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Join in with the fun of the Charlie Tango DX Group Summer 10m Challenge - from April 1st 2024
Call Sign : 26-CT-3971 / 2E0LMI Posts : 1168 Times Thanked : 68 Join date : 2021-01-30 QTH or Location : Cirencester, Gloucestershire Equipment Used : Little radios, home-made antennas
Subject: 10m DXCC Summer Challenge League Table 2024 Mon Mar 18, 2024 7:15 am
League Table
User
Name
Callsign
Pts
Sydthecat
Craig
2E0VRX
54
SangueG
Neal
2E0LMI
33
Kaosss
Al
MW6RDX
25
John H
John
G0DNV
17
peewee norfolk
Jimmy
M7PCA
13
VanRougeT4
Deb
G1DBS
3
GaryWilson
Gary
2E0GGQ
0
Ivy Mike
Mike
G1HWY
0
Simon467
Simon
ME7EWO
0
Victor
Victor
M7VIC
0
Last update: 01-05-24 20:50
Last edited by SangueG on Wed May 01, 2024 8:50 pm; edited 23 times in total
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John H Major contributor
Call Sign : 26-CT-3352 G0DNV, 26SW214, Jolly Roger820 Posts : 285 Times Thanked : 5 Join date : 2020-02-12 QTH or Location : Barnstaple, Devon Equipment Used : Homebase: FT891, T2LT, end-fed multi band wire. Mobile Yeticom Optima, KL203 & tank whip Age : 68
Is a point now being given for each US state worked?
Otherwise may I humbly request that M7PCA checks his total…
Amended the board. I am not on the ball today, tired, sorry. Good spot.
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John H Major contributor
Call Sign : 26-CT-3352 G0DNV, 26SW214, Jolly Roger820 Posts : 285 Times Thanked : 5 Join date : 2020-02-12 QTH or Location : Barnstaple, Devon Equipment Used : Homebase: FT891, T2LT, end-fed multi band wire. Mobile Yeticom Optima, KL203 & tank whip Age : 68
Is a point now being given for each US state worked?
Otherwise may I humbly request that M7PCA checks his total…
Amended the board. I am not on the ball today, tired, sorry. Good spot.
No problem Neal, I didn't notice it until this evening.
I think it should be the individual’s responsibility to make sure they don’t double up on countries claimed.
No computer log here, so I keep a running total in my logbook cross referenced with a DXCC entity sheet.
Probably a bit OTT for the amount of points I normally manage to get during the summer!!!
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peewee norfolk Senior contributor
Call Sign : 26-CT-4879 / M7PCA Posts : 186 Times Thanked : 8 Join date : 2023-07-16 QTH or Location : North Walsham, JO02QU Equipment Used : FT1000MP !!!!!!binatone 5*,alinco dx10 135,sirio4000,silver rod,G5RV,beofeng 17 pro max, X30 duel 2m/70cm,full size G5RV, TS120v,soon new toy Age : 56
Subject: Re: 10m DXCC Summer Challenge League Table 2024 Fri Apr 05, 2024 7:12 am
Sorry everyone was tired and just so chuffed I got them
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VanRougeT4 Contributor
Call Sign : 14-CT-019 - G1DBS Posts : 68 Times Thanked : 1 Join date : 2024-02-17 QTH or Location : Montreuil sur Mer Equipment Used : XIEGU G90 - President Lincoln 2 +
Is a point now being given for each US state worked?
Otherwise may I humbly request that M7PCA checks his total…
Amended the board. I am not on the ball today, tired, sorry. Good spot.
I just checked CEPT T/R 61-01 that now recognises UK callsigns by country codes. I believe that for our purpose, these all count as one point each, is that correct?
CEPT also recognises each US state as individual callsigns, for example: W8 for Ohio and KH6 for Hawaii, etc.
Wouldn't it make sense to count individual US states and islands as one point?
Just me thinking out loud.
Deb
SangueG Major contributor
Call Sign : 26-CT-3971 / 2E0LMI Posts : 1168 Times Thanked : 68 Join date : 2021-01-30 QTH or Location : Cirencester, Gloucestershire Equipment Used : Little radios, home-made antennas
No worries Jimmy. You should be chuffed, you're doing better than I.
Deb, I think for this year as it is already in progress we should keep 'as is' i.e. simple, just 1x point per recognised DXCC entity using SSB. It has been this way since before I joined CT. I've made suggestions for changes / additions to this challenge previously, but we've all decided to keep 'as is'. Good to have new input though and I am sure we can have discussions throughout it and after and maybe formulate different rules for future challenges. Just my opinion though.
US States / Calling areas, are not clearcut and bloomin' annoying sometimes btw. E.g. I've chased KH6s only to find after much calling that they're actually in a mainland state not Hawaii, and K6 and N6s not in California, plus same with other numbers
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John H Major contributor
Call Sign : 26-CT-3352 G0DNV, 26SW214, Jolly Roger820 Posts : 285 Times Thanked : 5 Join date : 2020-02-12 QTH or Location : Barnstaple, Devon Equipment Used : Homebase: FT891, T2LT, end-fed multi band wire. Mobile Yeticom Optima, KL203 & tank whip Age : 68
No worries Jimmy. You should be chuffed, you're doing better than I.
Deb, I think for this year as it is already in progress we should keep 'as is' i.e. simple, just 1x point per recognised DXCC entity using SSB. It has been this way since before I joined CT. I've made suggestions for changes / additions to this challenge previously, but we've all decided to keep 'as is'. Good to have new input though and I am sure we can have discussions throughout it and after and maybe formulate different rules for future challenges. Just my opinion though.
US States / Calling areas, are not clearcut and bloomin' annoying sometimes btw. E.g. I've chased KH6s only to find after much calling that they're actually in a mainland state not Hawaii, and K6 and N6s not in California, plus same with other numbers
Yes Neal, it was much easier when the US call areas were mandatory. I cannot understand how OFCOM saw fit to ditch the previously mandatory UK call prefixes, it will cause even more confusion than the American system…
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John H Major contributor
Call Sign : 26-CT-3352 G0DNV, 26SW214, Jolly Roger820 Posts : 285 Times Thanked : 5 Join date : 2020-02-12 QTH or Location : Barnstaple, Devon Equipment Used : Homebase: FT891, T2LT, end-fed multi band wire. Mobile Yeticom Optima, KL203 & tank whip Age : 68
Subject: Re: 10m DXCC Summer Challenge League Table 2024 Sun Apr 14, 2024 9:25 pm
Off to Bonnie Scotland on a coach trip tomorrow for five nights, based in Fort William. Only taking my UV5R 2/70 handheld with me, so obviously conditions on 10 will improve dramatically! Good DX to you all, I'll still be keeping an eye on proceedings on here!
73, John
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VanRougeT4 Contributor
Call Sign : 14-CT-019 - G1DBS Posts : 68 Times Thanked : 1 Join date : 2024-02-17 QTH or Location : Montreuil sur Mer Equipment Used : XIEGU G90 - President Lincoln 2 +
Just got back from a few days in the UK near Doncaster. Nowt to report
Threw a random 41ft wire up into a tree with a 9:1 balun this afternoon. Working great on 40 & 20 but 10 seems dead.
Deb
SangueG Major contributor
Call Sign : 26-CT-3971 / 2E0LMI Posts : 1168 Times Thanked : 68 Join date : 2021-01-30 QTH or Location : Cirencester, Gloucestershire Equipment Used : Little radios, home-made antennas
Subject: Re: 10m DXCC Summer Challenge League Table 2024 Wed Apr 17, 2024 7:12 am
Hope you enjoyed your few days in UK.
When I have been able to get on the radio at my QTH 10m has not been dead, but long periods of quietness. When it has come to life it has been almost entirely Canary Isl and Brazil. I am guessing similar for others of us hence this league table not making much changes past few days.
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Call Sign : 14-CT-019 - G1DBS Posts : 68 Times Thanked : 1 Join date : 2024-02-17 QTH or Location : Montreuil sur Mer Equipment Used : XIEGU G90 - President Lincoln 2 +
Did anyone work the Easter Island station tonight? Heard lots of UK stations working him. Sadly my 20w didn't make it through.
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SangueG Major contributor
Call Sign : 26-CT-3971 / 2E0LMI Posts : 1168 Times Thanked : 68 Join date : 2021-01-30 QTH or Location : Cirencester, Gloucestershire Equipment Used : Little radios, home-made antennas
Subject: Re: 10m DXCC Summer Challenge League Table 2024 Fri Apr 19, 2024 5:35 am
VanRougeT4 wrote:
Did anyone work the Easter Island station tonight? Heard lots of UK stations working him. Sadly my 20w didn't make it through.
No. Only actually heard the station for a few minutes. Also failed to get through to Nicaragua. And the frequency US Virgin Isl was on had a localised never ending +20dB data signal, which although I could filter it out a lot... not quite enough to hear well enough to call. Evening of failure for me, but it was my wedding anniversary, I think the radio was giving me a sign I should be spending time elsewhere.
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peewee norfolk Senior contributor
Call Sign : 26-CT-4879 / M7PCA Posts : 186 Times Thanked : 8 Join date : 2023-07-16 QTH or Location : North Walsham, JO02QU Equipment Used : FT1000MP !!!!!!binatone 5*,alinco dx10 135,sirio4000,silver rod,G5RV,beofeng 17 pro max, X30 duel 2m/70cm,full size G5RV, TS120v,soon new toy Age : 56
HI Deb if you mean 3G0YA, i tryed for errrr dont think im mad..........3 hours lol.....LIKE YOU SAID 20W ARHHHHHHHH but if you dont try you never know i had a real good few contacts on 20w and 10w but if i hear them again i will just keep shouting, thats how i got uraguey think they thought better answer him he not going to give up lol.......... got to love this radio thing, best thing i ever done i think, listing is great but being able to talk to the people that ive heard over the years even better !!!!!!! good DX and dont give up,if i hadnt had work think it might have been 5-9 hours lol........
peewee norfolk Senior contributor
Call Sign : 26-CT-4879 / M7PCA Posts : 186 Times Thanked : 8 Join date : 2023-07-16 QTH or Location : North Walsham, JO02QU Equipment Used : FT1000MP !!!!!!binatone 5*,alinco dx10 135,sirio4000,silver rod,G5RV,beofeng 17 pro max, X30 duel 2m/70cm,full size G5RV, TS120v,soon new toy Age : 56
and Snap Neal mine sunday, no radio for me then,,,............
VanRougeT4 Contributor
Call Sign : 14-CT-019 - G1DBS Posts : 68 Times Thanked : 1 Join date : 2024-02-17 QTH or Location : Montreuil sur Mer Equipment Used : XIEGU G90 - President Lincoln 2 +
HI Deb if you mean 3G0YA, i tryed for errrr dont think im mad..........3 hours lol.....LIKE YOU SAID 20W ARHHHHHHHH but if you dont try you never know i had a real good few contacts on 20w and 10w but if i hear them again i will just keep shouting, thats how i got uraguey think they thought better answer him he not going to give up lol.......... got to love this radio thing, best thing i ever done i think, listing is great but being able to talk to the people that ive heard over the years even better !!!!!!! good DX and dont give up,if i hadnt had work think it might have been 5-9 hours lol........
Yep, that's the station. Not sure how rare Easter Island is, but would've been good to get it in the log. I tried for over an hour then gave up soon after sunset when for me he faded. Hoping things pick up tonight like they did last night. Good luck.
EDIT: I've been trying to figure out what the propagation path to that station was. Any ideas?
Deb
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Subject: Re: 10m DXCC Summer Challenge League Table 2024