NA Sprint CW Contest - February
Call: N6DE
Operator(s): N6DE
Station: N6DE
Class: Single Op HP
QTH: CA
Operating Time (hrs): 3:38
Summary:
Band QSOs Op Time
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80:
40: 105 3:30
20: 7 0:08
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Total: 112 Mults = 38 Total Score = 4,256
Club: Northern California Contest Club
Team: Northern California Contest Club #4
Comments:
N6BT EVN-40 40m vertical dipole
Elecraft K3
Acom 1010
I set everything up temporarily at my home QTH just to be active in the CW
Sprint. There were several milestones for me:
-First CW Sprint since 2011.
-First time using my Acom 1010 since 2013.
-First time trying to run power at home QTH.
-First time loading EVN-40 on 20m.
-First time using my Elecraft K3 since 2018.
Pictures:
Antenna set up temporarily in my backyard:
https://public.fotki.com/N6DE/cw-sprint-2020/cw-sprint-2020/img-4876.html
Me with my station in the garage:
https://public.fotki.com/N6DE/cw-sprint-2020/cw-sprint-2020/img-6202.html
Almost everything worked well! I wanted to stay on 20m longer, but my XYL told
me that I was causing a lot of RFI havoc in the house, even when I decreased
power to 200W. So I went outside and reconfigured the antenna for 40m.
Fortunately I was able to run 600W on 40m the rest of the contest without RFI
problems.
This was a lot of fun! Many thanks to those who slowed down for me. I'm not on
the air as much as I used to be, so my CW proficiency has decreased. My noise
level on 40m at home is challenging. Thanks to those for bearing with me when I
had to ask for fills. And finally, thanks to the XYL for letting the day be a
contesting day!
73...
-Dean - N6DE
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