2004 ARRL International DX Contest (CW)
03/05/2004 |
OE9/G3TXF
Operated as OE9/G3TXF from Bregenz for the 2004 ARRL DX CW Contest.
Operating facilities were kindly provided by Carl OE9MON, Tommi OE9PTI and the other members of the Bregenz club station OE9XRV. The club station is located in the Kloster Mehrerau, a monastery on the edge of the Lake of Constance.
1,200 QSOs were made during the ARRL DX CW Contest using wire antennas at 25ft. The main antenna was a 255ft Windom slung between two trees. Being on the edge of the lake helped, providing a nice clear take-off to the USA. It was tough trying to generate pile-ups on HF with only wire antennas, but the ARRL CW Contest was great fun. "OE9" is quite rare in most contests!
73 - Nigel G3TXF -- G3TXF
Operating facilities were kindly provided by Carl OE9MON, Tommi OE9PTI and the other members of the Bregenz club station OE9XRV. The club station is located in the Kloster Mehrerau, a monastery on the edge of the Lake of Constance.
1,200 QSOs were made during the ARRL DX CW Contest using wire antennas at 25ft. The main antenna was a 255ft Windom slung between two trees. Being on the edge of the lake helped, providing a nice clear take-off to the USA. It was tough trying to generate pile-ups on HF with only wire antennas, but the ARRL CW Contest was great fun. "OE9" is quite rare in most contests!
73 - Nigel G3TXF -- G3TXF
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