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CQWW SSB Contest 1999
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CQWW SSB Contest, 30-31st Oct 1999
This contest was a serious attempt at staying alert and running for as much of the contest as possible. I operated single-band 21 MHz SSB, with the FT1000MP and Colin's FL2100Z, from Debden Airfield.
It was the first time any of us had attempted anything so ambitious, I was pushing the envelope. Jacqui and the children brought me hot meals to keep me going. The Q rates peaked at 250/hour and stayed high for many hours.
On Sunday I was visited by Andy and his son Peter who rode up to the station on their bikes. That day I operated nearly solidly on 15m from 0600z till 2100z.
Nothing blew up or went wrong, the weather and conditions were great.
The final score of 340,548 had a UBN correction of 1.9%.
Here's the summary sheet and soapbox comments.
CQ WORLD WIDE DX CONTEST -- 1999
Call: M4R Country: England
Mode: SSB Category: Single Operator Single Band
Zone: 14
BAND QSO QSO PTS PTS/QSO ZONES COUNTRIES
160 0 0 0.00 0 0
80 0 0 0.00 0 0
40 0 0 0.00 0 0
20 0 0 0.00 0 0
15 1077 2301 2.14 33 115
10 0 0 0.00 0 0
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Totals 1077 2301 2.14 33 115 => 340,548
All reports sent were 5914.
Equipment Description: FT1000MP, FL2100Z, 3 ele homebrew
monoband Yagi (16 ft boom) at 85 feet. Operating with a
petrol generator (field-day style) from a disused army
airfield.
Club Affiliation: Granta Contest Group M0CAM, M4R
This is to certify that in this contest I have operated
my transmitter within the limitations of my license and have
observed fully the rules and regulations of the contest.
Signature Mark Marsden
MAILING ADDRESS:
Mark Marsden M4R, G4AXX
38 Lambert Cross
Saffron Walden
Essex
United Kingdom
CB10 2DP
Click on the thumbnail below to see the picture, I was too busy to take photos this time, hi!.  |
The certificate from CQ magazine. |