DC2IP and DC2IP/P Contest activities - claimed scores
- DARC VHF/UHF/SHF-Contest March 2006
- Equipment: IC-706MkIIG, 50W, 5ele DK7ZB homemade
- Results:
7298 points 174 km/QSO ODX 506 km, IK4CBO 20 Locators 7 DXCC 42 QSOs ranking: 258(412) - Bad conditions on Saturday plus not very much time, conds improved on Sunday morning.
- IARU Region 1 VHF-Contest September 2005
- Equipment: IC-251A, 50W, 6ele FX 210
- Location: JN49BH, nr Hambacher Schloss, 520 m asl
- Results:
22850 points 256 km/QSO ODX 748 km, HA2R 27 Locators 9 DXCC 89 QSOs ranking: 126(272) - Made a lot of contacts to OK, but nothing to the north, (3 new # + 7 new DOKs) QRM was incredible for my old rig, waiting now for the new one ;-)
- DARC VHF/UHF/SHF-Contest July 2005
- Equipment: IC-251A, 25W/50W, 5ele DK7ZB homemade
- Results:
11456 points 254 km/QSO ODX 589 km, G0VHF/P 20 Locators 7 DXCC 45 QSOs ranking: 185(265) - This time I wanted to listen for the far stations, conditions to G not bad, so two Gs wkd. Hrd also OM5M, claimed result was achieved after approx. 5 hours (late evening + morning).
- DARC VHF/UHF/SHF-Contest May 2005
- Equipment: IC-251A, 25W, 6ele FX210, no PreAmp
- Location: JN49GC, Michaelsberg, 270 m asl
- Results:
17913 points 211 km/QSO ODX 524 km, IV3HWT 29 Locators 9 DXCC 85 QSOs ranking: 131(360)
- DARC Winter Fieldday February 2005
- Equipment: IC-251A, 10W (limited by contest rules), 6ele FX210, no PreAmp
- Location: JN49GC, Michaelsberg, 270 m asl
- Results:
2740 points 114 km/QSO ODX 227 km, HB9RDE 6 Locators 2 DXCC 24 QSOs ranking: 19(23) - Not really satisfied with my result as activity was rather high. Was nevertheless fun to participiate! (no antenna at home QTH since 10/04)
- IARU Region 1 VHF-Contest September 2004
- Equipment: IC-251A, 25W, 9ele 2.5 WL, MGF 1302
- Results:
14803 points 231 km/QSO ODX 488 km, PE1OPK 28 Locators 6 DXCC 64 QSOs ranking: 170(257) - Good tropo conditions since days, and again a lot of QRM from nearby contest stations, wkd many new stations (13 new DOKs !)
- DARC Summer Fieldday August 2004
- Equipment: IC-251A, 10W (limited by contest rules), 6ele FX210, no PreAmp
- Location: JN49GC, Michaelsberg, 270 m asl
- Results:
5755 points 230 km/QSO ODX 688 km, IK5ZWU/6 13 Locators 6 DXCC 25 QSOs ranking: 17(24) - Good tropo conds to S/SE but also many QRM as in F/I/... was contest, too ! Need to re-think my equipment (QRM from nearby stations), strategy, ...
- DARC VHF/UHF/SHF-Contest July 2004
- Equipment: IC-251A, 25W, 9ele 2.5 WL, no PreAmp (;-|)
- Results:
11478 points 250 km/QSO ODX 656 km, OZ1ALS/P 23 Locators 7 DXCC 46 QSOs ranking: 145(244) - Was only 2 + 4 hours QRV and mainly with fixed antenna in the second period. Hrd also station in JO55KR (750 km, QSO not completed) and in JN14VM (624 km) with the backside. Seems we had fb conds during this contest!
- DARC VHF/UHF/SHF-Contest March 2004
- Equipment: IC-251A, 25W, 6ele FX210, no PreAmp
- Results:
12769 points 206 km/QSO ODX 521 km, IK1AZV/1 26 Locators 7 DXCC 62 QSOs ranking: 160(354) - Worked squares and connections:
- DARC VHF/UHF/SHF-Contest July 2003
- Equipment: IC-251A, 10W, 6ele FX210, no PreAmp
- Results:
7745 points 198 km/QSO ODX 483 km, PI4GN 20 Locators 6 DXCC 39 QSOs ranking: 197(253)
- DARC VHF/UHF/SHF-Contest March 2003
- Equipment: IC-251A, 10W, GP TripleLeg (under the roof), no PreAmp
- Results:
1060 points 70 km/QSO ODX 151 km 6 Locators 1 DXCC 15 QSOs ranking: 282(294) - These were my first QSOs in my life!
- QRB calculations were wrong, all a bit too small, ODX (DK0TR) was 162 km but anyhow the 'contest virus' infected me!