ARRL DX Contest, SSB
Call: K1LT
Operator(s): K1LT
Station: K1LT
Class: SO Unlimited HP
QTH: Ohio
Operating Time (hrs): 22.3
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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160: 46 36
80: 74 54
40: 102 55
20: 164 79
15: 137 51
10: 37 16
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Total: 560 291 Total Score = 488,880
Club: Mad River Radio Club
Comments:
The goal for this contest was to work as many multipliers as possible
with an eye towards increasing my band-country totals. A secondary
goal was to see if I could pull together enough motivation to attempt
some sort of competitive single band 160 entry. The first goal was
met. I worked 3 new ones: Antarctica, Lebanon, and Mongolia. I
certainly worked a number of new 10 meter countries. Goal number is
probably a no-go. I just get too frustrated with the incessant QRM
to dig too deeply into the 160 band to work all of the countries I
heard. So the motivation didn't materialize, and I didn't stay up
late or get up early.
I had 6-band contacts with D4C, TO2T, and TO5A. As expected, I had
several 5-band contacts like 9A1A where the missing band was 10
meters. Strangely, I had several more 5-band contacts where the
missing band was 40 meters.
I had one slightly weird/amusing malfunction: I use a homebrew remote
antenna switch to switch the antennas where they enter the house and
run a single coax to the shack. I have 4 antennas and three switch
positions (too lazy to wire up the last one). So I swap out the
160/80 vertical for the 10 meter beam between night and day.
The 160/80-alt-10 position developed an intermittent open circuit with
the following behavior: I can transmit through it, but while receiving
no signal gets through. I discovered this problem when I went to
investigate why I couldn't hear anything on 10 meters but buzzing
noises when the spotting network reported the band open. I bypassed
the problem, but I wonder how much I missed during the CW weekend.
Oh well, live and learn. But I had fun. It was all search & pounce
between spells of parenting duty. I was amazed at how often I was
able to break through a small pile-up with just a vertical antenna.
This contesting thing might be even more fun when I get the beam up
this summer.
Equipment: Icom IC-765, ETO 91B (K8ND loaner), 13 Beverages
TX antennas, no longer "all verticals, all the time":
160: 65 foot "T" vertical and 75 radials
80: 4 wire cage around 160 vertical, 45 feet tall, folded back along guys
40: full size ground mounted vertical and 32 radials.
20: full size metal barn roof mounted vertical.
15: 40 meter vertical.
10: 3 element yagi at 30 feet
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