Past Contests

UBA SSB 2010 (IQ4AX M/S)

Luca Chini — 2010-02-01T21:12:04Z

UBA DX Contest, SSB

Call: IQ4AX
Operator(s): IZ4AMS, IZ4HVM, IZ4NQI, IK4RQJ
Station: IQ4AX

Class: M/S HP
QTH: Modena
Operating Time (hrs): 24

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
-------------------
   80:  195      
   40:  377      
   20:  398      
   15:   22      
   10:    8      
-------------------
Total: 1000   165  Total Score = 573,584

Club: IO4T-IQ4AX Modena Contest Team

Comments:

Every year this contest sounds like a good chance to stalk the last results and
encrease it.
We have closed this UBA-2010 with a complete result for IQ4AX Team.
1000 qso and some chance in 10 and 15 to add a log mult-qso.
A massive snowfall during the night has troubled the 20-15 and 10m monoband
array.

See you soon in the contest !

IZ4AMS, IZ4NQI, IZ4HVM, IK4RQJ

CQWW DX CW 2008 (IO4T M/S)

Alessio Sacchi — 2008-12-01T16:21:38Z

CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW

Call: IO4T
Operator(s): I1HJT, IK4VET, IK4XCL, IK4ZHH, IZ4EFN
Station: IO4T

Class: M/S HP
QTH: MODENA
Operating Time (hrs): 47.5

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Zones  Countries
------------------------------
  160:  204    13       58
   80:  858    23       96
   40: 1481    35      133
   20: 1170    34      119
   15:  242    30       95
   10:   21     8       21
------------------------------
Total: 3976   146      522  Total Score = 5,097,496

Club: 

Comments:

First full time m/s on cqww cw at IO4T.

Some problems:
- on rx antenna on 1st night (cables cut and eaten by animals)
- big noise on yagis during heavy rain time 
- ethernet broken few minutes after grey line saturady kept us 30m away from
operating.

Anyway great contest. We must prefer CW than phone judging on qso number.
Our 40m score is simply unbelievable for us: until few month ago we ran 40 with
dipole.

More operator presence in shack would increase mults score.

RUN          MULT
FT1000MP -   IC761
AL1500   -   AL1200 
Filters dunestar, stubs, switches boxes by IZ4EFN.

IO4T roof:
10m 4/4 yagi @5m/11m
15m 5L @11m)
20m 5L @17m
10/15/20 spiderbeam 7m
40m 3L KLM linear loaded @12m
80m 1/4 vertical "biscia"
160m dipole

IO4T forest(2-300m of coax away from shack): 
K9AY, bvg 200m to USA, bvg 160m to JA, when connected)

Tnx to Alfeo I1HJT for join us for the first time, tnx to Filippo IK4ZHH for
coming back in Modena once more.

CQWW DX SSB 2008 (IO4T M/S)

Alessio Sacchi — 2008-10-30T23:08:36Z

Call: IO4T
Operator(s): IK4HLQ, IK4VET, IK4XCL, IZ4EFN, IZ4HVM, IZ4JMA, IZ4NQI, IZ2AMS
Station: IO4T

Class: M/S HP
QTH: Modena
Operating Time (hrs): 47.5

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Zones  Countries
------------------------------
  160:  150     9       55
   80:  612    19       85
   40:  735    33      122
   20: 1026    38      145
   15:  750    37      135
   10:   43    10       38
------------------------------
Total: 3316   146      580  Total Score = 4,901,774

Club: 

Comments:

Uff... bad bad bad conditions. Very very hard job.
Crowdy low bands, empty 10m. 15m opened to US east coast just for few hours
sunday. 20m were vy croudy, no way to have a decent run.
Finally we have a 40m antenna so it's nice running a little there. 160/80m
vertical new radial system seem to work fb.
Some tecnical problem (PA, switches, PC) didn't help... we lost 3 hour of
multiplier chaising a some 15+15min of run the second night. Our noisy suburban
QTH keep us as in "fog" on 160m where is always very hard to listen.
Nice to be called from FY5KE on a 10m dead band... 15 minutes of run sunday
afternoon, just that qso.
2 stations on as always:

RUN          MULT
FT1000MP -   IC761
AL1500   -   TL922 (AL1200 KO...)

Filters dunestar, stubs, switches boxes by IZ4EFN.

IO4T roof:
10m 4/4 yagi @5m/11m
15m 5L @11m)
20m 5L @17m
10/15/20 spiderbeam 7m
40m 3L KLM linear loaded @12m
80m sloping dipole + 1/4 vertical "biscia"
160m dipole +  vertical "biscia"

***On IO4T garden (2-300m of coax away from shack): 
K9AY, bvg 200m to USA, bvg 160m to JA, bvg e/w (didn'work...)


See you on CW with a small 3/4 op. team


Andy
IK4VET

ARRL DX CW 2008 (IO4T M/S)

Alessio Sacchi — 2008-09-02T08:32:51Z

Call: IO4T
Operator(s): IK4VET IK4XCL IZ4EFN
Station: IO4T

Class: M/S HP
QTH: Modena
Operating Time (hrs): ~40

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
-------------------
  160:   28    14
   80:  299    44
   40:  702    48
   20: 1020    57
   15:   37    15
   10:    0     0
-------------------
Total: 2086   178  Total Score = 1,111,254

Club: 

Comments:

We are quite happy, station worked fine, no problem at all, target ok.
Good number on 80 (fine rx job by bvg) and on 40 for a dipole.
On 20 big big crowd forced us to call often > 14100, 15m were really a (bad)
surprise.
160m are vy difficoult from our citizen qth but sure there is something to
improve.

FT1000MP, IC761
AL1500, AL1200
Filters dunestar, stubs.
Switch boxes by IZ4EFN.


IO4T roof:
15m 5L (12m hight)
20m 5L (10m hight)
40m flat top full size dipole (6m hight)
80m sloping dipole + 1/4 vertical "biscia"
160m dipole +  vertical "biscia"

IO4T garden (2/300m away from shack): 
K9AY, beverage 200m

Great competition between top italian teams: IR2C IR4X IR4M, great job OMs!

Welcome to IZ4EFN: 1st serius CW effort for him!

Check out semi-serious event during our operating

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBiEFrvJkT8&feature=related

;-)


Andy
IK4VET


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Russian DX 2008 (IQ4AX M/S)

Alessio Sacchi — 2008-09-02T08:32:51Z

Call: IQ4AX
Operator(s): IK4HLQ IK4VET IK4XCL IZ4EFN IZ4HVM IZ4JMA
Station: IO4T

Class: M/S HP
QTH: Modena
Operating Time (hrs): 24

Summary:
 Band  CW Qs  Ph Qs  Countries  Oblasts
----------------------------------------
  160:   134    26       38        33
   80:   267   155       56        53
   40:   423   166       68        57
   20:   472   481       70        67
   15:    34    28       46         8
   10:     3     2        5         0
----------------------------------------
Total:  1332   859      283       218  Total Score = 7,117,707

Club: 

Comments:

RDXC is one of my favourite contest. Great numbers, vy good job from
organizers.
1st full time effor @IO4T was a great experience, good rates on every
band/mode, great work on multiplier station.

Bad high band contitions, good 80/160 where we made more than expected.
We probably miss MS italian top score, we'll try next year.

FT1000MP, IC761
AL1500, AL1200
Filters dunestar, stubs.
Switch boxes by IZ4EFN.

IO4T roof:
10m 4/4 (5-11m hight I4LEC design)
15m 5L (12m hight)
20m 5L (10m hight)
40m flat top full size dipole (6m hight)
80m dipole + 1/4 vertical "biscia"
160m dipole +  vertical "biscia"

IO4T garden (2/300m away from shack): 
K9AY, beverage 200m USA + 160m UA/JA
WIN-TEST 3.19

We are going to put down 15+20m antennas for some work.
See you in a few months with 40m beam that we missed a lot till now.


73s
Andy
IK4VET


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IOTA 2008 (IZ4JMA SO24SSB)

Alessio Sacchi — 2008-09-02T08:32:51Z

Call: IZ4JMA
Operator(s): IZ4JMA
Station: IZ4JMA

Class: SO24SSB HP
QTH: Modena
Operating Time (hrs): 22

Summary:
 Band  CW Qs  CW Mults  Ph Qs  Ph Mults
----------------------------------------
   80:   0        0        76      24
   40:   0        0       203      47
   20:   0        0       646     100
   15:   0        0       213      51
   10:   0        0       157      28
----------------------------------------
Total:   0        0      1295     250  Total Score = 2,870,250

Club: 

Comments:

A dream come true.....
This is my first real first SOAB effort in a contest.
My friends @ IO4T know my passion for IOTA's and I'd like thank them all
for letting me use the station..
I am a lot satisfied for what I did, I could work more mults but my
inexperience made me running instead working all workable mults....be better
next year....
Thunderstorm prevented working 80 meters a lot, I had to stop for quite
sometime... 
Highlights were being called by E51JD and WH6R on 20 sunday morning, almost
falling down from the chair !!! Also, great working HI3K YW6A C6APR VK7GK on 
40......
Thanks everybody called in for a VERY enjoyable contest, cu next year !!
73â??s de Max IZ4JMA


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IARU HF 2008 (IU4HQ 15m CW)

Alessio Sacchi — 2008-09-02T08:32:51Z

IU4HQ 15m CW @ IO4T

Ops: IK4VET, IK4XCL, IZ4EFN

EU HF Champ 2008 (IK2SNG@IQ4AX SOCW)

Alessio Sacchi — 2008-09-02T08:32:51Z

Call: IQ4AX
Operator(s): IK2SNG
Station: IQ4AX

Class: CW Only HP
QTH: MODENA
Operating Time (hrs): 12

Summary:
 Band  CW Qs  Ph Qs  Mults
---------------------------
  160:   39     0      31
   80:  100     0      41
   40:  225     0      57
   20:  277     0      56
   15:  160     0      54
   10:   38     0      25
---------------------------
Total:  839     0     264  Total Score = 221,232

Club: 

Comments:

Hello folks !
Funny contest as usual.
Poor propagation on high bands; Few stations worked on low bands.
After the contest I sleeped with big bell ringing in my ears !!!!
CU next year.

73 de IK2SNG Tony (cw forever ! )

wrk cndx:

ant--> 

10m: 2x4 el yagi stack
15m: 5 yagi
20m: 5 yagi
40m: 3 yagi
80m: dipole
160m: dipole

rx ant: beverages + k9ay

rig : ft1000mp + al 1500


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WAE CW 2008 (IZ3EYZ@IO4T SOAB)

Alessio Sacchi — 2008-09-02T08:32:51Z

Call: IO4T
Operator(s): IZ3EYZ
Station: IO4T

Class: Single Op HP
QTH: Modena
Operating Time (hrs): 36
Radios: SO2R

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  QTCs  Mults
-------------------------
   80:   84    40    34
   40:  288   495    61
   20:  405   975    67
   15:  145   276    43
   10:   48    22    26
-------------------------
Total:  970  1808   591  Total Score = 1,640,616

Club: 

Comments:

Operating downtown Modena with rooftop ants and the usual load of nearby
industrial environments and buildings.

At the end of the game the result is well over my expectations compared to the
other EU competitors and I don't regret I didn't stay at the seaside! I was
almost close to quit the contest on Saturday morning cos I was dead tired and
some 150 Qs behind the big guns. Then after a few hours sleeping, a shower and
lunch (coffee included) I was back in business and ready to struggle once
again.

I had to jump back and forth all the time with lots of S&Ping since the station
didn't allow to park a CQ machine somewhere and work packet pile-ups at the 1st
call compared to the other guys at some of the top notch EU stations. A big
station allows to cover the operator lackness (especially a tired one) while an
average station needs a fresh one.

Anyhow for the 1st time ever in a WAE I felt I was doing the right thing
focusing on QTCs and mults without falling too much behind on Qs nr. The 2nd
night I started to check DR1A online scoreboard which provided valuable
feedback about my score (1st time ever enjoyed having internet at a contest
stn).

On the other hand it looks like if I was operating with the usual hilltop and
hardware advantage from IR4X I could easily win it :-)
It needed a lot of mental energy not to give up on mults packet pileups and
wait until the big boys worked them.

Although operating IO4T in WAE was an agreement to check if the station could
be competitive in a dx contest, I would like to thank the guys over there for
opening their station to me and allowing to use some of their hardware plus
rewiring their setup for SO2R operation.

So I would to thank IZ4EFN, IK4XCL, IZ4JMA, IK4VET, IZ4NQI, IZ2AMS and others.

STN A: FT-1000MP + AL1500
STN B: MKV field + AL1200 (not delivering more than 700-800w)
10m: 4/4L
15m: 5L hy-gain 155
20m: 5L hy-gain 205
40m: 3L linear loaded (SWR 3:1 7000-7010; SWR >2:1 7010-7020) 1st night 100w
only under 7020, 2nd night used an external tuner to use the amp there.
80m: 1/4wl vertical (SWR 2:1)

RX ants: BVGs to N/W, N/E, E-W unterminated, K9AY.

Murphy was away almost the whole weekend visiting only for a couple of power
outages (missing abt 30mins of operating time) and RF getting into 40-20m
control box when TXing on 80m (antennas turned to 210Â°). That's why I lost a
bit when the contest started as I was running NA on 20/40m beaming SA. Solved
it switching off the control box when TXing on 80.

A minor glitch affected the two networked PCs cos QTCs logged on PC 1 didn't
show up on PC 2 although the other way was working.

Congrats to all the guys around Europe making the event really hot this year!

Will see in late Aug/early Sep. if I have no duties for WAE SSB to operate from
4O3A otherwise will come back on air for CQWWs.

Matt.EYZ


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