Call used: N5YA
Callsign of Operator(s): AD5Q
band QSOs points zones ctys
160 0 0 0 0
80 0 0 0 0
40 0 0 0 0
20 0 0 0 0
15 1033 2892 35 135
10 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 1033 2892 35 135 SCORE: 491,640
I arrived at this emerging station with an agenda to improve
capabilities on the lowbands by upgrading the single NE beverage
to two 2-wire bev's to cover 4 directions. This was successful,
though there is a local noise problem which takes out both bands -
especially 80. Also, I did not have time to work out an SWR
problem on 40 before the contest.
All the other ops were out of town or unavailable, so I had an
uncommon opportunity to single op this station. My home station
is basically tri-banders. I had Bill's station mostly wired for SO2R,
but with 3 bands not up to speed I made the hard decision to go
single band on 15.
Conditions were not the best. The band was slow to open in the
morning, and EU rates were about half what I was hoping for. On
Saturday I worked very little over the pole, and didn't get my first
zones 17 & 18 in the log until the 2nd day. There was plenty of
time to pounce the bands for mults, and few pileups presented a
problem here. The main antenna was 6 elements on a 48 ft boom
at 111 ft.
On the 2nd morning the bands seemed to favor the Russians.
Rates were still low, and where I expected the opening to swing
across to the rest of europe - it died early instead. JA's were good
both days. I wish I had the Saturday EU opening to do over.
I thank Bill, N5YA, for the use of the station. It will continue to grow.
Roy -- AD5Q
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