Inte ryskt rekord men skoj ändå. Var litet för dåligt öppet på nätterna för att komma upp i rätt poängnivå.
Hoppas det räcker en bit ändå.
Tack för alla skandinaviska QSO!
73 de RM2D@RM5A
Contest : CQ World Wide DX Contest
Callsign : RM5A
Mode : CW
Category : Single Operator (SO)
Overlay : ---
Band(s) : Single band (SB) 20 m
Class : High Power (HP)
Zone/State/... : 16
Locator : KO85SS
Operating time : 32h53
BAND QSO CQ DXCC DUP POINTS AVG
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20 2048 36 114 58 3950 1.93
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TOTAL 2048 36 114 58 3950 1.93
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TOTAL SCORE : 592 500
Dupes are not included in QSO counts neither avg calculations
Operators : SM6LRR
First Single Band 20 HP (non-assisted) entry for me ever in CQWW CW.
The goal was to see how the old Russian Record from 1989 (UA1DZ S.K) could
survive in 2013 CQWW with more participants, more available multipliers, new
computerized technology, better equipment and whatever else...
When I was offered to use the excellent RM5A station located 100 km (60 miles)
west of Moscow City for a 20 meter efftort, I could not resist.
Conditions were good but not extraordinary. 20 meters was open already from the
start at 4 AM local time and also during daytime my impression was that band
kept up in good shape. Second night (Saturday to Sunday) was less exciting. I
even allowed myself to sleep about 5 hours, with a short interruption for 4-5
Carribean multipliers at 00 UTC. Second day was in parity with the first day,
but band quickly became in poor shape between 17-18 UTC. As I needed to be
back in Moscow Monday morning, operation was terminated at 18 UTC.
(As a funny coincidence, electricity was lost in the whole region where RM5A is
located, just seconds before I was going to leave the house 6 hours before the
end of the contest. As I was told, band opened up nicely again in the night,
and who knows... I might have been able to challenge George Rumyantsev's
(UA1DZ) record in case I would patiently have remained in operation all
time...
However, destiny always rules and for my own peace of soul, I convince myself
that electricity would not have returned until the end of the contest
The legendary UA1DZ's record remained untouched (at least by me) and next year
I will try to challenge another single band record instead
Thank you RD3BW Oleg, for allowing me to use your excellent station.
Thank you RA5A, Leo, for preparig the station so nicely.
73 and see you all hopefully from my small holiday style DX Expedition as
XV2LRR (Nov 29th - Dec 14th).
