My note written in 2007 under impression of work in ARRL International DX CW Contest 2007 is more low resulted.

Multioperator Two Transmiter (Operator RD3AF, RZ3AZ)

To reach to EA8 from Moscow it turns out approximately 12 hours, 5 hours prior to Madrid and even three hours from Madrid to Grandee Kanarii. From Madrid, to a start to Canary Islands, is a pair of clocks and in this time it is possible to pass the customs control and registration slowly. It is necessary even to suck in time coffee.

The place for a station arrangement is chosen in the north of island Gran Canaria, on a grief in height of 750 metres above sea level. This place is near to city Goldar. "The American" direction is chosen very successfully, ahead of aerials an abrupt slope, and further ocean. Though we initially understood what to win first place in ARRL from this QTH it is almost impossible, as - on 10 metre range now on USA full GUHOR, and for 160 metre ranges the distance turns out all the same big, despite that, as through ocean.

On Gran Canaria have arrived on Thursday night, prior to the beginning of contest of time it is a lot of - almost two days. From the airport have called in in hotel, some hours had a sleep and have gone on contest - position EF8M. Weather was affable, the sun and temperature shone was nearby 22°Ñ. On a grief was more cool, temperature nearby 15°Ñ and barrels a strong wind. But it is trifles, antennas all on a place, and a radio cabin in the concrete bunker.

In this contest following aerials were used: 160 metres - INVV on a mast in height of 20 metres; 80 metres - 3 ele wire Yagi on a mast in height of 15 metres; 40 metres - 3 ele Yagi; 10, 15 and 20 metres on 4 ele Yagi. The equipment - two transceivers FT-1000MP with amplifiers. There was also a third transceiver without the amplifier to which could watch passage and to select «mults», but we did not have a third operator. About passage to America with EA8 we had very vague idea. Not to wander in darkness have decided to predict the schedule of work by means of program Ham CAP. More low presented table have turned out from the data which were given out by this program.

Under this table also worked all êîíòåñò. Has very much pleased a range of 160 metres, it is audible on it of Americans approximately as at us in Moscow 9th and 0th areas, but it is much more stations. In the first night on a range of 160 metres there was very good passage: for two hours constant «pileup» it was possible to spend nearby 300 QSO. It was necessary to give UP1, differently they do not hear the answer, disturb each other. In the second night on a range of 160 metres passage was, but weak. On a range of 80 metres a great bulk of Americans are audible on 9 balls (without exaggeration), on 40 metres basically all correspondents are audible with pluses, 20 and 15 metre ranges also look very convincingly. And here on 10 metre range it was not possible to spend any QSO.

The end result has turned out the following:

Have worked with 3300 various American call signs. As them it appears works on air much.

On Canary Islands will constantly live 1 million 600 thousand persons, and the number of tourists exceeds five millions a year. Islands represent one of 17 autonomous regions of Spain, consisting of two provinces - Santa Cruz de Tenerife (the western part of archipelago) and Las Palmas (east part). An overwhelming part of the population - Spaniards. Belong to Catholic church. The tender and soft climate of Canary Islands was known still for the ancient. Here it is possible to bathe all year long. In the summer of heat though reaches 40 degrees, it does not exhaust thanks to constantly blowing sea winds - to trade winds. In the winter and there can be cold nights in the early spring. Gran Kanarija is in 60 miles from coast of Africa, an average water temperature 17° - 23 °C.