1996 ARRL Field Day
Call used: N4BP Location: SFL
Category: 1E 5W Battery Single Operator
band CW QSOs CW pts SSB QSOs SSB pts
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40 37 370
20 263 2630
15 158 1580 9 45
10 162 810
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TOTAL 458 4580 171 855
629 QSOS 5,435 points
Equipment: TS-130V, TH7-DXX @ 45 feet, 40/80 inv vee @ 35 ft,
95 A/H deep cycle marine battery
Other two operators dropped out and I decided it was too much work to do
the annual trek to the Florida Keys alone. Set up in the kitchen to at
least get out of the ham shack - and have snacks more convenient. No
interesting stories, no thunderstorms, rain, snow, sleet, or hail. No
equipment failures, no bugs, etc. I did confirm that for next year, my
new battery does have enough storage to power the station for the duration.
The enthusiasm was missing. When rate became very slow on 40M, I packed
it in and went to bed for a few hours. Highlights were being called by
KL7 on 20M and two good runs on 10M of 60+ Q's/hour.
All in all, a good practice run for the real thing next year...
Bob Patten, N4BP
n4bp@shadow.net
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