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Tango India 5 November Volume 1, Issue 1 September 2003 The official newsletter of Contest Club Ontario. Devoted to the sport of ham radio contesting. Tango India 5 November Have you ever dreamed of we went to the bank to operating a world-class multi- change travelers’ cheques, multi station? Tony, VE3RZ, took in some sightseeing in Inside this issue: gets an invitation to be part of downtown San Jose, bought the TI5N CQ WW DX SSB some souvenirs and then off TI5N 1 contest team in 2002. He shares what it’s like to be part to see the orchid farm of QRP on 160 1 of a world-class contesting TI5NA. President’s welcome 2 operation. Here’s his story... This was quite a sight with Club Competition 7 many acres of ground under Gathering of Contesters 8 cultivation of orchids for So after many emails and San Jose, Costa Rica showing QRT 8 three of the four towers at TI5KD shipment to Canada and the pre-departure planning, I US. started the flight to Costa were outside and meeting Rica on Wednesday, Oct Keko, TI5KD and Harry, Welcome to CCO rd 23 . The flight was via AC8G. Radiosport News Chicago where I met up After a short (20min) car with Brian, KA7KUZ and ride we were at the QTH of by Bob, VE3KZ Ed, W1EP, two other op- Keko. Brian and I were too As President of Contest erators. We then flew via keyed up to sleep, so we Club Ontario, I would like Mexico City and finally went on 20m and worked a arrived in Costa Rica at ten to invite you to have a number of stations with the Keko, TI5KD, our host, his wife look at our inaugural is- minutes past midnight. Sofia and their children new TI5/VE3RZ call. sue of CCO Radiosport Baggage took another The next day, after breakfast News. 20mins so by 12:30am we Continued on pg. 2. Under the capable editor- ship of Peter West, VE3HG, Contest Club Ontario will spread the QRP ON 160 Meters—Really! word about our activities and provide a medium for our members to tell some Brian, VE3MGY (VY2MGY/VE3), takes the regardless of their power level, and of their stories. CCO was low-power challenge to new heights as he 2. To give people an insight and personal founded in July 2002 and takes on the Top Band. overview of what competing on 160 run- now, fourteen months later has approximately I hope to accomplish two things with this article: ning QRP is really like, and what to ex- 100 members spread pect. 1. To encourage more people to get on across Ontario. Continued on pg. 2. 160m, either in a contest, or just to DX, Continued on pg 8. P AGE 2 CCO RADIOSPORT NEWS Tango India 5 November...continued On return to Keko’s place, we started The station setup was as follows: to get the stations together for the con- test. There was one room in which we • 160m Icom 751A plus TL922 amp. had the 20m and 10m stations, next Inverted V antenna and loaded vertical at 80’ door the 40m station and then the 80m station was in the main house in Keko’s • 80m Icom 756 Pro plus Alpha 77. shack. The 15 and 160m stations were Delta loop and rotatable dipole at 100’ in a warehouse just two doors down the street. • 40m Icom 756 Pro plus Henry 2k3. 2 element yagi at 110 feet and 2 We had tried a wireless LAN to net- Standby Generator that didn't quite make it!! element quad fixed on US at 60’ work the computers from the ware- house to the main area, however this • 20m Kenwood 940S plus Alpha 89 did not work and we had to resort to that the regulation was not too good 3 element quad at 100 feet, KT36XA at 350 feet of CAT 5 cable. and very shortly the lights popped as 80 feet, 4 element fixed on US at 60’ the voltage surged. Fortunately none of One worry was that each day, the the rigs were affected, however an MFJ • 15m Icom 756 Pro plus Henry 2k3 5 element at 110 feet, TH6DXX fixed on power failed for about 10 – 40 minutes. switching power supply bit the dust. All had flashlights and Keko brought a S. America 5Kw diesel generator. Friday was a rush to finish the setup of all stations, Heil headsets and foot- • 10m Kenwood 940S plus amp 500 He was trying this out to supply power switches made up for all stations. watts. 3 element quad, KT36XA (both to the guest houses when it was noticed shared with 20m), 4 element fixed on Continued on pg. 3. US at 50’ Qrp ON 160 Meters (Or you can’t do that!!!) David L. Thompson, K4JRB, talking to another contester but he was wrong. And for his ducted. The following rules Administrator for the CQWW about competing on 160M. information, I always run 4.5 apply only when they seem to 160 Meter contest, stated in He said that he had won his watts not 5 watts, so that I want to, as there is no hard the 2002 160 contest results division in a major 160 M would know for sure that I am and fast rules, other than the (CQ Amateur Radio maga- contest a few years before but not cheating, even if by mis- fact that you will be propagat- zine, Dec. 2002) that QRP only because he was running take. ing only by ground wave dur- entries in the CQWW 160M 5KW (hmm, isn’t that not ing the hours of daylight. Contest had increased dramati- only against the contest rules The following trends have cally again this year. but illegal as well ??) Propagation been observed and discussed What he didn’t say, and what I I let it go at that and then men- Since there are some excellent by topbanders, as well as the do not know, is why. I per- tioned that I was starting to resources for studying 160 M author, over the years: sonally think that maybe peo- compete on 160 myself in the propagation, I will just briefly Sunrise peaks, enhancing sig- ple are starting to realize that QRP category. I can still hear touch on the some of the basic nals up to 30 db, can occur with a little bit of theory and a him laughing as he said “You points to remember for the anywhere from two hours be- lot of patience, competing or can’t do that!, You’ll never budding topband Dx’er or fore to literally seconds be- DX’ing on 160 can not only work anyone or win any- contesting enthusiast. There is fore local sunrise on the East- be possible but can even be thing!”. Well on that note, still so much more to learn vs ern end of a path and last from fun and rewarding even if your and with three CQWW 160 M what we already know about a few seconds to a few min- running with much less than QRP First Place finishes, one propagation on this band, as utes. 1,500 watts. World Record, as well as other such this band has been rightly Local, National and Continen- called one of the last great The author has seen the band I will never forget the day in open and then close to the 1998 when I entered a well tal Topband records under my frontiers of amateur radio belt, I would suggest to you where discoveries can still be Pacific during the same CQ at known radio outlet in Toronto sunrise! and, by chance, ended up that not only was he a cheater, made and experiments con- V OLUME 1, ISSUE 1 P AGE 3 Tango India 5 November...continued Continued from page 2. Summary: 7 computers (all laptops) were configured Band QSOs Zones Countries with Writelog and the network checked. ------------------------------- Trained couple of operators who had not 160: 147 8 20 used Writelog before. 80: 842 25 71 40: 1463 29 103 We had a special call for the contest – 20: 3144 36 136 TI5N, and Tango India Five November 15: 4036 36 154 became a very familiar phrase!! 10: 2318 27 107 Contest started for me on 40m wall of ------------------------------- QRM but punched hole and started to run Total: 11950 161 591 Europe and NA. After 2 hours on 40, Total Score = 21,836,952 moved to 80m and then to 160m. VE3RZ at work in Costa Rica From then on, it was follow the schedule that Harry, AC8G had made up and see worked about 450 QSOs on WARC where you would be next operating. bands, including some big pileups on Highlights of the contest – having 2 30m. All too quickly the time passed and hours on 10m with 453 QSOs including a it was off to the airport on Tuesday morn- 245 hour. With 15 and 20 running at the ing, at 4:00am (for a 6:00am flight!!). same time, the combined rate was over So now the contest is over, the memories 600/hr. are packed away so this year – BACK TO TI5N! Good pileups This time with a dedicated team of con- testers – we will be looking to come first Had a very good pileup on 40m on Sun- in North America – we only came second day morning after sunup. Ran Asia, JA’s, List of operators was: (left to right) back in 2002!! KC1XX beat us…… not this DU’s, 9V’s, then had a ZL call for double row: AC8G Harry, Bruce KD6WW; next year……in 2003 we will float like the mult and he told me there was a VK6 in row: Keko TI5KD, Joe K8QOE, Brian butterfly and sting like the bee!! Zone 29 calling me – worked him for KA7KUZ, Ron WA8LOW; next row: Ed another double mult.
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