The CQ DX Marathon!
T94GB
2006 DX MARATHON FORMULA CLASS WINNER
I am 59 years old, professor of pedagogy and psychology and I am employed in Primary school as a pedagogue. My QTH is in the town of Jajce (JN84pi) in the central part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, about 120 km west from Sarajevo. In 1963 as a primary school pupil, I started to practice ham radio. I passed the examination for ham radio operator “C” class on 27th June 1965, and from that time I actively started working in the local radio club YU4EDV. In 1968 I passed the examination for “B” class operator and received the call sign YU4VGD.
My full engagement starts from 1994 when I got the license T94GB. I usually work on HF bands, mostly CW, with some SSB operations. I presently have confirmed 301 DXCC CW and 178 DXCC SSB (303 MIXED). I am the holder of more than 100 awards (WAC, WAZ, 6BWAZ, WPX etc.) and I am also a member of some CW associations - HSC, HCC, UFT, 9ACWG, MCWG, RTC, AGCW and GACW.
For the last 10 years I am using a FT757 transceiver with the FP-757HD power supply and FC-757AT antenna tuner. I operate with only wire dipole antennas.
In the 2006 CQ DX Marathon I operated with the above mentioned equipment and a G5RV antenna.
For 2007 I have purchased a new Icom IC-706MKIIG and with the G5RV antenna my 2007 Marathon score at the end of March is 162.
I believe that the CQ DX Marathon is an excellent idea and it offers an opportunity to all real DXers to prove themselves.
Best greetings from Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Drago Grabner, T94GB
March, 2007