CQ WW CW 2001
from Jamaica Big
Signal, QRP Power!
For this year's adventure we will try
something different - QRP!
Yes, after years of "Be loud or be hosed" (slang for “be loud
or be embarrassingly defeated”) Team Vertical is going to try and set single
band QRP records during the CQ WW CW Contest November 24
& 25, 2001. All stations will be
using Elecraft K2 transceivers, and the antennas are the famous Force 12
vertical arrays used in past Team Vertical operations. Elecraft K2’s + Force 12 verticals
= Big QRP Signals!
CQ
WW CW Contest QRP single band entries:
|
10m = 6Y1A by K2KW 15m = 6Y9A by KE7X 20m = 6Y2A by N6XG |
40m = 6Y4A by N6BT 80m = 6Y8A by W0YK 160m = 6Y0A (limited operating time) |
Date: The group
will arrive in Jamaica on November 20, 2001, and the first antenna to be
installed will be the 6M antenna. We
should be QRV on 6m by around 1500 GMT, Nov. 20. Then we will install the HF antennas over the next day or
two. Departure will be on November 26,
2001.
Antennas: We will be using the famous Force 12 vertical arrays used on past Team
Vertical operations. For more information about the antennas, visit: the Force
12 SVDA web page, and K2KW's vertical analysis page. QRP doesn’t have to be weak when you are
using verticals on the ocean!
HF Equipment: Five Elecraft
K2's all running 5 watts for HF.
VHF Equipment: On 6m, there will be a dedicated station: JST JRC-245 transceiver (possible 6m KW amp
too)
Power Levels: All activity for contest and non-contest QSOs will be QRP. Exceptions are: 160m to Japan (outside the contest), and all 6m operations will use higher power.
Activity: Outside the contest look for activity on 6-160m with
homecall/6Y5.
160m Operations: During the contest,
K2KW will operate 160m when 10m closes down.
Look for 6Y0A on 160m beginning around 0300-0400z the first night, and
0100z the second night. Outside the
contest: the team will be active on 160m.
We will look for Japan starting 1000z.
QRP
Tactics: While our signal may be a bit weaker than
normal, we can easily hear your QRP signals with our high performance
antennas! If you can hear us, we should be able to hear you. If you
can't break the pileup after a few calls, try moving your transmit frequency
slightly higher or lower to gain our attention. If the pileup is too big,
try calling us again in a few minutes when it might be easier to get
through. Good luck, and CU on the bands!
Where to
find us during the contest: We will be trying to run as often as
possible, likely in the high part of the band to stay away from the big
stations.
QSL Instructions:
QSL all QRP Jamaica DXpedition callsigns via
WA4WTG. Special "QRP Jamaica"
QSLs will be printed.
WA4WTG will QSL all contacts made by this
operation for: 6Y0A, 6Y1A, 6Y2A, 6Y4A, 6Y8A, 6Y9A, K2KW, N6BT, KE7X,
N6XG, W0YK.
|
QSL Manager Address: Robert Kaplan, WA4WTG |
For
QSLs: Please send SASE or SAE +
IRC/greenstamp if you want the cards returned directly. Otherwise they will go via the
bureau. WA4WTG is an avid stamp
collector, so if you have some stamps you were going to throw away, please
send them to Kappy! Thank you! |
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