From:
Fred Hopengarten K1VR 781/259-0088
Six Willarch Road
Lincoln, MA 01773-5105
permanent e-mail address: fhopengarten@mba1972.hbs.edu
if sending attachments: k1vr@gis.net
CQ WORLD WIDE DX CONTEST -- 1999
Call: K1VR Country: United States
Mode: SSB Category: Single Unlimited
Zone: 05
BAND QSO QSO PTS PTS/QSO ZONES COUNTRIES
160 17 34 2.00 7 11
80 99 261 2.64 16 62
40 157 442 2.82 24 80
20 492 1433 2.91 34 114
15 557 1610 2.89 33 115
10 792 2319 2.93 31 137
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Totals 2114 6099 2.89 145 519 => 4,049,736
All reports sent were 59(9), unless otherwise noted.
Excuse: Second IC-765 died from power outage on Sunday morning. Stale
spots (an hour old) from W1FY node. Beverage distribution system didn't
work. Spent first three hours dealing with Mult radio IRQ conflict.
Equipment Description:
K1VR Equipment Description, as of October 1999:
Station #1: IC-765 (modified by K3LR), Heath SB-614 monitorscope,
AL-1200, Drake WH-7, two footswitches on wedge footrest (for single
op-multi transmitter use), ICE 419 switchable bandpass filters for
160-10, antennas and band pass filters automatically switched by Top Ten
Devices switch which gets frequency information from the IC-765 using a
K1CC interface, CW Sendin' Machine, Bencher paddle with Kansas City four
button add-on, for phone -- a DVP.
Station #2: IC-765, Heath HO-10 monitorscope, Henry 2K (2 x
3-400)(modified to include 160 by KC1Q), SB-220 (switch to either amp),
Drake WH-4, individual ICE bandpass filters for 160-10, antennas and band
pass filters switched by Top Ten Devices switch.
Computers: 486DX-75 clone (VGA) with DVP,
486SX-33 clone (EGA) with DVK
Wyse dumb terminal -- wired in parallel to
computers and set to 43 line mode to permit a maximum "picture" of the
contest.
CT: Version 9.45; TNC: PK-88 (networked by CT)
Antennas:
160 FVR Spitfire, four directions, based on gamma
rod and omega matched 100' tower, 68 radials
80 Two element W1CF/W1FC phased vertical array
(.750" hardline stub), 40 radials each; dipole at average height of 65'
favoring N-S.
40 Two element Cushcraft 40-2CD Yagi on TIC
RingRotor (.750" hardline stub); four element W1CF/W1FC phased vertical
array (.750" hardline stub), 40 radials each
20/15/10 TH6DXX @ 97'(T2X), TH6DXX @ 61' (swinging gate
side mount, HAM IV), TH7DXX @ 31' (fixed on EU), stacked with WX0B
(DuneStar) box.
20/15/10 TH7DXX @ 36' (separate tower and Ham IV)
Beverages: Six directions from three wires (single wires fed at
both ends and switched): E-W: 385'; N-S: 210'; NNE-SSW 410'
Club Affiliation: Yankee Clipper Contest Club
This is to certify that in this contest I have operated
my transmitter within the limitations of my license and have
observed fully the rules and regulations of the contest.
Signature _________________________________
MAILING ADDRESS:
Fred Hopengarten K1VR
Six Willarch Road
Lincoln, MA 01773-5105
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