ARRL DX Contest, SSB
Call: K7HC
Operator(s): K7HC
Station: K7HC
Class: SO Unlimited HP
QTH: SELAH, WA
Operating Time (hrs): 25:24
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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160: 00 0
80: 37 27
40: 56 41
20: 420 98
15: 189 53
10: 16 6
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Total: 718 225 Total Score = 483,975
Club: Western Washington DX Club
Comments:
This was my first try at really working a contest. I entered as s single
operator, but I had a week end visitor - someone we all know whose name is
MURPHY! First, as the whistle blew, my beam would not rotate. After working
frantically to find the problem, I discovered my rotator cable was faulted -
under the house! I then strung out a cable detour, through the family room,
through the garage, and on through the shop, to the tower. Got that working
finally and started late, but really having good luck.
Then Murphy entered the picture again. My amp went down so I tore into that.
I found a burned resistor and had to doctor that. It worked but there is still
something wrong. It keeps shutting down, and will start again, but I do not
know as yet where the problem is. After missing a lot of time, I decided not
to try an all-nighter so this old man got some sleep.
The next day was a continuation with computer problems added. My 40 meter
antenna snapped a wire and was unusable. I jury-rigged a dipole and finished
the contest with that makeshift monster.
I was quite disappointed in both ten and fifteen meters, as they had been
looking up right up until the contest started. Very few 10 meter contacts, and
they were all to the southeast. No real opening into Europe on 15, at least for
me. I could hear the east and south working lots of "YERPS" or get through when
I could occasionally copy over the pole. I think most of the guys in the
Pacific Northwest found that as well. Even the JA's were not all that
available.
Everything considered, I had an exciting time, and did not set my bar very high
so I can do better next time. . .
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