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Subject: [3830] ARRLDX SSB N4TZ/9 SOAB LP
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Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2021 01:26:39 +0000
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                    ARRL DX Contest, SSB - 2021

Call: N4TZ/9
Operator(s): N4TZ
Station: N4TZ

Class: SOAB LP
QTH: IN
Operating Time (hrs): 34

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
-------------------
  160:   22    15
   80:   61    34
   40:   99    51
   20:  266    76
   15:  100    33
   10:   13     3
-------------------
Total:  561   212  Total Score = 356,796

Club: Society of Midwest Contesters

Comments:

OPERATING TIME: 34:20:02
            CQ COUNTER: 11
            RUN/SEARCH: 0/565 Qs
      UNIQUE CALLSIGNS: 405

              SOFTWARE: TR4W v.4.77.0 http://www.tr4w.net

  BAND   Raw QSOs   Valid QSOs   Points Countries
 __________________________________________________________
 160SSB        23           22       66        15
  80SSB        61           61      183        34
  40SSB       101           99      297        51
  20SSB       267          266      798        76
  15SSB       100          100      300        33
  10SSB        13           13       39         3
 __________________________________________________________

 Totals       565          561     1683       212

    Final Score = 356796 points.


                             2021 ARRL DX Test N4TZ
                                 Continent List

                    160    80    40    20    15    10   ALL
                    ---   ---   ---   ---   ---   ---   ---
      USA calls =     0     0     0     0     0     0     0
   Canada calls =     0     0     0     0     0     0     0
       NA calls =    10    16    23    32    33     0   114
       SA calls =     1     2    20    38    62    13   136
     Euro calls =    10    39    45   185     1     0   280
  African calls =     0     1     5     5     2     0    13
    Asian calls =     0     1     1     0     0     0     2
    Japan calls =     0     0     1     5     0     0     6
    Ocean calls =     2     2     6     2     2     0    14

    Total calls =    23    61   101   267   100    13   565




Half as many Europeans on 160-80-40 as last year, way less
on 15.  JA way down on the relevant bands, first time in years
to not work JA on 75 phone.  About same QSO totals as 2019, 
but way down on the multipliers, especially on the lower bands.
We low powered guys surely miss the Multi op stations and the
many easy multipliers they offered.

Problems:

40m yagi - went bad at beginning of ARRL DX CW. Appears to be
a top of tower problem.  Backup Hygain yagi still not working 
after repairs this fall.

While troubleshooting 40m yagi problems, messed up homebrew
kluge connector on main RG-17 coax to tower, replaced with
250 feet of 9913 water hose for use by second radio.

YCCC RX array - very noisy compared with transmitting antennas,
very weak signals. Not usable.

Bad problem intermittent receiver noise into both rigs (caused 
by ground loop??)  Spent two hours tracking down the reason for
broadband impulse noise on both radios - the aha moment came when
I observed the busy light on Yaesu blinking in time with the noise.
When the Icom is selected by the DXDoubler, the VOX in the
Yaesu is momentarily triggered through the microphone connector
from the DXD. Obviously not a problem in CW because I don't
have any microphone cables hooked up.  Solution TBD.

Icom 7610 still overloading on received signals in dead bands!


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