CQ/RJ Worldwide DX Contest, RTTY
Call: S57IIO
Operator(s): S57IIO
Station: S57IIO
Class: SOSB/15 HP
QTH:
Operating Time (hrs):
Summary:
Band QSOs Pts State/Prov DX Zones
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80:
40:
20:
15: 987 2579 55 92 32
10:
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Total: 987 2579 55 92 32 Total Score = 461,641
Club: Slovenia Contest Club
Comments:
Claimed score comparison 2002/2003
Score: 548856/461641 Continent breakdown (Stn wkd / %) <2002/2003>
QSOs: 1111/987 SA 34(3.1) 29(3.0)
Points: 2904/2579 OC 21(1.9) 10(1.0)
Pts/Q: 2.61/2.61 EU 422(38.0) 311(32.2)
Zones: 36/32 AS 218(19.6) 225(23.3)
CTYs: 98/92 AF 8(0.7) 6(0.6)
States: 55/55 NA 408(36.7) 385(39.9)
Started at same hour as last year (03z), but there was plenty of time
to read some magazines until sunrise. Last year had more than 40 Qs, mostly
with SA, this year 2, with local big guns. I was lucky to find KH7X
calling, while the antenna was being turned to catch a EA8 station, on long
path, the peak signal was s9+5, well didn't get the EA8, but the double mult was
in the nest. I was waiting to catch some nice JA run in the morning, but it
was awful. Best signals were JAs, and they weren't so loud, EU was terrible
to listen and hard to copy. The antenna was turned several times, to catch
some backscatter or something. This contest was the most hard one for my
rotator. Later on, the band developed into a nicer one. Particulary west
coast was loud, and had really fun listening to W6/7s. Time to time I checked
the states, for missing ones, and there were still some. Waited untill really
late, almost at band closing to work SC an WY. The funny thing is that at the
begining of sunday USA time, worked three SC in a row in a couple of minutes.
Luck... Despite this didn't manage to work NV and DE. So states mults were same
as last year. Sunday morning was interesting and was concentrating to work
more JAs, first day number stopped at 70. I was CQing in that direction until
1240z, and managed to work 80 more. Even some other mults showed up, so
it was worth it. While CQing on 076 for some time, a signal 120hz away came
up, and a CQ appeard on my screen. "Oh no, another QRMer...", was the first
thing in my mind. Well, not really the next seconds revealed that this
was VK9NS... Worked him, and with a big smile went searching for a new clear
spot. Later was almost routine, just the big number of west coast on the
first day changed to almost only east... Well, not really routine. While
beating the F2 key, I fell asleep for few seconds and woke up, trying to
realize what was happening, normally i was still pounching the key, and some
stations
were answering, worked a 5B4/G station, but looking back in the buffers saw
also VE6WQ calling. Luckily, later on he called again. And I was not
sleeping... Few more houndred CQs and the band was silent...
See you next time !
Kristjan, S57IIO
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