CQ WW 160 m CONTEST CW 2016

I remember a lot of better dx conditions on Top Band.

Sun activity is going down, so I again decided to build of TX3A receiving double half-delta loop at place of 80m far from any metal construction. But in most cases the signals from TX vertical was stronger… I have built few RX antennas at my QTH (Beverages, K9AY loops, TX3A DHDLs), but only one K9AY (few years ago) hanged very temporary just only „for fun“ worked… What’s wrong…? However, better total score compared to 2015.

First night I didn’t care of S/P a lot, so when first W station called me, I expected good condx. But only few so-so strong NA stations during the whole contest. Most of them after hard digging from EU QRM cover. I also gave up few mults attempts nevertheless I had heard them… Similar from JA side. I was able to catch free frequency inside JA window only for cca half an hour, with cca 5-6 attacks to my frequency, hi. Both JAs was S/P.

And chronical pain of Top Band – tons of „megawatts“ caused continuosly S8-S9+ QRM plus piles of clickers. I expect at least starting of discussion about „bad signal penalties“, similar to few other contests. King of this activity was YU0T. His PA had to press major part of energy into parasitic part of his spectrum, QRM +/- 20-30 kHz. My AGC danced in the rhytm of his morse. You can find few warnings in dx clusters + a lot of QRM warnings just on the band.

So, one contest is over, another one on the horizon.
Thanks to all who participate.

Final score:   402 750
Category:      SO HP
Rank:          WW #24   EU #10   OM #1

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

Class: Single Op HP
QTH: Dolna Micina
Operating Time (hrs): 29:56
Location : Northern Europe

Summary:

  QSOs     State/Prov   Countries   Total Score
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  1036        15           60          411,375
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Used equipments:
Yaesu FT-1000MP MarkV Field
ACOM 2000A
MicroHAM microKeyer, MicroHAM StationMaster
WinTest

Antennas:
Vertical (35m tower + 2 elevated radials)
RX: TX3A double half-delta loop

73!
Riki, OM7RU