CQ WW WPX CONTEST CW 2021

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My the first completely High Power SO2R assisted contest ever.The problem with ACOM 2000A, which had bothered me few years was solved. In addition I also got second PA for Radio 2. Surprisingly, the interferences was much weaker, thanks to coaxial cables and groundings improvements made last autumn. And I have to mention new generation antenna rotator controller in action, also for the first time in big contest.Conditions were quite good, but only compared to last two – three years. 15m and 10m were a bit opened. 20m without any strong opening towards NA from my QTH. After long time I had also JA opening and also few long paths to ZL and JA. 40m was the main band, but also with few deaf periods. 80m of many valuable mults, 160m just to do few additional QSOs.

Cancelling of unassisted category and SO2R HP brought me the same number of QSOs, compared to my WPX CW the best. But cca +25% of mults, which resulted to cca +50% increasing of total result. Also preferation of 40m 2/6 points QSOs had positive influence to it. I’ll have to improve the assisted tactic, as well.

Thanks to all contesters

 

Final score:   5 954 080
Category:      SOAB HP
Rank:          WW #79    EU #34    OM #1

 
Call: OM7RU
Operator(s): OM7RU
Station: OM7RU

Class: SOAB HP
QTH: Dolna Micina
Operating Time (hrs): 36:00
Location : Europe

Summary:

Band     QSOs
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160:      59
80:      359
40:      969
20:      653
15:      100
10:       40
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Total:  2180  Prefixes: 1005   Total Score: 6,203,865

Used equipments:
 Yaesu FT-1000MP MarkV Field
 Kenwood TS-590SG
 ACOM 2000A
 OM Power 3500A
 microHAM MK2R+
 2x microHAM Station Master
 2x OM Power OM6BPF
 microHAM doubleTEN ANT switch
 ARCO
 DXLog

Antennas:
 160m: Inv Vee
 80m: OptiBeam OB1-80 rotary dipole @34m
 AD-3446 multibander @31m:
   40m: 3 elements
   20m: 4 elements
   15m: 4 elements
   10m: 6 elements
 2-el multibander @15m:
   20m: 2 elements
   15m: 2 elements
   10m: 2 elements
73!

Riki, OM7RU
www.tucek.sk/om7ru