CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW 2005

Call: DF0CG
Operator(s): DB6JG, DJ7EO, DL1IAO, DL2CC, DL5KUT, DL6FBL, DL6LAU, DO1ET,
JK3GAD, ON5UM, OZ1AA, PB2T, PC5A, SM0WKA
Station: DF0CG

Class: M/M
QTH: JO31CQ
Operating Time (hrs): 48

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Zones  Countries
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  160:  842    14       72
   80: 1904    33      122
   40: 2221    38      150
   20: 1956    39      144
   15:  784    37      145
   10:  150    18       63
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Total: 7857   179      696  Total Score = 12,325,250

Club: Bavarian Contest Club

Comments:

FT1000D/FT1000MPs + PA, Writelog network

(160) 18m T-Vertical
 (80) DP @28m
 (40) broken 2.5el KLM @33m, ice loaded 40-2CD @28m
 (20) 5/5 @30/18m + 5el
 (15) 5/5 @34/25m + 5el
 (10) 5/5/5 (top Yagi @30m)

 (RX) Beverages

After ARRL DX CW I promised to return for this M/M entry. Due to the WX
conditions leading to some severe antenna failures we had a hard time to
get the station ready. Being one of the 40m operators it was especially hard
to operate the contest with a broken main antenna and a totally ice-covered
40-2CD which showed near infinite SWR within the CW band. We tried to replace
the KLM with a new 3el fullsize Yagi on Friday evening, but with the wind
blowing too heavily it was impossible to do the job. Another problem was
Writelog constantly losing its network connection which cost a few multipliers.

At the end we lost to DQ0Q@DF0HQ but I enjoyed being part of a M/M with lots
of nice people at a contesters heaven place.


73,

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