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I was surprised by the large number of QSO's that I made in the
ARRL int DX CW contest in February 2013.
Yesterday I received the September issue of
Electron of the Veron.
I found out, that I am the
winner in the
QRP, all band section for the
Netherlands.
I like this contest very much since the DX stations, like myself, give their
power in the exchange.
The receiving station is immediately aware, that I use
QRP or even
QRPp. hi
The maximum power of my FT-817 is 2.5 watts, since I had a serious mismatch.
Most QSO's were made with 2.5 watts. 9 QSO's were made with 800 mW and 7 with 360 mW.
Some operators were at first
confused by my exhange 599
003 for a power of
2.5 watts.
In that case I will give an additinal 3W 3W until it's clear that my power is really that low.
My antenna is an Inverted Vee
Exchange
For a power of 2.5 watt my exchange is 599 003
For a power of 800 mW or less my exchange is 599 001.
Curious how I do it: Read the
Blog article on the ARRL DX CW 2013
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Part of the results for stations in the Netherlands |
In many contest QSO's, I use the
lowest possible power in each QSO.
When the S-meter goes up, my power goes down.
Thank you all for the activity in the contest.