07/14/2004 | DD1IM Hi all,

here is my log concerning the last IARU HF World Championship 2004
contest, single op, low power, cw - in cabrillo format generated by
the n1mm logger v4.0.61.
I declare having followed the contest rules - I've used an icom
ic-756pro2 with 70-90w rf out, a 3element zx-yagi mini beam for
20/15/10m 11mtrs above gnd resp. a portable w3dzz (dk9sq model) 8
mtrs above gnd for 80/40m and a kent tp-1 twin paddle.

CW only - what else? Though I am still a novice with
shortwave/contesting&cw (as a german class C means CEPT class 2
licensee, i.e. without official telegraphy examination - tnx WRC03),
it has been a great pleasure for me working in this famous contest
for the 1st time. Only for a few hours, but almost 400 qsos - it's
motivating! Unfortunately my call has been a really
"handicap" - the prefix "DD" is still not popular
enough in cw - abt 70 percent requests concerning my call - many stns
gave me "DL" or "DK" prefix and sometimes seemed
logging not correct in spite of my many, many repetitions - pse look
for DL1IM or DK1IM-qsos... it should be DD1IM's. I'm sorry, but those
"problem qsos" are big "time-consumers" - both
for my qso-partners and me. But, I won't give up and try to be more
active in cw-contests as I have time enough and - hey - it has been a
great contest with great hams (thank you all for the contacts).
And nw I will thank you for all services, your work and for the
contest itself, hpe participate agn... so long.

Agn mni tnx, vy 73/55, gl, cuagn es cwfe de Sascha DD1IM (member of
DARC, DOK K27) -- DD1IM