In a recent message Tom, WB4IUX wrote:
>
>
> Since Willy UW9AR reported that KC1XX was the absolute
> top gun loudest station on 80 during CQWW CW, can someone
> tell what the station has for an antenna on that band? Thanks.
> 73, Tom WB4IUX
> Tom.Skelton@ClemsonSC.NCR.COM
> ps: It's gotta be a giant killer, because N4AR is running a pair
> of phased bobtail curtain arrays and ALL he got was loudest
> zone 4.
Since Matt isn't on Internet, I guess I can pick this one up. I
operated at KC1XX in both the CQWW Phone and CW Contests (along with
AD1C, who's also on the Reflector).
The 80m EU antenna at KC1XX is a 2el Delta Loop parasitic array with
the tops of the loops at about 150'. The array consists of a driven
element and reflector, if memory serves me right.
I have never used (and this includes past operations at K1EA, N2RM,
and W3LPL, among others) as effective an antenna on 80m as that which
Matt has. The combination of the antenna height and New England
location really has paid off in a big way for 'XX. I can certify that
all Matt has ever run is 1500W PEP out but it's usually been less than
that due to the condition of amplifiers we've used in contests
recently. So people who say it's done with smoke are simply wrong.
Those accusations flew just after the CQWW Phone and I (along with
every other operator from the KC1XX operation) quickly squelched those
rumors. I wouldn't take pride in winning if I had to run power. And
I'll never operate at a station that runs "gas". A sore point with me
if there ever was one......
Anyway, the 80m antenna just "works", that's all I can say. It was a
pleasure to be able to use it on the Phone and CW weekends...what a
blast. Working DXCC+ on 80m as a Multi-Single was a real mind-blowing
experience. And making so many Q's on 80m Phone in the WW was even
more devastating!
73
-Dave KM3T
>From Doug Grant <0006008716@mcimail.com> Tue Dec 7 02:44:00 1993
From: Doug Grant <0006008716@mcimail.com> (Doug Grant)
Subject: CQWW CW Scores
Message-ID: <44931207024444/0006008716NA1EM@mcimail.com>
CQ WW DX CW Score Rumors
rev 7 Dec 93
Single-Operator (No Packet)
K1KI 2927-153-523 5.7 M
K5ZD 3043-146-485 5.6 M
N2NT 2759-155-480 5.01 M
K3ZO 2750-161-478 5.0 M
N6BV 3074-135-430 4.94 M
K4VX 2065-167-490 3.8 M WX3N op.
KT3Y 2263-140-427 3.7 M
K5GN 2204-160-433 3.5 M
N5RZ 2137-152-411 3.3 M
W1WEF 1990-??8-406 3.0 M
K8GL 1654-148-462 2.86 M
W6EEN 2068-141-313 2.42 M
W2HPF 1554-125-377 2.2 M
NN7L 1377-146-??? 1.77 M
K9MA 1252-124-313 1,540,425 (nobody's laughing)
W1IHN 1022-115-330 1,294,950
KN8Z Total 1164-?-255 1.2 M (WA8YVR, opr for first 14 hrs)
N1CC 965-107-310 1.13 M
WB5VZL 1148-117-251 1 M
DX Single-Operator
P40W - 11.3M (6000 Qs)
PY0F (CT1BOH, op) 11.2M
TI1C 6475-151-452 9,258,462 (N6TR, op)
ZD8Z 9.1M (N6TJ, op)
7Q7OO 7.2M (N6AA, op)
VP5RX 5.1 M (K1RX op)
XE1/AA6RX 3952-134-293 3.8 M
CH2ZP 2317-122-336 2.6 M VE2ZP op.
And in the single op with serious line noise category:
9Y4H (K6NA, op) 8.3M (S7 endorsement)
HD9N (WN4KKN, op) 4848-145-423 8,097,976 (S9+10 endorsement)
Single-Band
KV0Q 192- 21- 43 32 K 160M
W1MK 1020-30-100 375K 80M
W9LT 598- 29- 98 204 K 80M
W8UVZ 472- 34-102 175 K 80M
N4CC 410- 29- 93 140 K 80M
WA4PGM 307- 30- 96 80M
UN2L 1102-35-108 367K 80M (UW9AR op)
W1RR 1433- 36-142 727 K 40M
N6RO 1147- 39-118 512 K 40M
KH2F 1147- 38-132 40M
K4JPD 728- 38-143 380 K 40M
OH7MA 1700-38-130 650 K 40 M
UA9AM 1100-37-115 450 K 40M
KM1H 1956- 39-143 1.01 M 20M KQ2M op.
UN4L 1400-38-128 20M
K1ZZ 1210- 35-133 574 K 15M
WZ3Q 1003- 34-112 413 K 15M
K2MT 667- 32-127 303 K 15M
W6QHS 759- 33-102 290,655 15M
W5VX 713-32-113 288,840 15M
KP2A 2681- 32-112 958 K 15M KW8N op.
K4XS 290-23-67 10M ( WC4E "Yes, I am nuts!" op )
Single-Operator Low Power (No Packet/150W)
K2ZJ 1292-137-416 2.03 M
K2SG 1581-108-325 1.97 M
KC1SJ 1101-121-353 1.4 M
WS1E 924-110-324 1.26 M
WA2SRQ 953-99-286 1,046,045 23 hr
NH6T 2758-123-187 2.5M (N0AX, opr)
XM4VV 2044-93-195 1,203,840
N8II 770-30-144 323 K 15M
Single-Operator QRP (No Packet/ 5W)
K1CGJ 595- 88-252 557 K
KA1CZF 436- 73-196 316 K
Single-Operator Assisted
K3WW 2535-160-547 5.12 M
K1DG 2307-157-551 4.6 M
K5NA 2129-168-582 4.57 M
AA2DU 1989-139-484 3.54 M @ K1VR
K2WK 1703-151-505 3.18 M
KC1F 1787-137-480 3.18 M
K2ONP 1070-122-368 1.47 M
K8JP 915-139-397 1.3 M
W9XT 897-137-341 1,202,170
WE1F 915-111-316 1.1 M (1 mile from K1DG, 2 from N6BV, 2 from KM1H)
KF2O 580-136-378 815 K
W9NQ 580-139-306 678 K
DX S/O/Assisted
VE3EJ 3232-173-592 6.2 M
Multi-Single
KC1XX 3391-177-643 7.99 M
K1TR 3230-173-617 7,417,310
K8AZ 3116-175-622 7.13 M
K2WI 2739-171-616 6.1 M
WD8LLD 2122-170-570 4.38 M
KS9K 2144-166-546 4.16 M
AG6D 2330-157-375 3.4 M
W9KDX 1769-160-516 3.34 M
K8LX 1660-156-476 2.9 M
K9UWA 2.6 M
WX0B 1802-152-395 2.45 M
W0KEA 1592-159-416 2.4 M
K2QMF 2.14 M
K3DI 1220-122-405 1.8 M
WV9Y 612-107-274 1,041,273
WE1B 804 K
DX Multi-Single
J6DX 7338-159-528 12.1 M
4M5I 6260-147-478 11.6 M
VP9AD 6124-152-507 9,852,709
V31KF 5913-145-454 8,445,301
EI7M 3644-121-400 4,193,008
VP9MZ 3.09 M
Multi-Multi
W3LPL 6417-188-706 16 M
K1AR 5798-198-720 15.4 M
N2RM 5716-186-699 14.2 M Lost A.C. Power for 4Hrs!
K3LR 5222-190-702 13.2 M
KY1H 4192-174-627 9.03 M
K0RF 4374-176-565 8,501,493
AA6TT 4380-179-568 8,250,615
N6DX 6.1M
AA4G 2838-154-487 4,800,449
AH0K 9722-198-554 21,573,376
VS6WO 8288-177-511 12,619,984
ZL2K 5969-159-383 9,555,460
STN 160 80 40 20 15 10
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W3LPL 188/20/68 1167/33/117 1760/38/153 1675/38/153 1269/34/132 358/25/83
K1AR 181/24/82 903/34/117 1593/38/149 1783/39/156 1161/36/134 177/27/82
N2RM 228/20/76 929/31/114 1679/38/148 1681/38/149 875/35/129 319/24/83
K3LR 192/22/72 784/34/111 1187/38/148 1587/38/155 1263/35/141 209/23/75
K0RF 232/14/32 492/30/79 1272/35/130 1390/39/138 760/34/122 228/24/64
AA6TT 144/14/29 352/29/82 1303/39/136 1395/37/135 829/33/120 357/27/66
73,
Doug K1DG
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>From Tim Totten <kj4vh@coplex.com> Tue Dec 7 05:15:50 1993
From: Tim Totten <kj4vh@coplex.com> (Tim Totten)
Subject: KC1XX antenna on 80?
Message-ID: <Pine.3.88.9312062351.B3995-0100000@coplex>
WB4IUX wrote:
> Since Willy UW9AR reported that KC1XX was the absolute
> top gun loudest station on 80 during CQWW CW, can someone
> tell what the station has for an antenna on that band? Thanks.
> ps: It's gotta be a giant killer, because N4AR is running a pair
> of phased bobtail curtain arrays and ALL he got was loudest
> zone 4.
N4AR's not on the reflector yet (I've been twisting his arm), but I've
had the honor of using his phased bobtails in a few contests. It's
simply the most incredible 80-meter antenna I've ever used. Bill also
put up a 4-square this last year, but it can't touch the curtains to
Europe. Still, for WW CW, I'd certainly be tempted to give you
both of those antennas at their current QTH in Kentucky in trade for a
dipole at 120 ft on the coast of W1-land. I bet Bill would do the
same (as long as he could trade back after the contest!). So I find
nothing surprising in Willy's comments.
73, Tim
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Tim Totten, KJ4VH Home tel +1-502-239-6486
kj4vh@coplex.com Home fax +1-502-239-7766
Kentucky Contest Group
>From Willy Umanets <uw9ar@chal.chel.su> Tue Dec 7 18:01:37 1993
From: Willy Umanets <uw9ar@chal.chel.su> (Willy Umanets)
Subject: CQWWCW by UN2L.
Message-ID: <AA1KC1jeB9@chal.chel.su>
Dear all,
I just want to make few comments on CQWWCW, the way it went
for me on 80M from UN2L.
I was running 32m tall vertical and 3 1000ft long beveareges
with some discent military (Russian Army) amplifier and
TS930s (the one once used on 15M @ PJ1B and then kindly
presented to me by N2AA, KE7V, W2VJN and one more fellow -
amateur - sorry I forgot his c/s).
CONDX were fair, especially on Sat. DX activity was great.
So it was for the first time in my life I did over 100 countries
in 48 hrs on 80M.
I cfm what Gene, N2AA had already mentioned on my behalf in regard
to loudest USA stns in Kazakh on 80M. One thing , though was missing
that rating table is applicable only to short path (2130 to 0430Z)
openning. As far as long path, I can mention VE3EJ, AA6TT, N2KK
being the loudest NA sigs followed by K8LX,N4CC,W0AIH,K8CC,KS9K,
W8UVZ. K0RF was surprisingly weak at 1350Z. NN7L and CH7CC must be
getting out super well cuz worked'em at 1223Z (1.5 hrs before their
sunset?).
While KC1XX had unprecedented loudest signal, K1AR was the best on
receive. W3LPL's 80M score looks very impressive, yet they had certain
problems with hearing. I worked 'LPL
after maybe a dozen tries (two - three calls at a time)for the first
27hrs. they finally responded
at my sunrise on Sun. at 0341Z, so, Frank, I am telling you if you
guys cud hear me with wat I got onli at my sunrise, u'd better
go make some improvments on your receiving ability on 80M.
Biggest thrils: the first 4 hrs of the contest that produced 20 zones
and 61 countries. 7Q7OO (tnx, Dick), 5R8DS, 3DA0BK, ZS6NW, ZS6AJS,
ZS6EZ, ZS6QU,
NL7G (never B4 zone 1 on 80M), VU2HJA, VU2MTT, VQ9KC all these called
me during the first hour - my hands were shaking and I cud hardly belive
I was on 80M.
All right, I am sorry to have occupied so much space here, I surely
have some more comments, though.
W/best regards WILLY, UW9AR
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73, Willy, UW9AR
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JV "Challenger Ltd" phone : 351-260-0190
Internet : uw9ar@chal.chel.su fax : 351-237-1756
>From Keskinen Petri <oh3mep@cc.tut.fi> Tue Dec 7 13:02:46 1993
From: Keskinen Petri <oh3mep@cc.tut.fi> (Keskinen Petri)
Subject: ARRL 160m Contest
Message-ID: <9312071302.AA11506@cc.tut.fi>
>
> The ARRL can do a lot to encourage international interest in the 160M
> contest by just deleting the sentance in the rules "DX-to-dx QSO's are
> not permitted for contest credit". What is my incentive if I have a
> marginal station (able to work Asia/Oceania/Africa) but have no real
> hopes of working the states on 160, to bother and stay up and work this
> contest? I would rather just wait for the CQ contest instead.
I really agree with Robert! I already have CQ 160m contest
weekend marked on my calendar, but never even though operating
ARRL 160m contest! It's just not worth messing sleeping times
for a contest with only 1-10 qsos! We even sometimes can copy
some stateside stations on 160, but only 15 W allowed here, so
not much hope to get enough qsos.
de Pete
>From Ed Gilbert <eyg@hpnjlc.njd.hp.com> Tue Dec 7 13:47:46 1993
From: Ed Gilbert <eyg@hpnjlc.njd.hp.com> (Ed Gilbert)
Subject: ARRL 160m contest score
Message-ID: <9312071351.AA01645@hp.com>
WA2SRQ ARRL 160m contest score
Single operator, high power category
938 qsos, 87 mults (67 sects + 20 countries), 175,218 points
Terrible conditions to the west, particularly the second night.
Missed SB, EWA, ND, SD, VE4, VE5, VE6, VE7, KH6, and KL7. I
can't remember a 160 contest where I missed so many sections.
Bright spots were some good European openings. These were brief,
but signals peaked up nicely while they lasted. Also was
pleasantly surprised to have VE8P call me early on Friday. Where
was he in cw ss?
73, Ed
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