DP6T wins 4th place CQ-WPX-SSB Contest (Multi-Two)

The result of the CQ-WPX-SBB contest 2014 is now final. The crew at DP6T wins 4th place in Germany in the categrory Multioperator-Two Tranmsitter. The crew just missed the podium by a small number of points. The Top teams of Germyn in the category:

1. DQ8N  30.879184 pts (7202 Qs, 1652 WPX)
2. DR5N  20.550.400 pts (5202 Qs, 1520 WPX)
3. DP7D  10.785.768 pts (3571 Qs, 1308 WPX)
4. DP6T  10.481.302 pts  (3555 Qs, 1346 WPX)

Although we had a lot of trouble with our equipment during the contest, we a happy with the current outcome. However: next time - we will be better  :-)

DR50RRDXA - 50. anniversary of Rhein-Ruhr-DX-Association

In 2014 the Rhein-Ruhr-DX-Association is celebrating the 50. anniversary of the club. A special award is available by contacting the event station DR50RRDXA and other members of the RRDXA. You can find your current point standings on www.rrdxa.eu.

Gunnar DM6KG and myself, DL3FCG have activated DR50RRDXA on 21./22.August for several hours from the conteststation DP6T. In the afternoon and evening hours we logged 600 QSOs. Many more activations from ths site of DP6T will follow in the next weeks. Stay tuned !

ARRL Centennial QSO Party

The ARRL CQP is a nice challenge! Throughout the year the special event station W1AW is activating each of the 50 US states, plus territories KG4, DC, KH2 and KP4. By working each of the 50 states with a station signing W1AW/1, W1AW/2 ... you can work towards the special award "W1AW WAS". For that, a special award and a plagues wiill be available. All QSOs and award applications need to be done with the ARRL Logbook-Of-The-World LOTW database.

As per beginning of August, I have already confirmations from 47 states with 230+  QSO band/mode slots with W1AW/x on LOTW. Contacts with stations from Delaware, Maine and West Virginia are missing for the time being. It will take until November to get the last QSOs done: DE will be active starting November 26th, ME will start on August 27th and WV on October 22nd.
You can find more information about the Centennial QSO Party here: ARRL website. Good luck hunting for W1AW.

King-of-Spain Contest SSB - Concurso Espana

Last weekend of June. King-of-Spain contest SSB. I just did a spontaneous entry in the single-op/single band 20m class. It went well and I had a lot of fun. Many stations from EA called. Did also work the famous station EA0JC - former King of Spain, Juan Carlos - station operated by URE and the special event station EF6 - celebrating the new King of Spain Felipe VI.

Operating time  : 7h59
Band: 20m...QSOs: 320 ...DXC: 34 ...Provinces: 43 .... Total points 49.434

Final results: 1st place Germany , 5th place DX

DL0YLF zu Gast bei der Contestgruppe Wittgenborn DP6T

Die YL-Clubstation des Distrikt Hessen wird am Sonntag 18. Mai 2014 als Gast bei der Contestgruppe Wittgenborn DP6T am diesjährigen Hessenkontest teilnehmen. In der Zeit zwischen 6:00-10:00 UTC besteht die Möglichkeit, Punkte für das DL-YL-33-Award oder für die Hessentag-Plakette-2014 des Distrikt F zu sammeln. Die Clubstation DL0YLF zählt für den Hessenkontest gleichzeitig auch als Multiplier in der Ergebniswertung. Die Contestcrew von DP6T stellt dem Damenteam eine voll ausgestattete Konteststation für die Bänder 40m und 80m zur Verfügung und kümmert sich im Vorfeld um die Vorbereitung der Antennen und der Transceiver. Das Team freut sich auf viele Anrufe aus Hessen. Wer den Kontestern gerne mal über die Schulter schauen möchte, ist am Sonntag auch gerne als Besucher in Wittgenborn gesehen. Weitere Informationen über die YL-Aktivitäten in Hessen findet man auf der Webseite des Distrikt Hessen www.darc.de/f und über die Contestgruppe Wittgenborn bei www.dp6t.de

ATNO 2014

ATNO = All Time New One. First time QSO with a rare DX country! In 2013 I was lucky to add T2 Tuvalu, CE0Y Easter Island, 5W Samoa, KH9 Wake and KH8 American Samoa to my list of the ATNO.

The year 2014 already began very promising: In January I worked FT5ZM from Amsterdam Island on a couple of bands in CW and SSB for an all time new one. Looking forward, I can´t wait to work Mellish Reef VK9M, VK9L Lord Howe Island and FR/T Tromelin this year. For all these rare DX countries, an activation is announced for 2014.

See you in the pile-up !

IARU Championship 2013 - winning on Canary Islands

Yippie. ARRL has published the results of the IARU Championship 2013.

I am the winner in the category SINGLE OP/LOW POWER CW on Canary Island as EA8/DL3FCG.

SOLP CW EA8/DL3FCG (1st EA8, 3rd AFRICA, 24.World)

I am happy! After the winning of JARTS RTTY contest from EA8 in 2012, another success in the respective entry class.