SM2LIY, SE2T and me (SM2WMV) did the SAC SSB contest M/S, just like in the CW part but this time we got to use the special callsign SA8C. We are happy with the result and it will be a VERY close race between OH0Z and us, it only seem to differ about 5000 pts out of the ~1.1 million we worked, so it will be up to the log checkers.
SM3WMU did operate 20m from SJ2W in the ARRL DX SSB Contest. This was his first visit to the station and he seemed to enjoy it a lot. Unfortunately Tomas had to leave early because of family commitments which limited his operating time to only 18 hours. SM3JLA also joined to do some work with me, mainly trying to fix an amplifier which unfortunately did not succeed. It’s an granger auto-tune amplifier which we don’t have any manual for and don’t seem to find one either 🙁 So right now we are limited using a 4-1000A amp which we need to run down to the basement to tune, so all band efforts are out of the question. Hopefully we will have the amplifier situation solved soon.
ARRL DX Contest, SSB
Call: SJ2W
Operator(s): SM3WMU
Station: SJ2W
Class: SOSB/20 HP
QTH: Da Traesk
Operating Time (hrs): 18
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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160:
80:
40:
20: 1052 62
15:
10:
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Total: 1052 62 Total Score = 195,486
Club: Worldwide Young Contesters
Comments:
Guest operator SM3WMU did his first visit to the QTH which was bought 1.5 years
ago. He has been contributing with a lot of gear though so it was a very
welcome visit. However family commitments forced him to leave on Sunday morning
just as the bands started to open.
6el mono @55m
4-1000A amp
FT1000D
We had a lot of fun in the CQ 160m contest. SM0W did visit us from Stockholm and did most of the operating together with SM2LIY. I had neck pain and was resting most of the weekend, however we cleaned out the sauna and had a nice sauna before and after the contest.
Call: SJ2W
Operator(s): SM0W SM2LIY SM2WMV
Station: SJ2W
Class: Multi-Op HP
QTH: Da Traesk
Operating Time (hrs): 40
Summary:
Total: QSOs = 1347 State/Prov = 47 Countries = 83 Total Score = 1,055,860
Club: Worldwide Young Contesters
Comments:
Because of an amp failure I had to run the contest barefoot, which made the contest less fun but I still am very happy about the result. DJ1YFK did however beat me but maybe next year I can a possibility to beat him 🙂
Croatian CW Contest
Call: SJ2W
Operator(s): SM2WMV
Station: SJ2W
Class: SOAB LP
QTH: Da Traesk
Operating Time (hrs): 22
Radios: SO2R
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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160: 145 36
80: 301 45
40: 282 43
20: 254 49
15: 43 18
10: 1 1
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Total: 1026 192 Total Score = 535,104
Club: Worldwide Young Contesters
Comments:
I had plans to do the contest high power but when I arrived to the QTH and was
gonna test the amp something is wrong with it. So I decided to go barefoot and
was about to quit a few hours in but stuck in there. I slept 2 hours but sat in
the chair rest of the time.
I am happy with the result, new SM record at least and I beat my old HP record
too which was taken at the old QTH. I suffered from just having a vertical on
40m, but next year this will be improved and I’ll try to do a good result in
the HP category instead. First time > 1000q for me in this contest. Last year I
did SB 80 which was not to recommend so this year even though LP it was a lot
more fun.
US signals on 20 were amazing but extremely low activity. Fun to work W7LR on
160m with just 100W (!) and also a few other big guns.
FT1KD + IC-7400
160m: 37m vert + 8 bevs
80m: 4-SQ
40m: Vertical
20m: 6el mono
15m: 6el mono
10m: 6/6el mono
Next one will be CQ 160 CW! Tnx for all qsos!
Pictures of the shack layout for the contest can be found here