BARTG RTTY and Russian DX

The last weekend was again one with two contest i wanted to join in.

The BARTG HF RTTY started at 02:00 UTC Saturday morning and is a 48 hours contest.

The Russian DX started at 12:00 UTC Saturday and is a 24 hours contest.

First i started in the BARTG RTTY.Looked around 4:00 UTC at 40M...but only got around 15 qso's logged in one hour time.Just went to sleep for 2 hours and did have a look again.I was suprised that the 20M band was open already so i started there.As a Novice HAM we are just allowed to use three bands on HF.The 10 , 20 and 40M band.During the contest i look so now and then on the other bands for Multies.Also on 10M....as we never know if it's opens up again.

I'm happy with the DX i could work and also was happy to work all the 6 continents,as that means extra points as well.Nice one was also when i saw 3A2MW coming back after my CQ call.

Got 314 QSO's and 152604 points.

Results by SH5 analyzer: http://www.pd7bz.nl/2011%20BARTG-RTTY/

See here some eQSL's i got right after the Contest

Saturday at 12:30 UTC i joined in the Russian DX Contest as well.I did SSB and CW.It's good to have both,because this way i worked more different Oblasts.I worked some in CW that i didn't hear in SSB at all.Worked total of 259 QSO's in mixed mode.Totally of 180744 points.

This is much more then i had in 2010...so very happy.

Results by SH5 analyzer: http://www.pd7bz.nl/2011%20RDXC/

So the weekend was very well for me.Total of the contest brought me to 573 QSO's in two days time.Worked all continents in RTTY and some very nice DXCC's as well.Very nice to see also alot of the same OM's joining in every week.Also very strange propagation...working ON,G,OZ and DL on 20M....and they where really strong signals.

BARTG Sprint RTTY Contest

In the weekend of 23-24 Januar i was active during the BARTG Sprint RTTY Contest.

This is a 24 hour contest,from saturday 12 utc till sunday 12 utc.

I started at 12 utc at the 20M band.Propagation looked ok.

I got 40 qso's logged in the first hour.Also a few stations from NA already.

At 1447 i took a break to walk with my Husky's.At this time i got 94 qso's logged.

Also LX1EA was logged,always nice but difficult for me to get LX.

At 1538 back at the radio.

Very big suprise to see and work FR5GS.He was calling CQ when i worked him...after that the mess came to his freq.

At 17:50 i had a diner break...160 qso's logged now.I was already on 40M,as the 20M band closed around 17:30.

I was active till 23:40 UTC.Did work alot of EU and also some NA stations.

The next morning i did start again at 7:40 UTC.First looked on 40M again.P40YL was very strong and i could work her as well.

At the end i had 327 QSO's logged...something i was happy with.

Total points given from MixW where 115.758.

Ofcourse this will be lower after the crosschecking of the logs.Not everyone sends in their logs and also possibe that something went wrong with the numbers given.

BARTG RTTY and RDXC

The past weekend was again one with many Contests.
I was active in 2 of them,but due not too much time,didn't get many in my log.

I started with the BARTG RTTY Contest.
This is a 48's hours event,started at 02:00 UTC on Saterday the 21th.I was active mostly on 20 meters and worked a few on 40 meters as well.There wasn't much RTTY above 7050,because of the RDXC Contest.
Still got to work some very nice DXCC's again in this mode.
Got in my log: JA6ZPR,J5UAP,YV5AAX,LT0H,JH7XGN,E21YDP,ZS2EZ,J88DR,YB4IR,9M6XRO and PR7AR.
These are the more exotic callsigns...some you don't get every days i mean :)
Nice to see that the propagation is getting longer,20 meters is longer open as for 1 month ago.
Maybe this is a sign of the Sporadic E season to begin.

In the RDXC i did work 125 stations.For me,digital modes and CW work better,just working with 25 watts.Worked in the RDXC in mixed mode,most in CW.
Nice DXCC's worked are:
JA7DLE,YW4D,6W1SJ,YE1ZAT,VQ9JC and V47NT.

Hope the propagation will be good the next weekend as well,while the CQ WW WPX contest will be taken.Hope to work then as much as last year.