My plan was SOAB HP category for this contest. But I changed to SOSB 80m after tribander crash 3 weeks before the contest. So I decided to run in holiday style – to enjoy, to have fun and to not be so exhausted.

QRN was realy high, storm style bangs most of the time. So sorry, if you are 59+ station and I send AGN requests. RX antenna helps reduce QRN, but it covered only northwest direction with good side signal suppression, so sometimes I was deaf for UA direction.

Near storm catch some points and mults just 10 minutes before the end of the contest – new VE multiplier of 6 points has been lost…

Thanks to all participants, for patience during QRNs.

Final score:   533 455
Category:      SO SB80 HP
Rank:          WW #5    EU #4    OM #1

 

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

Class: SOSB80 HP
QTH: Dolna Micina
Operating Time (hrs): 17:35
Location : Northern Europe

 

Summary:

Band     QSOs
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160:
80:      651
40:
20:
15:
10:
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Total:   651  Prefixes: 383   Total Score: 559,563

 
Used equipments:
 Yaesu FT-1000MP MarkV Field
 ACOM 2000A (1,5 kW OUT)
 MicroHAM microKeyer, MicroHAM StationMaster
 WinTest
 UltraBeam UB ONE rotator

Antennas:
 80m: OptiBeam OB1-80 rotary dipole @34m
 RX loop (TX3A design)

 

73!
Riki, OM7RU

www.tucek.sk/om7ru