CWops Test (CWT) - 1300Z Sep 28
Call: W8FN
Operator(s): W8FN
Station: W8FN
Class: Single Op HP
QTH: North Carolina
Operating Time (hrs): 1:00
Summary:
Band QSOs
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160:
80:
40: 39
20: 47
15:
10:
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Total: 86 Mults = 83 Total Score = 7,138
Club: South East Contest Club
Comments:
Looks like I really shot myself in the foot this time. Spent several hours on
Monday and Tuesday replacing my old 80-40-20 inverted that never would work on
20 meters with an all-new version. It obviously needed some fine tuning to bring
the resonances where I want, but unlike the old antenna it did actually show a
distinct resonance for the 20 meter section. It turns out the thing might as
well be a dummy load on 40 meters. I couldn't get any kind of run going at the
beginning of the session and had extreme difficulty getting through to anybody
S&P. I ended up abandoning 40 meters and went to 20, still using the old low
dipole. Conditions were very good on both 40 and 20, and I ended up even getting
a decent run going on 20 for the last 10 minutes or so. With bad weather coming
this weekend, looks like I'll be handicapped even worse until I either find out
what's going with the new antenna or see if I can troubleshoot the old antenna
and put it back up later on. See everyone with a lousy signal on BOTH sessions
for an undetermined time.
73...
Randy, W8FN
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