WAE DX Contest, CW 1998

Call: DL1IAO
Operator(s): DL1IAO
Station: DK1NO

Class: Single Op HP
QTH: nr Stuttgart
Operating Time (hrs): 36
Radios: SO2R

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  QTCs  Mults
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   80:   47         76
   40:  144    	    84
   20:  351         84
   15:  361         76 
   10:   26         48
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Total:  929  1502  368  Total Score = 894,608

Club: Bavarian Contest Club

Comments:

Radio A: TS870 + Alpha78
Radio B: IC735 + SB220
homebrew 2R-switching

CT v9.23 on 386 notebook

(80) 3el Vertical
(40) 3el stacked Vertical, 2el Quad @16m NW/SE
(20) 4el Yagi @27m + 2el Quad @15m NW
(15) 4el Yagi @25m 
(10) 7el Yagi @33m, 4el Yagi @10m 

(RX) 3 Beverages (6 directions)

Off-Times:
Sat 07:00-11:14 -> 04:14
Sun 04:12-09:43 -> 05:31
Sun 12:36-14:51 -> 02:15

My personal favorite! Main difference to last year was an open 15m band which
allowed more QTCs with weak stations. I feel that my multiplier is way too
low, with a slow packet link and multiple (minor?) antenna problems it often
seemed impossible to break thru "the crowd".


73,

Stefan
DL1IAO@contesting.com
http://www.dl1iao.com