CN8WW WPX SSB 1999

CN8WW (op DL6FBL)
CQ WPX Contest CW 1999

In this contest CN8WW was a Single-OP operation, again. I was accompagnied by Heye (DJ9RR). First we had planned to operate again from that beach location of the recent WPX SSB contest, where we had done quite fine. But unfortunately the house was not available this time. Since we did not find another suitable QTH quickly, we decided to operate from the Club Station CN8MC in downtown Rabat [thanks to the A.R.R.A.M.], the place where I had also operated the 1998 CQ Worldwide contests. Since WPX contest rules finally restrict the Multi/Single class to a real single-station event, both of us could have operated only 24 hours out of the 48. So we decided to go for two separate Single-OP entries from the same station setup. Now both of us could operate 36 hours out of the 48. N8BJQ had confirmed that this was in accordance with the contest rules, as long as no multipliers were being transferred to each other and so on...

Left: DL6FBL as CN8WW; Right: CN/DJ9RR (his score: ~2,600 QSOs and 6,2M points)

CQ WORLD WIDE PREFIX CONTEST -- 1999

Call: CN8WW (op DL6FBL) Country: Morocco
Mode: CW Category: SO/AB/HP

      BAND     QSO   QSO PTS PTS/Q PREFIXES
     ---------------------------------------
      160        0        0   0.000      0
       80        0        0   0.000      0
       40      379     2274   6.000     54
       20      732     2194   2.997    252
       15     2372     7106   2.996    466
       10     1120     3356   2.996    137
     --------------------------------------
      All     4603    14930   3.244    909 = 13,571,370

Operating time: 36 hours
Club Affiliation: Bavarian Contest Club (BCC)

Comments:

Made some bad mistakes choosing bands: started on 20m, but could not produce good runnings (only 154 Qs/h). Should have instead started on 15m (more QSOs) or 40m (better value)...
Didn't force me hard enough to operate more 40m...
Only two hours at a rate lower than 100 Qs/hour...
But not one single hour over 200 Qs. This serial number thing slows the rate down SIGNIFICANTLY.
I broke the old African Single OP record, which was 11.9M, but could not break the five-year-old P40W score of 14,1M.
And I think E4/OK5DX did beat me. Waiting for his score... --> It worked out, that "he" was in fact a Multi/Single operation. So I really finished #1 Worldwide

Equipment:

Setup	Transceiver	Amplifier
CN8WW	Kenwood TS-850S	Ameritron AL-1500
CN/DJ9RR	Kenwood TS-850S	Heathkit SB-220

Band	CN8WW	CN/DJ9RR
160m	Dipole @ 15mH (not used)	Dipole @ 15mH (not used)
80m	Dipole @ 15mH (not used)	Dipole @ 15mH
40m	2-ele Cushcraft 40-2CD @ 15mH	2-ele Cushcraft 40-2CD @ 15mH
20m	Tennadyne LP-6 LogPeriodic @ 6mH	Fritzel 5-ele Tribander @ 15mH
15m	Tennadyne LP-6 LogPeriodic @ 6mH	Fritzel 5-ele Tribander @ 15mH
10m	Tennadyne LP-6 LogPeriodic @ 6mH	Fritzel 5-ele Tribander @ 15mH

Two seperate computers with K1EA CT v9.23. Some little switch boxes and interfaces...

DL6FBL, 28/02/00
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