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8P9R
- CQWW DX SSB 2005, Multi-Multi, High Power, Assisted
Oct 30-31, 2005
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Top L to R: Krassy (K1LZ), Clint (W3ARS), John (W3ADC) and David (K3LP)
Bottom L to R: Kamal (N3KS), Nathan (W3ADX), Hughey (WB6CBU), and Mike (N3VOP)
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Rear L to R: Clint (W3ARS), Nathan (W3ADX), Ernest
(J69AZ), John (W3ADC), Oms (PY5EG) and David (KY1V)
Middle L to R: Kamal (N3KS), Mike (N3VOP), Hughey
(WB6CBU), Krassy (K1LZ) and Dean (8P6SH)
Front: David (K3LP) |
8P9R CORE TEAM
MEMBER CALL SIGNS
| David
Collingham - K3LP 8P9LP |
Nathan King –
W3ADX
8P9NK (*) |
| David
Collingham - K3LP 8P9R (Call Sign for Contest) |
Hughey
Carpenter – WB6CBU 8P9EC |
| Clint Brosenne
– W3ARS 8P9AS |
David Kopacz -
KY1V
8P9KV |
| Krassimir
Petkov – K1LZ 8P9LZ |
Dean St. Hill - 8P6SH
8P9SH (**) |
| Kamal
Sirageldin - N3KS 8P9KS |
Ancletus Ernest - J69AZ
8P9AR |
| Mike Fisher –
N3VOP 8P9OP |
Atilano de Oms
- PY5EG
8P9EG |
| John King –
W3ADC 8P9JK |
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(*) QSL Manager for
all QSO's are via Nathan King (W3ADX).
(**) Dean St.
Hill (8P6SH) was a key 8P9R team member from Barbados that loaned the team
two FT-1000MK5's, two amplifiers, two beams, and much more.
QSL CARD
GOAL
It was our
motivation to try and get as many local hams involved with contest planning
and events. We were very successful in this goal. Over 25 local hams
participated in contest related events including antenna and station
building, contesting and "karaoke" singing. The Barbados
Amateurs and Non-Amateurs that visited the club station and operated during
the contest were:
| Keith 8P6AM |
William 8P6FU |
Mark 8P6JG (Barbados Light &
Power)
(246) 437-5537 |
Dean 8P6SH |
| Keith 8P6BD |
Jim 8P6GE |
Trevor 8P6MD |
Akil Alleyne (Little Boy - 5 years old) |
| Douglas 8P6BQ |
Greg 8P6GT |
Basil 8P6MS |
Ade Alleyne (Boy - 13 years old) |
| Tim 8P6EP |
Haskel 8P6GU |
Ivan 8P6MY |
Ayo Alleyne (Boy - 15 years old) |
| Charles 8P6ET |
Wesley 8P6GW |
Ishmael 8P6PE |
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| Bres 8P6EX |
Basil 8P6GY |
Emerson 8P6QA |
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| Junior 8P6EZ |
David 8P6GZ |
Bob 8P6RC |
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| Rodney 8P6FH |
Ron 8P6JB |
Andie 8P6RF |
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Our team began arriving in Barbados on Saturday, October
22, 2005 and
returned home on Tuesday, November 1, 2005. Our core team rented a five bedroom
home with pool called the "CoolHill House" on the central-western coast line
of the
island.
Others stayed at he Corral Reef Resort.
a) Address
for CoolHill House is:
CoolHill House
located at 16 Leslie Gardens, Maynards, St. Peter, Barbados,
WWW.coolhillhousebarbados.com
b) Our
contacts with the CoolHill House are as follows:
Marilyn Downing (Home Owner), 1295 Upper
Mateer
Road, Vandergrift, PA 15690 USA
www.coolhillhousebarbados.com, 1 (724) 568-9103, or 1 (724) 331-0007.
e-mail coolhillhouse@hotmail.com,
$2,000.00 for 1 Week (Oct. 25 thru Nov. 1, 2005)
c) Telephone
numbers for the CoolHill House are:
1 (246) 422 4118, & 1 (246) 422 0551.
The pre-contest activities included: a) assembling and
installing a new
donated 8 element LogPeriodic beam and the new wire antennas for 40, 80 and
160 meters, b) repairing the existing KLM KT-34XA Beam, c) installing qty 4
40' telephone poles, d) repairing and installing an A3 Beam, e) assembling
and installing a 2nd A3 Beam, f) installing a Force 12 160 meter Inverted L,
g) install 4 square verticals for 40 and 80 meters, and much more.
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Summary Comments:
The QRN from power line noise was S9 or better on every band. This
kept us off the 20 meter band for 9 hours and 40, 80 and 160 for fours during the middle of the
contest. The power line noise would start around 6:00 PM local time and
stop around 9:00 AM the next morning. This made it very difficult during
the contest. Several days prior to the contest, we had the local power
company working on the situation who actually solved a problem where we
were getting S8 QRN during the day on 14, 21 and 28 MHz. Four hours
before the contest started, the bands were free of QRN, we were all
happy that the QRN problems were solved. Then all the sudden, about 45
minutes before the contest started, the noise level on all bands went
through the roof (S 10 Plus). At the start of the contest, we ran North
America on 20 meters pointing the beam south or southwest to reduce the
noise to S7 minimum. It was painful for all of us!
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TBD#
Place World - 8P9R
CQWW DX
SSB 2005, Mutli-Multi, High Pwr.,
Assisted
Reported Score: 11,508,514
CQWW
Reported
Score Results: TBD
Accuracy Error : TBD
| Band: |
QSOs: |
Zones: |
Countries: |
| 160 Meter |
299 |
9 |
26 |
| 80 Meter |
870 |
27 |
96 |
| 40 Meter |
1026 |
25 |
103 |
| 20 Meter |
2263 |
37 |
118 |
| 15 Meter |
2373 |
31 |
100 |
| 10 Meter |
1204 |
22 |
47 |
| Report Totals: |
8,035 |
151 |
490 |
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Results: |
11,508,514 |
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The picture of the 8P9R guys at Monday nights
going away party. There is Tom (W2SC) who visited us after operating
Single Op as 8P1A in the back row, third from the left side. |
8P9R CQWW DX SSB 2005, Multi-Multi,
High Power, Score Details |
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