North American QSO Party, SSB
Call: N5DO
Operator(s): N5DO
Station: N5DO
Class: Single Op LP
QTH: TX
Operating Time (hrs): 10
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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160: 27 12
80: 117 35
40: 165 47
20: 351 50
15: 243 45
10: 219 37
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Total: 1122 226 Total Score = 253,572
Club:
Team: West Texas Rowdies
Comments:
This was a great contest for me -- by far my highest QSO count, although Ihave
had more mults. I enjoyed it tremendously, but I still see room for
improvement. I wasn't able to use SO2R because I had a noticeable hum in the
mic circuit on both rigs -- probably some sort of ground loop. I had a great
start to the contest with three hours over 150 QSOs. The high bands, including
10M, worked great, but I had difficulty on 80 and 160. Like many of us, I live
on a standard city lot surrounded by neighbors, so I don't have room to do all I
would like to do in the way of antennas. My tower is only about 53 feet high,
with 6 feet of mast above that. It seems like I am constantly playing with
antennas, trying to get the perfect combination. My 3 element SteppIR antenna
works great, and I feel satisfied with it (although I could always use more
height, and a second one to stack!). My 402CD on 40M works well, even at its
relatively low height. I have found the answer to my receiving problems on 80
and 160M with a K9AY loop. It works great, doesn't take up a lot of room, and
is easy to put up in the winter and take down in the spring. But I still
haven't found the answer for a transmitting antenna on 80 and 160. Of course,
if I ever operate in a contest where, when I finish, I feel that I could not
have possibly done better, I think I'll quit! CU in the Sprints.
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