Call: N6WG
Operator: N6WG
Station: N6WG
Class: Single Op QRP
QTH: CA
Operating Time: 19 hrs
Summary: QSOs = 196 Sections = 46 Countries = 2
Total Score = 19104
Club: Northern California Contest Club
Comments:
I wasn't sure I'd make the contest, as I've been working on a
new antenna. It's a 60 ft telescoping fiberglass pole from
SpiderBeam with my radiator wire cable-tied to it. Doesn't
resonate at all on 160m, so had to add a 60uH coil to get it
to tune.
No radial field to speak of, just some counterpoise wires spread
out on the roof of the house.
Everything came together in time, so thought I'd just play in
the contest for a bit to see how the new antenna worked. Well,
you know a real contester can't just play in a contest. After a
few Qs, I just had to keep at it. My goal was at least 100 Qs
and at least 10K points.
Condx didn't seem that great, but at least the noise level was
less than I recall in the past. I was able to work almost all
the stations I could copy. Probably less than a dozen that
"got away". Even worked C6 and ZL8 for a spot of DX.
Once I blew past my initial goals, I decided to go for broke and
put in as many hours as I could. I set a new goal of 200 Qs and
20K points. Didn't quite make it, but got within shouting
distance.
All in all, I'm quite pleased with my results. Not bad for 5w
and a wire strapped to a big plastic stick :-)
Hope to see you all in the ARRL 10m contest coming up.
73, Bob N6WG
The Little Station with Attitude
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