TI5W ARRL DX CW Contest 2012, M/M Team - 1st Place World M/M HP & NEW M/M Record:

Kamal (N3KS - Team Leader/Logistics) -All Band Support

Jim (WX3B - Equipment Organizer/Network) - 15 Meters

Tom (NI1N) - 80 Meters

Steve (NY3A) - 20 Meters

David (K3LP) - 10 & 160 Meters

Krassy (K1LZ) - 160 & 10 Meters

Dima (RA9USU) - 40 Meters

Chak (JT1CO) - All Band Support

We operated the Contest from Kamal's (N3KS) QTH near Tenorio Volcano in the state of Alajuela, Costa Rica.

Call                           QSOs   Mults   hrs      Score     Club
Non-US/VE M/M HP

TI5W                        11038   353    48  11,674,416   PVRC     NEW RECORD SCORE
PJ4X(@PJ4G)      10701   352    48   11,262,240   FCG

PJ2T                       10629   353     48  11,256,111   ?
KH6LC                     7183    332    48      7,151,280  ?
JA1YPA                   3287    260    48      2,544,360  ?
JE1ZWT                  3108    259    48       2,414,916 T.T.R.C. (Tenka-Toru

TI5W ARRL DX CW Contest 2012, M/M Team Photos

Photo 1 - R to L: Steve (NY3A), Kamal (N3KS), Rebecca, David (K3LP), Dima (N2OW-RA9USU), Chak (JT1CO), Krassy (K1LZ), Jim (WX3B) and Tom (NI1N) - Pre-Contest Dinner at the Hotel La Finisterra	Photo 2 - Back Row; R to L: Steve (NY3A), David (K3LP), Jim (WX3B), Krassy (K1LZ), Tom (NI1N) and Dima (N2OW-RA9USU) Front Row; R to L: Kamal (N3KS), Local Kids and Chak (JT1CO) - Pre-Contest Photo at Kamal's QTH	Photo 2.2 - R to L: David (K3LP), Krassy (K1LZ), Dima (N2OW-RA9USU) & Chak (JT1CO)	Photo 3 - R to L: Jim (WX3B) on 15 Meters, Steve (NY3A) on 20 Meters, Dima (N2OW-RA9USU) on 40 Meters, and David (K3LP) on 10 Meters during the Contest
Photo 4 - 3 Element 10 Meter Beam hanging from Tree about 20' off the ground - Just sweeping North America, East to West Coast and beyond, as the wind blew all day long	Photo 5 - Two element 80 Meter Phased Verticals installed and used by Tom (NI1N) with effective results	Photo 6 - LogPeriodic Beam at 60' with with single element for 40 Meters - Used just for 40 meters in the evening	Photo 6.1 - R to L: David (K3LP) running 10 Meters and Dima (N2OW-RA9USU) running 20 Meters asTIi5W
Photo 7 - Two element 15 Meter Beam at 20' and 3 element 20 Meter SteppIR Beam at 40' and LogPeriodic Beam at about 60' with with single element for 40 Meters	Photo 8 - TI5W Team QSL Card; Front Side	Photo 9 - TI5W Team QSL Card; Back Side	Photo 10 - Jim (WX3B) on 15 Meters, Steve (NY3A) on 20 Meters, Dima (N2OW-RA9USU) on 40 Meters, and David (K3LP) on 10 Meters

Station Equipment Used:

Station 1 - 10 Meters and 160 Meters;  Radio K3 HF Rig, slopping Delta Loop Antenna for 160 Meters at about 80' at the top, and 3 Element Mono-band 10 Meter beam at 20' handing by a rope in the tree, and ACOM 2000 AMP

Station 2 - 40 Meters;  Radio FT-1000MP, LogPeriodic Beam Antenna, single element for 40 Meters at 60', and ACOM 1010 AMP

Station 3 - 20 Meters;  Radio IC-746 PRO, 3 Element SteppIR Beam Antenna at 40' for 20 Meters, 1 KW Solid State Amplifier AMP stopped working the first day of the contest, so we ran the remaining contest using the 80 Meters Station ACOM 1010 Amp during the day and no amp during the evening.

Station 4 - 15 Meters;  Radio FT-1000MP, 3 Element Mono-band 15 Meter Beam at 20' fixed at center of NA without rotator, 800w Solid State Amplifier AMP stopped working the first day of the contest, so ran remaining contest sharing the 40 Meter station ACOM 1010 AMP during day and no amp during evening

Station 5 - 80 Meters;  Radio K3, 2 Element Phase Vertical Antenna and ACOM 1010 AMP

Comments and Lessons Learned:

Our team was able to set a new world record outside the United States with a basic antenna installation and losing two solid state amplifiers the first day of the contest. It pays to have great CW Operators. The ACOM amplifiers worked perfectly! - Lesson learned: Don't buy and use solid-state amplifiers for dx-pedition contests even though they are cheaper for shipping and easier to get in and out of a country.

ARRL DX CW QSO's; Statistical information

3.830 Posted Scores

Call: TI5W
Operator(s): N3KS(Kamal) , WX3B (Jim) , NI1N (Tom), NY3A (Steve), K3LP (David), K1LZ (Krassy), N2OW (Dima - RA9USU), and JT1CO (CHat)
Station: TI5W

Class: M/M HP
QTH: Costa Rica

Operating Time (hrs): 48

Summary:
Band  QSOs  Mults
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  160:  752    58
  80:  1386    59
  40:  1989    59
  20:  2244    59
  15:  2331    59
  10:  2336    59
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Total Claimed Score: 11,038 QSO's,  353 Sections,  Total Score = 11,674,416

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Call: PJ4X
Operator(s): K1XX, K1QX, W1MD, NK1Z, W4IX, K5KG, WA1Z
Station: PJ4G

Class: M/M HP
QTH: Bonaire
Operating Time (hrs): 48

Summary:
 Band  QSOs   Mults
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  160:   468    55
   80:  1321    58
   40:  2052    59
   20:  2311    60
   15:  2237    60
   10:  2312    60
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Total: 10701   352  Total Score = 11,262,240

Club: Florida Contest Group
 

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    ARRL DX Contest, CW

Call: PJ2T
Operator(s): KB9OWP, WI9WI, W9VA, NP2L, W0CG, N0VD, W2UP
Station: PJ2T

Class: M/M HP
QTH: Curacao
Operating Time (hrs): 48

Summary:
 Band  QSOs   Mults
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  160:   655    58
   80:  1165    59
   40:  1997    59
   20:  2196    59
   15:  2253    59
   10:  2363    59
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Total: 10629   353  Total Score = 11,256,111

For Future Reference Only

SOHP - 15 Meters Only
Call: FY5KE
Operator(s): F6FVY
Station: FY5KE

Class: SOSB/15 HP
QTH: Kourou
Operating Time (hrs): 30

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
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  160:          
   80:          
   40:          
   20:          
   15: 2725    59
   10:          
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Total: 2725    59  Total Score = 481,794