ARRL DX Contest, SSB
Call: AA1K
Operator(s): AA1K (DAD), KB3FEE (SON), AB1P (MOM)
Station: AA1K
Class: M/M HP
QTH: Delaware
Operating Time (hrs): 48
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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160: 14 12
80: 44 39
40: 130 63
20: 544 100
15: 1125 114
10: 1109 112
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Total: 2966 440 = 3,915,120
Club: Frankford Radio Club
Comments:
This was a shakedown cruise -- first time in an all-band contest
since moving to this QTH 3 years ago. The station and antenna farm
still very much under construction!
The 20-meter monoband amplfier smoked right at the start. Lost a couple
of hours trying to repair to no avail (likely a bad tube, but outta
spares). Finally jury-rigged the 80 meter amp to work on 20,
but it was only about 100 watts better than the exciter alone.
Rigs: FT1000MP, TS940S, IC706Mk2
Antennas: 160: 100-ft. vertical, 600-radial field, Beverages for RX
80: 1/4 wave vertical wire hung from 160m vertical, Beverages.
40: HyGain Explorer 3-el yagi at 82 feet, fixed on Eu.
1/4 wave wire vertical hung from 160m vertical.
20: HyGain 204BA at 98 feet, fully rotatable.
15: Wilson 4-el. 15m at 25 feet, fixed on Europe.
(at midday Saturday we loosened the side-mount clamps
and put a rope on the boom so we could swing to JA,
then back to Europe in the morning)
10: HyGain 105BA (optimized), sidemounted at 55 feet
(South America left out)
Homebrew monoband amplfiers (160m, GG 4-1000; 80m, GG 4-400s; 40m 4-400s;
20m, 4-400s (smoked); 15m 4-400s; 10m, GG 4-1000)
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