Dominique Fässler (dfaessler(AT)bluewin.ch)
[Moon] All random DUBUS 23cm CW contest
2. 6. 2014, 14:50:53
Komu: 'Andrzej Matuszny SP6JLW', 'Peter Blair', 'J. Kraft'
Kopie: 'freetalk moonnet', 'Al Katz', 'Moon-Net'





What I like at the DUBUS CW/SSB contest is its uncorrupted 
ALL RANDOM rule. Furthermore, the party is truly for those only who love CW without chatrooms, loggers and more disturbing assistants the like.

HB9CW worked on Saturday on moonrise for 2 hours (unfortunately a
friends birthday party collided with the contest) and on Sunday from moonrise almost to moonset – with a 2 hours break in the afternoon.

I enjoyed the already mentioned high activity from Japan, Russia
 and Europe. The permanent simultaneous hammering  of 20 to 30 stations was truly enjoyable!

With the previously mentioned absence on Saturday afternoon in mind,
 activity seen here from across the pond was very poor. I logged 67 stations, among them just 5 W or Ks. I guess some were there on Saturday?

New stations never seen before were SP6MLK 569/569; TI2AEB 569/549;
 UA9YLU 529/559; PA3CQE 569/569; VE4SA 559/559; SP3XBO 559/569; RT7A 569/559.

I applied for the call HB9CW some 20 years ago. Some friends and
 I used HB9CW/p on the occasions of National Field Days where we participated many times in CW. Since this fine call was mostly 
silent. I thought, from now forward, I will use it for my EME
 activities. Since counting initials and DX countries has become useless due
 to corrupted lists and scores (except G4RGK’s!) I don’t mind to
 abandon the #-counts. Furthermore this call is a perfect match to the 
DUBUS EME contest.

You will find HB9CW off the moon in the future, also in contests 
where the rules are promoting CW in its original sense.

73 HB9CW

Dominique HB9BBD