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Wednesday, October 24, 2018

#cqww ssb 2018 again with PA6AA

Last year we did the contest with a nice group of amateurradio friends. It was fun and we obtained 3rd place in the Netherlands with almost 3000 valid QSOs. Of course we did it for fun but experienced a little competition with other stations as well. We decided to do it again and of course we will try to do better as last year. Autumn of course is well known of large wind and storm and we experienced the strength of nature last year. This time the forecast is a lot better and we don't expect any difficulties with bad weather.


We discussed antennas and setup already just after the contest and made plans the whole year
through. We did improve our antennas and hope everything is working like expected. Only time will tell. At least the scaffold will be up again supporting a 15m beam and my old mast will be supporting a 10m beam. I can't tell much about the rest of the setup as that will be a surprise for the competing stations in the MOTT section.

Well, I hope to work some of you readers. At least if you are participating or not try to work PA6AA in the contest.

6 comments:

  1. ON5ZOWednesday, October 24, 2018 at 10:01:00 PM GMT+2

    Good luck and have tons of fun in the contest.
    It looks like WX is quiet for this weekend.
    We worked last year - maybe you were not the operator? I'll be OQ5M on SB80 again this year...

    73
    Franki

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    1. PE4BAS, BasThursday, October 25, 2018 at 9:44:00 AM GMT+2

      Hello Franki, I've been operating several bands. So, it could be you made the contact with someone else. Doesn't matter. We hope to work you. Look out for PA6AA. 73, Bas

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  2. HansSaturday, October 27, 2018 at 9:05:00 PM GMT+2

    Diverse malen geluisterd op 80 en vooral 40m. Helaas jullie call niet kunnen ontdekken in de meute. Erg druk. In iedergeval veel succes en plezier met de contest.
    73 Hans, PE1BVQ.

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    1. PE4BAS, BasTuesday, October 30, 2018 at 8:23:00 AM GMT+1

      Jammer Hans, op 80m had het kunnen lukken. Maar heb ook weinig nederlanders gewerkt omdat het alleen voor multiplier geld en niet voor punten denk ik. 73, Bas

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  3. PhotonWednesday, October 31, 2018 at 11:12:00 AM GMT+1

    Nice effort with the antennas! Contests not my thing, but hope you did/will do well.

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    1. PE4BAS, BasTuesday, November 6, 2018 at 4:50:00 PM GMT+1

      We did well John, contesting requires skill. Not interesting for everyone. I like contesting but not every weekend. Actually I like most aspects of HAMradio ;-). Building the antennas and getting better every year is a challenge for us. 73, Bas

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Thanks for your comment. Bedankt voor je reactie. 73, Bas