I didn't see any mention of bandpass filters. A set of them are
must-have items for so2r on a city lot, even at low power. They
are not cheap, but it's just part of the buy-in for so2r. I
recommend a pair of Dunestar 600's.
Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
Yuma, AZ
-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Martin
Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 7:30 AM
To: rtty@contesting.com
Subject: [RTTY] SO2R Problem
CQWPXRTTY Score Summary Sheet
Start Date : 2012-02-02
CallSign Used : W8JWN
Operator(s) : W8JWN
Operator Category : SINGLE-OP
Band : ALL
Power : HIGH
Mode : RTTY
Default Exchange : 001
Gridsquare : EN55
Name : Tom Martin
Address : 812 West B St
City/State/Zip : Iron Mountain MI 49801
Country : USA
ARRL Section : MI
Club/Team : None
Software : N1MM Logger V12.1.2
Band QSOs Pts WPX
3.5 123 296 33
7 414 1076 175
14 428 832 212
21 171 340 73
28 1 3 1
Total 1137 2547 494
Score : 1,258,218
Rig : FT-1000MP; Icom Pro II, SB-220, Alpha 8410
Antennas : SteppIR 4 element, Mosley CL-33, HF6V, 40 Vee
at 60' and 40 rotatable dipole at 80',
80 sloper at 65', and Crazy J 80 meter
antenna at 48'.
Soapbox : First time achieving a million points but it
was costly. Excessive RF took out the front end of the FT-1000MP
after 2 hours.
Lost 10 meters on the PRO II on Sunday.
As of Monday morning, no receive or transmit with the PRO II on
any band.
I have an Icom 706 until the big rigs
get repaired or replaced.
I should have realized that something was wrong, when the
wattmeter on the MP/220 combination showed a huge backward
deflection, when I keyed the Pro II/8410 at 1200 watts. The 80
meter Crazy J was too close to the 40 Vee and vice versa. I put
up the new 80 meter antenna to see if it was better than the
Butternut. I had no RF issues in the ARRL RU without the new
antenna. It's tough on a small city lot to get any separation.
This was probably my last SO2R effort.
Dupes were the least of my problems!!!
73,
Tom W8JWN
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