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CQWW CW Contest 2005
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26th-27th Nov 2005, Nottingham, SK 623 343
I had planned to operate the CQWW SSB contest this year from Cambridge with M4A. However that didn't materialise due to a very busy week at GB200T the week before the SSB contest. So this year I set sights on my first major CW contest. To get my speed up I practiced in the OK/OM & LZ Dx Contests in the two weekends before CQWW.
At first I was going to operate from home, but after a few emails asking Chris G3SJJ for advice, he invited me to join him and Dick GU4CHY for a multi-single entry from his station near Nottingham.
Here's the summary.
2005 CQWW CW Score Summary Sheet
Start Date : 2005-11-25
CallSign Used : G8D
Operator(s) : G3SJJ GU4CHY G4AXX
Band : ALL
Power : HIGH
Mode : CW
Exchange : 14
Name : Chris Burbanks
Address : 16 Cotgrave Road
Plumtree
City/State/Zip : Nottingham NG12 5NX
Country : England
ARRL Section : DX
Club/Team :
Software: N1MM Logger V5.11.2
Band QSOs Pts Cty ZN
1.8 270 357 52 11
3.5 601 1004 75 19
7 388 657 109 28
14 1096 2521 92 30
21 184 341 73 23
Total 2539 4880 401 111
Score : 2,498,560
Rig : FT1000MP x 2, Acom 1000, HB 4CX1000
Antennas : A4S, 2 Phased GP for 40m, 80 GP, 160m dipole
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Dick (L) on Run, Chris (R) on Mult. |
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A view down the 125m-long garden. |
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The 40m diamond loop, the multiplier station antenna. |
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The A4S with 160m dipole at the top of the tower. |
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The A4S. |
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The antenna switch box at the base of the tower. |
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40m phased verticals and 80m GP. |
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The multiplier station with homebrew 4CX1000A foot warmer. |
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Dick defending the frequency, building the score. |
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Mark (L) on Mult, Chris (R) on Run. |