CN5W CQWW WPX Contest SSB English version here: http://lists.contesting.com/archives//html/3830/2007-03/msg01597.html 
Operator (s): CN8PA F5IQA F6IRF
Station: CN2WW
Class: M / S HP QTH
Dar Bouazza
Operating Time (hrs): 48
Band QSOs
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160: 31
80: 309
40: 430
20: 1833
15: 937
10: 24
------------ Total: 3564 Prefixes = 1054 Total Score = 13,560,764
The sun in the middle of the contest, besides the fact that only one active region was present, it is likely that the coronal hole CH262, was the cause of poor conditions on Saturday.
Club: DBCG
IC735 + 2x3-500Z / IC7000 + 4x811a
triband A3S, qqs end of the fiber and yarn ... (Multi-station: 160m while the dipole!)
Personally, my most disappointing contest from NC, especially one month after an excellent ARRL-DX-CW. First it was the SSB, and those who know me know that this is not my preferred way, far from it! Then propagation conditions very average. Finally a lot of intangibles that have made it had to improvise "quick" a fallback solution, the solution provided originally laid (CN8MC Rabat) proved impossible (beam 40 and still unable to close of 5C8A).
That said, this contest has still earned good time, if not during, before and after for sure. For, despite the conditions, Mohamed and Jean-Luc is still able to receive good runs on 20 and 15m, but the higher bands are not bands "profitable" in this contest in which it is better to focus on low bands because of the recognition awarded to two multiplier QSO's on 40, 80 and 160. Unfortunately, unlike the CW contests, it proved impossible to hold a frequency, and consequently hold a decent run of 40. It is clear that faced with multi-KW's and big aerials competition our dipole 40 and our pair of 3-500Z proved too accurate. Hopefully the opening of 40 additional 100Khz by 2009 will help to solve the chronic problem of lack of space for SSB on this band, so that stations 
do not have disproportionate means they can also enjoy, if only a little ...
So we will consider this contest as the positive, ie and the kindness of Moroccans that are or are not amateurs, food, Guerrouane, time (we had left Geneva in the Snow!), good atmosphere within the group, and a memorable evening at the "pitch" (our favorite endoit Casa) W7ZR with Dick (aka 5C5Z). A special thank you to our friend and supported CN8PA Si Mohamed, without which we could devote ourselves exclusively to tourism. Indeed it was disassembled and the rotor A3S its pylon, to reassemble at the "beach house" and then repeat the maneuver in the other direction ... The Moroccan way of serving tea, by CN8PA ... 
Contest debrieffing CN2R to: Jean-Luc, Jim (w7ej), Dick (w7zr) and Myself
Hopefully that things will go better for the CW - Insha'Allah! For
CN5W and Dar Bouazza Contest Group
Patrick F6IRF/CN2WW
CN5W - WPX SSB CONTEST - a few pics to start o Pending permanent installation in Dar Bouazza (Scheduled By The end of 2007), Once Again We Used The CN2DX apartment in the "beach house ". This is a "DX'ped" style station built up Before the contest and Dismantled after ... Meanwhile our permanent facility in Dar Bouazza (expected before the end of 2007), we used again the apartment CN2DX the "beach house". It is a resort style experience ", mounted and dismounted before the contest after ...
Before and After The tower, just a VHF vertical ... The pylon before and after, just a vertical VHF ... suitacase A challenge ... Wonder What They May DEDUCE from the X-Rays At The Airport! The suitcase of a contester ... I wonder what they can deduct from X-rays at the airport!
A3S installation, Jean-Luc As The acrobat ...
Installation A3S, Jean-Luc playing acrobats ... The fiber A3S & the 40m dipole A3S The fiber and the dipole 40m 
Mohamed At The multiply station behind myself at the run ... (And I hate SSB!) Mohamed Station Multi behind me run it ... (And say I hate the SSB!)
SSB makes me thursty! SSB me thirsty! 
When The acrobat Becomes the "maestro"
When the acrobat turns into a "maestro"
The End: Everything Dismantled and loaded ...
End: Everything is disassembled and loaded ...
the Dar Bouazza Contest Group is Born We are proud to announce that the Dar Bouazza Contest Group (DBCG) is born. Pending our fixed installation in Dar Bouazza (scheduled by the end of 2007), our first activity will be by the end of march in the CQ-WPX SSB, from CN8MC (the ARRAM club-station in Rabat), we hope with the callsign CN5W (ANART authorization pending but expected).
Mohamed CN8PA, showing us the place where the station is being located; next to his metal workshop.
The DBCG is composed by the following members
CN8PA, Mohamed : Our friend and host in Dar Bouazza and a very motivated SSB operator. Mohamed is young and learns fast (he's currently learning CW), so I 'm sure he'll become soon a "top-notch" polyvalent contester. He's also a good "ironman" and can do anything with iron or aluminium - essential for a Contest Group !
F5IQA, Jean-Luc : Although is preferred mode is SSB, Jean-Luc is a polyvalent operator. He has a great experience of both HF and VHF contesting. He is also a fine tech. A real value for the Group.
SV3SJ (F5VIH), Nico : Our Doctor ! (Nico currently works as physician for the CERN in Geneva). Nico is an excellent and polyvalent contester, an excellent "builder" and a fine cook !
F6IRF, Patrick: You have dozen of pages on my 2 blogs, to discover who I am, so I would only mention, that this group and the Dar Bouazza station is a dream that is finaly becoming the reality.
See you in many contests...
