[192.0.2.1]>
Below is the latest news relayed by e-mail from Roger, G3SXW. For a more
complete picture of this contest DXpedition, you are welcome to visit the
TY5A Home Page at:
http://www.getnet.com/~kf7ay/cqwwty.html
Before, during and after the CQ World-Wide CW DX Contest, this web site
will be updated daily with information from the operators once they reach
Benin.
73 de Warren/KF7AY
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17 NOV 95: The team has left home and are now en route to Accra, Ghana as a
first stop. Each is carrying 80 Kg, or more, of luggage. We're doing lots
of sweet-talking to the airline check-in girls!
PROPAGATION: The WWV numbers are looking good and DX on 160-meters has been
excellent this week. The team is excited by the good propagation of the CQ
WW SSB contest. Hopefully the 27-day solar cycle will mean that the CW
weekend will also be blessed with good propagation. If so, we expect to be
working all six bands with big pile-ups.
REUNION: Most of us haven't met since Dayton, so the first evening together
in Ghana will no doubt be spent catching up. On Saturday, November 18th,
we'll install antennas and get QRV with 9G5 calls. We'll also be busy with
last minute arrangements for the trip to Benin.
LAND TRAVEL TO BENIN: On Tuesday, November 21st, we will drive East along
the Ghanaian coast (9G) to the Ghana-Togo border, through Togo (5V) and
into Benin (TY). This will mean two border crossings with many hundreds of
kilos of equipment. We have been told that its a five-hour journey but we
are allowing twelve!
STATIONS: At the QTH of Peter, TY1PS, the five operators intend to install
five stations, each with a TS930S and Alpha amplifier.
ANTENNAS: Verticals for the LF bands and yagis for the HF bands are
planned. All four beams will rotate, but the challenge will be to get them
up high enough. The two Force 12 verticals for 80 and 160 will be installed
at the Novotel Hotel in Accra, Ghana for further last minute testing. The
location in Benin will be on the beach, next to the Gulf of Guinea, with
lots of space, but no high buildings or trees.
160m: Force 12 vert + 1/2 wave dipole + beverage 80m: Force 12 vertical +
1/2-wave dipole 40m: Cushcraft 2 element 40-2CD
20m: Hy-Gain 7 element tribander TH7
15m: Force 12 4 element mono-bander
10m: Cushcraft 3 element mono-bander
40-10m: Cushcraft R7 vertical
ANTENNA SUPPORTS: Six poles, 20-feet high, have been purchased in Accra.
They can be accomodated in the 30-seater bus that will transport us to
Cotonou, Benin and back to Accra, Ghana.
UPDATES: Look for more updates on our home page on Wednesday, November
22nd. We'll let you know if we've reached Cotonou in one piece, and with
all the gear!
73 de Roger/G3SXW "See you in the contest!" 5NN35 de TY5A.
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KF7AY in Arizona
Warren Hill
e-mail: kf7ay@getnet.com
home page: http://www.getnet.com/~kf7ay/home.html
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>From Bob Patten <z002816b@bcfreenet.seflin.lib.fl.us> Sat Nov 18 18:48:31 1995
From: Bob Patten <z002816b@bcfreenet.seflin.lib.fl.us> (Bob Patten)
Subject: Challenge to AC1O, 10M Contest
Message-ID:
<Pine.3.89.9511181330.E14954-0100000-0100000-0100000-0100000-0100000-0100000@bcfreenet.seflin.lib.fl.us>
Walt, Have not received any response to my challenge in this year's 10M
Contest. If you did not receive it, tell me and I will restate it. If
you did, I made one typo - I offered the same low power mult that you and
'ZX agreed on for the CW SS, but mistated it as 1.5 instead of 1.25 - I'm
not all that confident!
73, BP
Bob Patten
bobpatt@bcfreenet.seflin.lib.fl.us
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