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The next contest the team will participate will be the CQWW DX CW, look for us in the bands.
IARU HF World Championship 2005
- José - CT1BOH came to our QTH with setting a new world record
high in mind, some improvements were made and the knowledge of José
made it sound easy to set, but it wasn't.
Take a look on the photos
See the post from 3830's
reflector:
IARU HF World Championship
Call: CT3EN
Operator(s): CT1BOH
Station: CT3EN @ CQ9K
Class: SO CW HP
QTH: MADEIRA ISL.
Operating Time (hrs): 24
Radios: SO2R
Summary:
Band CW Qs Ph Qs Mults
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160: 30 0 19
80: 122 0 30
40: 452 0 42
20: 1200 0 71
15: 1047 0 70
10: 239 0 32
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Total: 3090 0 264 Total Score = 3,918,816
Thanks to Madeira Team and CT3BD, CT3DL, CT3DZ, CT3EE, CT3EN, CT3IA,
CT3KU and
CT3KY. Without them this effort would not be possible.
I am claiming a new World Record, if now one does better....
Old record was from my brother location PY0FF at 3.2 million
The contest had two distinct parts. The first 18 hours were great, the
last six
were absolutly lousy. In the end, after sunrise, I basically set my second
radio
sending CQ's while furiously S&P for new QSO's and the ocasionally multiplier.
I
though I was in for around 3600 QSOs but "el Sol" had another idea:
hour/QSOs
12 171
13 188
14 187
15 221
16 196
17 178
18 153
19 167
20 134
21 130
22 156
23 150
0 134
1 121
2 112
3 127
4 100
5 52
6 90
7 103
8 84
9 74
10 72
11 71
3171
CQWW 160 2005 Report
- Operated by VE3NE; VE3NZ; HA5SX; HA5JI.
Take a look on the photos
CQWW DX CW 2004 Report
- Operated by John - KL2A.
Take a look on the photos
THE CT9M EXPERIENCE CQWW CW 2004 by KL2A (long)
First of all? Thanks Team Madeira!
I?m continually aw-inspired by the competitive, organized team spirit
at CQ9K!
These boys are ALWAYS seeking improvement! It's contagious and reminds me
of when I first started at KL7Y. Keep it fresh.
Also, they are quickly becoming the ones to watch. Just add up the past few years of CQ9K and CT9M; their cumulative score is rising up the charts!
There were several events during my week in Madeira, here are some highlights:
*PRE-CONTEST PARTY BY DJ6QT
On Madeira, there are two main teams that enjoy the contests this time
of year.
DJ6QT's CT9L crew who have been active in M2 category, and CQ9K's Team Madeira.
This year Walter DJ6QT, shared his 40th wedding anniversary with the guys that had a fully catered restaurant staff wait on all the guys and their wives. His bride and mother-in-law were at the head of the table enjoying the fray as we talked radio and the contest to come.. 59 33.
Here?s a list of who was at the table:
CT3EE CT3FU CT3DL CT3BD CT3KU CT3YA CT3DZ CT3RY CT3IA KL2A DJ6QT DL5XX DL1YD PA0R I2VXJ W8LU
We ate, drank, and were merry. I made a point of talking with each ham at this party and was entertained by chatter about strategy in contest food, drink, and philosophies that kept us going until it was past my bedtime.
*THE STATION
The Station at CT9M this year was similar. Still at 3500? with a water shot in most directions. 7 towers holding up mono-band yagis and stacks.
These guys build a M/M station in October and leave it up for CW and allowed me to come and compete. Reminds me of PJ1B a little. To be able to utilize it for SOAB, it's a dream come true for sure.
RIGS Two FT1000MP's (Radio 1 and Radio 2 *receive only)
Tower 1 ? 200? commercial tower This holds a couple pulleys; 160m elevated vertical, and a high inv vee for 80m.
Tower 2-7 are various 30-70? and each hold a mono band yagi, most with 2 for stack and spray capability.
Had WX0B stack matches, 6-pack, and SO2R Box. Couldn?t get the SO2R box
to work this year so still SO1R with a receiver. Next year?
*THE CONTEST
Many of you know my history, NL7GP to KL2A and lots of guest and portable operations in warmer climes. I have more than 1 reason to be attracted to the tropics. After growing up in Zone 1 literally under the auroral cap I became attracted to Zone 33. I trained with my home team at KL7Y's contest station, and even during the bottom of the cycle where we?d be lucky to log 3 Qso?s on 10m, we'd hear CT3 and EA8 stations coming through 2-3am local. Seriously, when it was marginal to work a due south KH6 or W6 skew path, at times you could find a Zone 33 barely audible but there coming through!!
This amazed me, and I knew by the sound of their runs it was the place
to be, (on occasion we could even break these guys and get a bewildered
response).
Now, I finally got to be one of ?those guys? and it?s truly the way I thought
it would be!
As for this year, the contest went well, I felt like a much better operator
after having a years experience under my belt. I was certainly poised to
stomp last years score. The fatigue factor wasn?t there this time around,
where last
year I was a zombie after 32 hours but managed to bob and weave my way through
it.
This year, almost entire week of sleep previous to the event, much less food consumption, lots of juice, and good hard-core focus.
See, I have KL9A to answer to when it?s all over. He gets you all pumped up 6 months before a contest, and before you know it, you have a ticket to fly to the tropics? (this is a regular occurrence with him around)
We all know, the conditions were not as good as the week before where we all had high hopes, however, coming from W7 I wasn?t complaining, I was ready!
My favorite opening was the 2:30am / 0230z BIG Pacific and Asia opening. Hearing JT, YB, 9M2/8, BV, BA, JA, of course Central / South America etc? that was impressive!
Also, I experienced one of the bigger pile ups of my lifetime.
An avalanche of Tier 1 Packet boys from the entire Asian, Europe, and American
Continents on Sunday morning? Literally a who?s who of big hardware side
by side and on top of each other duking it out side by side for first Q
honors? high
adrenaline situation. Of course, all recorded.
See, the way conditions worked out for me this time, I ended up on 20m with a very low Q total on Sunday morning and as you can imagine, Sunday conditions and fresh DX make for a pile!
*COMPARING 2003 to 2004 CONDX
Ladies and Gentlemen, the cycle is dropping fast! Last year on 10m I worked
northern W7 without much trouble, this year I was lucky to hear them on
15 or 20! Last year I started the contest on 20 and worked nearly 800 guys
before
going to 40. This year I couldn?t work Europe on 20 at the beginning, it
was dead!
Conditions were, at best, peculiar. For me in retrospect to last year, I noticed I was not nearly as loud, even though, a more refined and learned operator of the station, conditions, and strategy.
Looking at my 48 hour graph report, F9 on CT, I see clearly a phenom that
I?ve never encountered. Nearly the entire contest the hours were similar
to: 200/hr then 80/hr, 200/hr then 60/hr, over and over and nothing I could
do would seem
to change it. I was sure it was conditions!
Also, I count approx. 50 band countries in my notes that I spent time calling
(not too much) and not working. Last year everyone I called worked me, except
for some JT1 instances and some skew or backscatter stuff - Long Path which
you?d expect from Low Power.
Even stranger observations were not hearing or just missing many of the
bigger DX stations that were very active, where you may hear someone finishing
with a station that was needed. Just not bumping into guys that amass 1000s
of Qs
seems odd, but it?s a big world in that box we call an FT 1000 MP during
CQWW, even from CT3.
There are many observations that may interest many of you. For example
the boys in the Puget Sound area on 15 were let?s say S1-7 at a certain
time, and a lone W7JEN was S9. Obviously surrounded by Salt Water. (near
the original W7RM
QTH)
160 was open to the USA much better than last year with many 6 banders
from NA.
(same antenna)
My 1st and only NA on 160 the 1st night was VY2NT, man were you loud! He was there much before any other NA stations. KC1XX was 1st in the log the 2nd night. Here?s my 20 minute visit to 160 from Day 2:
28-Nov-04 0118 2665 1839 KC1XX
28-Nov-04 0122 2666 1821 ER5FB
28-Nov-04 0125 2667 1824 HA8BE
28-Nov-04 0126 2668 1824 IK4AGP
28-Nov-04 0126 2669 1824 W3LPL
28-Nov-04 0127 2670 1824 RW2F
28-Nov-04 0127 2671 1824 W4MYA
28-Nov-04 0128 2672 1824 W8AV
28-Nov-04 0129 2673 1825 N2RM
28-Nov-04 0131 2674 1825 N2ED
28-Nov-04 0133 2675 1825 WE3C
28-Nov-04 0134 2676 1825 K4JAF
28-Nov-04 0136 2677 1825 VE1ZZ
28-Nov-04 0136 2678 1825 IR2C
28-Nov-04 0137 2679 1825 G3WPH
28-Nov-04 0138 2680 1825 G4UJS
Sleep deprivation did get me once this year, however not in the form of
fatigue. Sunday morning about 8am during prime runs the FT1000mp became
Round and began to float! I lifted my arm to try and stop it and push it
down, gently of
course, and it wasn?t there. I decided at that time to take a break even
though that?s a peak rate time.
40m was certainly the band to fall back on when rate dropped at any time
on any given band, and I used 40 a lot for that. However, there were more
than a few times I thought ?I really need to be on 40m? and didn?t because
I wasn?t
doing a SB40, this was SOAB. Looking back even before it was over I knew
those were the times to jump back to 40 and raise the rate, even for short
periods of time.
*There is so much more information to discuss and look into, but I?m in
KH6 and it?s time to head to the beach.
More information will be posted on my website, or email me and I?d be happy
to chat a bit more about this years contest.
This is certainly the best part of the world for radio, or very close to
it, in my opinion. There is just nothing like tuning 160 and hearing 60
countries on the air at the same time and the locals being 60db over from
EA8, CT3, CN, CT,
EA, D4, 5U5, 6W, etc?
I had a wonderful time. The CQ9K boys are gracious hosts and very interested in making my contest and experience memorable. Each and every member took a little piece of time from their lives to visit and make sure I was doing great!
Also, thanks for many friends who ?hung out? on my frequencies to say KB,
BF, and other encouraging words: K9PG, K7SS, KL9A, & those WWYC boys.
Also to EA8ZS who acted as a beacon throughout the contest. I always knew
what bands to be on
by keeping you in my sights!I certainly will return to that region again
and again looking for the perfect conditions we all chase.
Until next year? 73 and Obrigado de KL2A/KH6
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