CQ 160 SUMMARY SHEET
Contest Dates : 27/Feb/98 - 01/Mar/98
Callsign : N5HV
Operator : N5HV
Category : Single Op, High Power
Hours Operated: 25.5
Default Exchange : 59 TN
Name : Rod Fitz-Randolph
Address : 79 Highland Hills Cove
City/State/Zip : Jackson, TN 38305
Country : United States
BAND Raw QSOs Valid QSOs Points States Provinces Countries
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160SSB 714 714 1610 48 4 15
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Totals 714 714 1610 48 4 15
Club Affiliation: TENNESSEE CONTEST GROUP
Final Score = 107,870 points.
Equipment Description: FT-1000MP/AL-1500 to Inverted Vee @ 128'
plus 3 Bi-Directional Beverages
How It Played: Couple of hours into contest, smelled smoke: SWR &
power out was very erratic; OK until I would bring
power up to about 450 watts output - then would
drop back to 20 watts. Thought the amp had given
up the ghost because odor was strong when I put my
nose over the amp vent. Found it was simply sucking
up smoke/odor from somewhere else. Then suspected
FT-1000MP.... but found that it was the MFJ RCS-4
Coax Switch Control Box RF Choke that couldn't stand
the the power at high VSWR above 1900 KHz!! Turned
it into a real crispy critter. Bypassed the control
box and proceeded with contest: cost me a good 45
minutes at prime time.... BAH!
QRM was fierce. Had to move several times because
of individuals encroaching closer and closer.
Finally stood my ground at 1803 KHz and battled it
out with two unscrupulous operators that popped
in on me about a half KHz from me... that took a lot
of valuable time with no QSOs possible for me or the
offenders during that time but I had looked for
a place to go and there wasn't any, so I stood my
ground!
QRN was fierce. Beverages didn't help nearly as much
as they usually do. Don't know why the only 10-15 dB
reduction of QRN when using the Beverages over the
Inverted Vee but it usually is a much greater reduction.
Missed a lot of QSOs because of the QRN.... simply
couldn't hear the call letters sufficiently.
Was pleased to work all 48 states and 5 Provinces.
Didn't hear Alaska or Hawaii. Was surprised to work
15 countries in all that QRM/QRN.
Used Macintosh & Marathon S/W for contest logging.
Very easy to use and worked great. Had a great time!!
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