CWops Mini-CWT Test - 1300Z May 9
Call: K3WJV
Operator(s): K3WJV
Station: K3WJV
Class: Single Op HP
QTH: PA
Operating Time (hrs): 1
Radios: SO2R
Summary:
Band QSOs
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160:
80: 18
40: 67
20:
15:
10:
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Total: 85 Mults = 73 Total Score = 6,205
Club: Frankford Radio Club
Comments:
What a major case of pilot error. Things started out good but when I was running
on 40 I didn't hear any of the spots on 20 to s&p. I just thought the condx
were rotten but it came time to go to 20 at 1344z when 40 dried up. Amp would
not xmit, restarted the amp, still nothing. I then discovered the problem.
Last night I had put my decoder in manual to go to the 40 & 80 ant to try on
6 mtrs and check swr. Well that won't work since I have stubs in those ants,
hi, but I never switched the decoder back to auto.
When I did that the band came alive, hi, as I was on the hexbeam then but more
errors ensued. A popup told me no access to com 4 which I thought was the K3
but in reality it was the winkey. Anyway no matter what I did I couldn't xmit
on 20 with the K3. Then I rebooted but did that to the wrong computer, rebooted
the right computer but kept getting the com 4 errors. Succeeded in xmitting and
called K1DW but when I tried to send the report I got another com 4 error.
Anyway I was dead from 1344z and when it was finally 1400z I took a deep breath
and restarted everything. For some reason I had to unplug the winkey usb cable
and re-plug it but everything was working again at 1405z. I don't know how well
I would have done in those 16 minutes on 20 but the band sounded pretty good so
I might have had a good run but will never know. Just glad nothing blew up and
everything SEEMS to be working again. Film at 1900z.
Rural wooded location 1255ft ASL
FT1000MP & Alpha 89
K3/P3 & Acom 2000A
KPA1500 is ordered to replace the Alpha and mate up with the K3
2el K4KIO 5 band Hexbeam @30ft G-450A rotor & Green Heron
Inv vees for 40m-80m-trapped 160 @ 55ft
Palstar HF-AUTO WinKeyer USB & Vibroplex paddle
Rx ants - 200ft NE/SW kd9sv rbogs staggered & spaced @ 66ft - DXE ncc-2
SO2R >> TopTen DxDoubler-Band Aides-relays-W2VJN stubs
(not full blown so2r yet - need 2nd beam)
N1MM+ contest logger & DxLab master logger
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