CQ WPX SSB 2008
29th/30th March 2008
CQ WPX SSB from the Subaru - 60 unique callsigns, 28 entities..
CQ WPX SSB from the Subaru - 60 unique callsigns, 28 entities..
IARU HF Championships 2006 and a chance to try out the FT-857, from the Subaru..
First contacts on Top Band, very noise indeed, heard by a station in Scotland but did not complete the contact.
Radio - K2 15W, Heil headset.
Location - House.
Antenna - Long wire, with improvised earth.
Log - Total of 10 contacts, First contacts on 160m.
Saturday, early afternoon on 15m, stations so close you could tune through the whole band without a gap. Worked 13 stations. Early eve, briefly tried 10m, no luck, back to 15m. Worked 3 stations, America, Canda (a first) and Barbados (also a first). Following dinner, a can of IPA and a sample of Trappistes Rochefort 10 tried 40m, completely packed, worked 4 stations.
Sunday, another go on 15m and in the early evening 20m.
Radio - K2 15W, Heil headset.
Location - Car outside the house.
Antenna - Helical whip antenna.
Log - Total of 50 contacts and 25 countries! In just a few hours the logbook had doubled in size..
Tuned around 20m hoping to hear K5PAL at the Hot Pepper Festival (Having attended the UK Chilli Festival several times). Nothing heard, but worked IU7SRT Intrigued by their web site, I found out all about the SRT contest. On Sunday I tried to work some more SRT stations, but only managed IU7SRT again, on 15M! Ten points though, is not enough for a certificate..Well at least not the SRT one..
Radio - K2 10W, Heil headset.
Location - Car outside the house.
Antenna - Helical whip antenna.
Log - The same Italian station twice!
Date |
Time |
Station
Called |
Band |
Power |
Comments |
24.10.04 |
15:16 |
IU7SRT |
20m |
10w |
SRT |
23.10.04 |
18:18 |
IU7SRT |
15m |
10w |
SRT |
The results are in, 6th out of 7 in the QRP category, perhaps I should have entered in the restricted category, as I lacked a 60ft tower and Yagi!
My first contest entry. The wire antenna consisted of.. two bamboo canes joined with cable ties and fixed to a fence post at the end of the back garden to form the "mast",from which was strung a length of blue hookup wire, one end extending back to the second bedroom shack, the other to a far corner of the garden.. Used SD for the first time, which worked well, the log has now been sent off, so soon we shall see how well I did!
Radio - K2 10W, Heil headset.
Location - House.
Antenna - Long wire.
Log - 17 contacts and 9 multipliers, first contacts to the USA.
Date |
Time |
Station |
Band |
Power |
Serial
Rx |
Serial
Tx |
03.10.2004 | 07:12 | UA6ADC | 15m | 10w | 019 | 01 |
03.10.2004 | 07:46 | RW4FX | 15m | 10w | 013 | 02 |
03.10.2004 | 08:29 | LZ9V | 15m | 10w | 036 | 03 |
03.10.2004 | 08:34 | UR7IKV | 15m | 10w | 016 | 04 |
03.10.2004 | 08:49 | SV2AEL | 15m | 10w | 020 | 05 |
03.10.2004 | 08:54 | UR4IXM | 15m | 10w | 049 | 06 |
03.10.2004 | 09:25 | UA4NCI | 15m | 10w | 043 | 07 |
03.10.2004 | 10:38 | UR5MNZ | 15m | 10w | 050 | 08 |
03.10.2004 | 11:11 | UA3QJJ | 15m | 10w | 083 | 09 |
03.10.2004 | 13:09 | RV3FF | 15m | 10w | 116 | 10 |
03.10.2004 | 13:34 | RW3AI | 15m | 10w | 086 | 11 |
03.10.2004 | 13:58 | N4UH | 15m | 10w | 123 | 12 |
03.10.2004 | 14:21 | 9H1DE | 15m | 10w | 131 | 13 |
03.10.2004 | 15:10 | K1JDL | 15m | 10w | 016 | 14 |
03.10.2004 | 15:26 | WX3B | 15m | 10w | 087 | 15 |
03.10.2004 | 15:31 | K3ZO | 15m | 10w | 128 | 16 |
03.10.2004 | 16:50 | EC7ABV | 15m | 10w | 063 | 17 |