2000 CQ WW SSB DX Contest -- Zone 2 Expedition

Lac Ouescapis, Quebec, Canada -- October 28-29, 2000

amateur radio station VB2R
commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of
E. S. "Ted" Rogers Sr., Canadian radio pioneer,
and inventor of "Rogers Batteryless Radio"

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Latest News

6 Nov 2000: Our logs have been tallied and our claimed score is 9,063,867. (See below.) We did not break the all time Zone 2 record, but we did set a new multi-multi record for Zone 2.

1 Nov 2000: The team has returned after a successful contest! See below for revised QSL info. If you have already sent your QSL request, we will make sure you receive a card.

This page last updated 6 November 2000 by ve3rhj@rac.ca.

2000 Expedition

0000Z Oct 28 - 2359Z Oct 29

BAND	160m SSB	80m SSB	40m SSB	20m SSB	15m SSB	10m SSB
CQ WW DX CATEGORY	multi operator, multi transmitter, high power
BAND SCORE	355 QSOs 667 points 7 zones 7 countries	828 QSOs 1514 points 15 zones 45 countries	956 QSOs 2080 points 24 zones 88 countries	1838 QSOs 4191 points 32 zones 115 countries	1543 QSOs 3691 points 28 zones 95 countries	1406 QSOs 3298 points 29 zones 102 countries
TEAM SCORE	6926 QSOs, 15441 points, 135 zones, 452 countries = claimed score 9,063,867
TRANSCEIVER / AMPLIFIER	Kenwood TS850 / Ameritron AL811H	Yaesu FT1000D / Heathkit SB220	Yaesu FT1000MP / Ameritron AL1500	Kenwood TS870S / Dentron Clipperton L	Kenwood TS690S / Heathkit SB200	Sat: FT990 / AL80A Sun: FT1000MP / AL1500
ANTENNA	top-loaded 60' vertical	two phased verticals	four-square of HF2V verticals	3 element monoband beam at 30'	half-square array	4 element monoband beam at 30'
BAND CAPTAIN (with email)	Don, VE3DBF	Carl, VE3BY	Dennis, NB1B	Karel, VA3KO John, VE3TV	Bob, VE3SRE	Rick, VE3VFT
ADDITIONAL OPERATORS	Otto, VA3OK - Kevin, VE3KJS - Ray, VE3HAE Kim, VE3DXE - Fred, VA3RMF - Marie, VA3MFE - Vera, VA3VAM
ASSISTANTS
QSL INFO	U.S. QSL Requests- via NB1B, Dennis Egan, 3 Keith Rd, Wayland, MA 01778-4517, USA. nb1b@mediaone.net all other QSL Requests - via VE3BY, Carl Styan, RR #1, Glencairn, Ontario, L0M 1K0 Canada ve3by@bmts.com

The Location: Lac Ouescapis, Quebec (50.2 N 77.1 W)

Lac Ouescapis is about 80 km north-east of Matagami, Quebec, on the Route de la Baie James, and is just inside the border of Zone 2.

Map of Lac Ouescapis, from MapBlast!
Simple map of the Matagami/Radisson area (27 KB). The road from Matagami to Radisson is the Route de la Baie James.
Detailed map of the Matagami/Radisson area (207 KB). We are at "km 80" on the Route de la Baie James.
CQ Zone map showing our approximate location (172 KB). James Bay (Baie James) is the southern "finger" of the Hudson Bay.
Map of Canada showing our approximate location (for the truly lost; 60 KB)

Azimuthal-Equidistant projection (19 KB) centered on Lac Ouescapis, from WM7D.