N4ZR 1996 ARRL CW DX
Category : Single Op Low Power
Team/Club : Potomac Valley Radio Club
BAND Raw QSOs Valid QSOs Points Countries
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160CW 1 1 3 1
80CW 85 84 252 40
40CW 136 135 405 45
20CW 666 661 1983 74
15CW 79 79 237 39
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Totals 967 960 2880 199
Final Score = 573120 points.
Equipment: TS-930SAT, 100 watts
20-10 Force 12 C-3 at 97 feet
40-80 Inverted vees, apex at 93 feet
160 badly mismatched 80-meter inverted vee, 5 watts out
TR Log 5.61 (worked flawlessly throughout)
Soapbox Comments
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First serious outing with the new antennas, so no real benchmark, but it
didn't take a lot of experience to recognize that 15 was dreadful - it never
opened for me to Europe the first morning, and only about 45 minutes the
second. Any time I don't work a "G" on 15 ....
Only operated about 36 hours, because after 20 died each evening I couldn't
hear enough stations on 40 and 80 to be worth the loss of sleep. During
the mornings, in particular, 20 was like putting the entire NFL in a small
hotel ballroom and telling them, "Boogie your heart out!" I found myself
running at 14065 the first day and as high as 14085 the second, and there
were lots of people above me both days.
1 QSO on 160, with FS5PL. Didn't dare run my transceiver into that
near-infinite mismatch for any more. On the agenda for next year, better
low-band capabilities. And please, whoever manages these things ... SUNSPOTS!!!
73, Pete Smith N4ZR
n4zr@ix.netcom.com
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