THE CONTEST CALL M2B HAD IT'S FIRST RUN IN THE WW RTTY WPX ,THIS WAS ALSO MY FIRST GO IN A CONTEST WITH A CALL OTHER THAN MY OWN (M1PRV) I STARTED MY CONTEST DAY QUITE LATE 07:00 ON SATURDAY SPENT A FEW HOURS CALLING AND WORKING LOTS OF STATIONS , I HAVE HAD SMALL PILE UP'S WITH MY OWN CALL BUT NOTHING LIKE WHAT I HAD IN THE CONTEST , ONE CALL AND I WAS BUSY FOR AGE'S , THIS CONTINUED ON AND OFF UNTIL LATE ON SUNDAY EVENING , I WORKED FOR A TOTAL OF 14 HOURS AND HAD OVER 450 QSO IN 70 DXCC'S WITH SOME 270 OR MORE WPX'S.
I AM BY NO MEANS A BIG TIME CONTESTER MY EQUIPMENT BELOW SHOWS THIS BUT I DO LIKE TO PARTICIPATE WHENEVER POSSIBLE..
THE EQUIPMENT I USED WAS ..............
ICOM 756 PRO 2... POWER WAS APROX. FULL NUTS... ANTENNA WAS A 40 METER FLAT SQUARE FED WITH 300 SLOTTED RIBBON..... MY COMPUTER WAS A PENTIUM 4 NOTE PAD AT 2 GHZ AND THE SOFTWARE WAS MIX W ALONG WITH THE MIX W RIG EXPERT 2 USB INTERFACE
I REALLY DID ENJOY THE ATTENTION I GOT WITH M2B AND AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THE BARTG RTTY 18/19 MARCH AND THE CQ WPX SSB 25/26 MARCH
FURTHER CONTESTS WE WILL IN AS M2B AND MX0TSF ARE..
|
DATE |
TEST |
CALL |
|
MARCH 18/20 |
BARTG RTTY |
M2B (M1PRV) |
|
MARCH 18/20 |
BARTG RTTY |
MX0TSF (G7PAF) |
| MARCH 25/26 | CQ WPX SSB | M2B (M1PRV) |
| MARCH 25/26 | CQ WPX SSB | MX0TSF (G7PAF) |
| APRIL 2/3 | EA RTTY | MX0TSF (M1PRV) |
| MAY 6 | DIGI PENTATHLON PSK | MX0TSF (M1PRV) |
| MAY 13 | DIGI PENTATHLON MFSK | MX0TSF (M1PRV) |
| MAY 20 | DIGI PENTATHLON MT 63 | MX0TSF (M1PRV) |
|
MAY 27/28 |
CQ WPX CW |
M2B (2E0AOZ) |
| JUNE 2 | DIGI PENTATHLON THROB | MX0TSF (M1PRV) |
| JUNE 10/11 | ANARTS WW RTTY | MX0TSF (M1PRV) |
| JUNE 19 | DIE EA ISLANDS MULTI | MX0TSF (???) |
| JUNE 25/26 | UKRAIN PSK/RTTY | MX0TSF (???) |
| JULY 1/2 | DL DX RTTY | MX0TSF (???) |
| JULY 8/9 | IARU MULTI | M2B (M1PRV) |
| JULY 8/9 | IARU MULTI | MX0TSF (???) |
| JULY 29/30 | RSGB IOTA SSB | M2B (M0TPS) |
| JULY 29/30 | RSGB IOTA SSB | MX0TSF (G7PAF) |
| AUGUST 5 | TARA GRID PSK/RTTY | MX0TSF (???) |
| AUGUST 20/21 | SARTG WW RTTY | MX0TSF (???) |
| AUGUST 26/27 | SCC RTTY | MX0TSF (???) |
| SEPTEMBER 9/10 | WAE DX SSB | M2B (M1PRV) |
| SEPTEMBER 9/10 | WAE DX SSB | MX0TSF (???) |
| SEPTEMBER 23/24 | CQ WW RTTY | M2B (M1PRV) |
| SEPTEMBER 23/24 | CQ WW RTTY | MX0TSF (G7PAF) |
| OCTOBER 28/29 | CQ WW SSB | M2B (M1PRV) |
| OCTOBER 28/29 | CQ WW SSB | MX0TSF (???) |
| NOVEMBER ? | WAE DX CW |
M2B (2E0AOZ) |
| NOVEMBER 11/12 | WAE DX RTTY | M2B (M1PRV) |
| NOVEMBER 11/12 | WAE DX RTTY | MX0TSF (G7PAF) |
| NOVEMBER 26/27 | CQ WW CW | M2B (M1PRV) |
| DECEMBER 9/10 | ARRL 28MHZ SSB | M2B (M1PRV) |
| DECEMBER 9/10 | ARRL 28MHZ SSB |
MX0TSF (M0TPS) |