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ARRL CW Multi/Single

sm3sgp — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:54:37 +0000

Operating time  : 37h31

 BAND   QSO S/P DUP  POINTS   AVG
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 160     0   0   0       0  0.00
 80    87  30   4     258  2.97
 40   568  54  15    1701  2.99
 20   855  59  21    2565  3.00
 15   643  58  29    1920  2.99
 10    97  28   1     291  3.00
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TOTAL  2250 229  70    6735  2.99
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 TOTAL SCORE : 1 542 315

Operators: SM3SGP, SM5AJV, SM5IMO, SM5EPO

This year we decided to go for the Swedish M/S record from 1999. Unfortunately the propagation was not enough and we lost the low band propagation totally the second night.

Weekend high lights:
SM5AJV served an excellent dinner on Saturday night.
Nice 15 meter run on Saturday afternoon.

40m yagi work

sm3sgp — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 19:23:01 +0000

The lower 40 meter yagi was tilted in the storm during Christmas. It is now back to operating position and ready for some pile-ups.

EPO on HF

sm3sgp — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:04:29 +0000

More antennas installed at SM5EPO. FB-33 Tribander for 10-15-20 meters up 25 meters above the ground. Also a 80m dipole was installed @ 22m.

Congratulations to PeO SM5EPO, that has now retired and now work full-time at the SM5EPO and SK3W Radio stations.

SM5EPO can be found here:
http://www.voacap.com/skimmer/?dx=sm5epo&band=

Electrical installations

sm3sgp — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:40:24 +0000

Started some work to improve the electrical installation.

EPO on 6 meter

sm3sgp — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:29:24 +0000

Some antenna work in the darkness. 50MHz antenna at SM5EPO, around 27 meters above the ground.

Kräbäck Christmas Star

sm3sgp — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 21:21:48 +0000

SK3W DXCC and WAS on LOTW

sm3sgp — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:14:41 +0000

DXCC

WAS

CQWW CW Summary

sm3sgp — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 19:56:56 +0000

We reached our goal, to beat the old SM record from SL3ZV, and with a pretty good margin. In the end of the contest we targeted the OH2U record, but unfortunately the propagation dropped.

We had a great team this year, with a couple of newcomers and some very old timers. This year we had 11 radios connected, all bands with support radio and computer. On 10 meters we used the TenTec Orion, with the Sub RX for the support. Seven Elecraft K3′s one K2, and the the outsiders on 20m, FT1000D and IC-756.

The antennas seamed to work fine, except for 160m. Something is not as it should, and more investigation is needed. Another finding is hat we lack antennas pointing to the south. With high bands in shape, we needed to turn the “running” antenna too much.

Operators:

160m: SM0GNS Peder, SM6MCW Peter, SM3NXS Sten
80m: SM3CCT Bengt, SA5BJM Johan
40m: SM0MXO Hans, SM5TXT Torgny
20m: SM5AJV Ingo, SM5PHU Jonas
15m: SM5IMO Dan, SM3EVR The Tord
10m: SM3SGP Gunnar, SM0EPO Peo

CQWW CW ongoing!

sm3sgp — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 22:39:04 +0000

Yes!

The contest is running!

Operator team this year:

160m: SM0GNS Peder, SM6MCW Peter, SM3NXS Sten
80m: SM3CCT Bengt, SA5BJM Johan
40m: SM0MXO Hans, SM0TXT Torgny
20m: SM5AJV Ingo, SM5PHU Jonas
15m: SM5IMO Dan, SM3EVR The Tord
10m: SM3SGP Gunnar, SM0EPO Peo

QSL INFORMATION:  Via SM5DJZ

All antennas ready

sm3sgp — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 23:16:36 +0000

The last antennas was repaired in the Ericsson Tower today. 5 element for 15 meters @26m. The tower now have 3 element 40m in the top, 4/4 element for 20 meters (19/37m) and 5 el @26m. The indication for the top rotator was also installed.

Unfortunately the new tower light was broken yesterday.

Also, we have started to build the operation positions. Got lots of help from Johan SA3BIB and Anders SM3XIK. First operator SM5AJV/SE5E arrived in the evening!