Low power racing is a challenge. Those who haven't tried don't know. Milan OK1IF claims: "The result in the plant is 90 percent determined by the performance of the PA stage and the quality of the antenna". But what if everyone has the same performance?
I would say that the low performance does not forgive. It requires much more operator skill - knowledge of tuning, conditions, capabilities QTH, antén, telegrafie, fónie, počúvania,… preto každého, kto prijme výzvu a pokúsi sa prekonať, tak má uznanie.
Aj v roku 2019 sa konal v termíne Alpe Adria contest-u (a iných) ten náš, OM VHF Low power CONTEST. Ako sa darilo súťažiacim?
Žiaľ, dostali sme len osem logov. Keďže miesta na bedni sú tri, tak sa takmer 40% súťažiacich na ňu dostalo, HI. Je to ale druhý najmenší počet od roku 2005, kedy sa tieto preteky prvýkrát uskutočnili.
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Result sheet
| Pl. | Call | Score | QSO | Avg. | Locator | ASL | ODX | QRB | Err. % | Power | Antenna |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | OM3CQF | 38810 | 165 | 234.2 | JN88RT | 622 | DF9WB/P | 785 | 3.6 | 10 W | F9FT 16 el. |
| 2. | OM3PA | 18996 | 83 | 227.9 | JN98EP | 307 | IW2HAJ | 825 | 1.6 | 10 W | 17 el. F9FT |
| 3. | OM3CUG | 11917 | 59 | 201.0 | JN99IF | 475 | E77P | 593 | 0.9 | 10 W | 7 el. DK7ZB |
| 4. | OM1HI/P | 6789 | 31 | 218.0 | JN88LE | ? | IK4ZHH | 580 | 7.1 | 10 W | 4 el.yagi |
| 5. | OM6JO | 6008 | 32 | 186.8 | JN99KB | 430 | YU7ACO | 477 | 0.6 | 10 W | A144S10 |
| 6. | OM7AG | 4408 | 25 | 175.3 | JN98NO | 426 | S50L | 477 | 9.6 | 10 W | GW$CQT. |
| 7. | OM7SM | 1433 | 5 | 285.6 | JN99TT | 946 | YU7ACO | 536 | 21.4 | 5 W | 2 elements |
| 8. | OM4AQP | 1115 | 10 | 110.5 | JN88WR | 197 | S50G | 372 | 10.3 | 5 W | 7 el. yagi |
TOP10 QSOs for 144 MHz:
| Pl. | Call 1 | Call 2 | QRB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | OM3PA | – | IW2HAJ | 825 km |
| 2. | OM3CQF | – | DF9WB/P | 785 km |
| 3. | OM3CQF | – | IW2HAJ | 777 km |
| 4. | OM3PA | – | IW3HVB | 704 km |
| 5. | OM3CQF | – | IK4ADE | 701 km |
| 6. | OM3CQF | – | I4VOS | 694 km |
| 7. | OM3PA | – | IK4ZHH | 690 km |
| 8. | OM3CQF | – | DH1WM | 687 km |
| 9. | OM3CQF | – | DK4VW | 665 km |
| 10. | OM3CQF | – | IK2UJS | 656 km |
QSO map for 144 MHz:
Checklogs used for 144 MHz:
OE/OK2CM OE/OL0M OK1ARO OK1AYU/P OK1DIX OK1DMP OK1DPA OK1DSD OK1DUG OK1DXD OK1FEN OK1FLC OK1FQK OK1GTH OK1HAB OK1JEH/P OK1JFP OK1JLM OK1KFB OK1KLV OK1KQH OK1KTW OK1MTZ OK1MWW OK1NF/P OK1NPF OK1OA OK1OLA OK1RDO OK1VLG OK1VOF OK1VRF OK1VVT OK1XHI OK1ZHV OK2AK OK2BMJ OK2BSP OK2FUG OK2KGE OK2KLF OK2KOL OK2KPD OK2KYJ OK2PAQ OK2PVX OK2RKR OK2TKE OK2UPG OK2VLT OK2WF OK5AW OK5T OK5TX OK5YY OK6C OK6M OK6PS OK9PAT OM/OK1CRM OM0ATU OM1HI OM3CVV
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The record connection was achieved by Peť, OM3PA, but only thanks to the fact that IW2HAJ is further away from his QTH than from OM3CQF. Dear, but as an experienced participant of the OM VHF LOW POWER CONTEST, he takes home the victory again.
Who knows if there will be more participants on August 2 and what the contestants have improved over the year? Let's be surprised! We heartily congratulate everyone and we will send an award to the best.