IARU HF World Championship
Call: NN7SS
Operator(s): K6UFO
Station: NN7SS
Class: SO Mixed QRP
QTH: WA
Operating Time (hrs): 1.0
Remote Operation
Summary:
Band CW Qs Ph Qs Zones HQ Mults
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160:
80:
40:
20: 21 6 6 5
15: 3 1 1
10:
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Total: 21 9 7 6 Total Score = 1,092
Club: Western Washington DX Club
Comments:
For me, this weekend was 99 percent setup, and only 1 percent operating. I
installed a
new remote system at the station.
Thursday afternoon I installed a Elecraft K3. It worked well in the Thursday
night
NCCC Sprints on RTTY and CW.
Friday afternoon I installed a new pair of RemoteRig units. Lots of cables,
configuration
and waiting for the units or the internet router to restart with new settings.
Then I added
the K3/0-Mini control head and got it talking to the remote K3. I got stuck
trying to connect
to the logging laptop. I finally went to sleep so I could work on it with a
clear head on
Saturday morning - even though I'd miss the start of the contest.
Saturday morning I finally got the the K3 connected through the RemoteRig units
to the
logging laptop. Then a lot of adjustments to get everything "right"
and documenting the
settings. By 18z I was able to make CW contacts and log them. Next, how to get
SSB
working? Lots of problems and quirks, but finally able to operate remote SSB by
22z.
My brain was exhausted, so I powered down everything and took some time off.
Then I
did a full "cold start" and wrote my setup and operating
instructions. That took a couple
of hours! But it will help every time from now on.
Oops, I also need to create a cable to the band decoder to select proper
antennas. I
scrounged about for the proper cables and pinout diagrams, and melted a little
solder.
Finally back on the air with automatic antenna switching. Operated another
half-hour
both modes and called it a success.
NN7SS (op K6UFO)
15m: C-3 at 48ft
20m: C-31XR at 71ft
One Elecraft K3 turned down to 5 watts
K3/0-Mini and RemoteRig remote control
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