ARRL DX Contest, CW
Call: W4NF
Operator(s): W4NF
Station: W4NF
Class: SOAB(A) HP
QTH: VA
Operating Time (hrs): 40
Radios: SO2R
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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160: 25 22
80: 99 54
40: 430 86
20: 515 91
15: 452 87
10: 690 91
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Total: 2211 431 Total Score = 2,858,823
Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club
Comments:
My score was down a little from last year (abt. 500K). We ended up with about
24" of snow over the weekend and the resultant noise on the low bands hurt the
Q/mult totals here. Also, I could just feel 10 Meters slipping down the Sun
Spot slope. I had a lot of fun and still managed to beat my brother, Bill W4RM,
who put in a lot less time but has much bigger/higher antennas. I'll probably
operate this one next year with him from his house, which is only 6 miles from
mine. Thanks for the Qs and 73, Jack W4NF
Antennas
Force 12 C3E @ 87? (rotatable)
Cushcraft 40-2CD @ 75? (rotatable)
Force 12 C3E @ 58? (fixed on Europe Northeast)
Cushcraft A3S @ 35? (fixed Southeast)
80 Meter Vertical running up the side of the tower (with 64 ground radials)
160 Meter Inverted L also running up the side of the tower (both verticals use
the same feedpoint and ground radials)
80 Meter Dipole @ 60?
Unterminated 580? long Beverage NE/SW
Tower
Rohn 25G 75?
Guyed with 1/4? EHS at 3 places on the tower
Rotor ? Ham IV
(2) 700? long runs of Hardline (3/4? 75 ohm and 7/8? 50 ohm)
24? Chrome Molly Steel Mast
Antenna Switching and Stacking
6 x 2 Array Solutions SixPak
Stack Match (all 3 tribanders are connected to the Stack Match)
Dual Feedline Option (allows second radio to use top antenna in the stack)
Station
Rig FT 1000MP
2nd Rig IC 751
Amp Alpha 374A (160 ? 10 Meters)
Keyer Logikey K-3/Bencher Paddle
Mic Heil Proset
Computer Pentium 100
Logging Software DX4WIN
Contesting Software WriteLog
Band Switching Top Ten Devices Band Decoder
DVK MFJ 434
CW Keying Top Ten Devices DX Doubler
SO2R Switching Top Ten Devices DX Doubler
Antenna Switch WX0B Array Solutions SixPak
Stack Switch WX0B Array Solutions Stack Match
Bandpass Filters ICE Multiband filters
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