ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW
Call: K5AF
Operator(s): K5AF
Station: K5AF
Class: Single Op LP
QTH: TX
Operating Time (hrs): 7
Radios: SO2R
Summary:
Band QSOs
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160: 0
80: 43
40: 61
20: 248
15: 107
10: 0
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Total: 457 Sections = 74 Total Score = 67,192
Club:
Comments:
Great 15M conditions for the start of the contest, personal best first hour. I
knew from the start that this would be a part-time effort, so it became a great
opportunity to shake the cobwebs off the rig, antennas and operator.
Generally, everything was working well, but about three hours into the contest,
I noticed my number one radio was jumping in frequency as I keyed it. I also
noticed intermittant hum on receive. I tried to work several stations, but
often I was moving off their frequency as I sent the exchange. Sorry about
that! It turned out to be a loose coax barrel connector, it was made of nickle
or some other mystery metal, and was acting as a diode at times. It caused a
mismatch and RF in the shack. When I tightened everything down, the problem
went away. Good lesson!
Overall, I was quite impressed by the band conditions and the activity levels.
Missed some low-hanging fruit as far as multipliers were concerned, but was
really in it for the fun anyway. I had hoped to try out a new antenna, but
still have to put a few finishing touches on it before the Sprint and NA.
Thanks for the Qs.
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