CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW - 2021
Call: N3ND
Operator(s): N3ND
Station: N3ND
Class: SO(A)AB HP
QTH: Wake Forest, NC
Operating Time (hrs): 20
Summary:
Band QSOs Zones Countries
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160: 5 2 2
80: 92 11 44
40: 520 29 102
20: 673 30 103
15: 423 25 96
10: 48 13 24
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Total: 1761 110 371 Total Score = 2,447,238
Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club
Comments:
For the first time, I ran this contest S&P only just for kicks! Had a blast
and the Q's kept coming with a contest rate of over 88 Q's per hour. Can only
imagine if I had some runs.
The K4D was amazing. So quiet and the signals just seem to pop out of the
background - much better than the K3/K3S. While I had noticed this before, it
was even more prevalent with a loud and crowded band. Had an issue on 15M with
the panadapter locking up but remembered that I had added an HDMI screen capture
device to the K4D video output. Pulled that out and added some #43 ferrite to
the remaining HDMI cable at the K4D and had zero issues afterwards. Wish 10
opened like 15 did.
I noticed the RX bandwidth seemed wider than the nomenclature suggested, but
chalked that up to being DSP with no center peaking like a crystal filter rig. I
just narrowed the filter. Never had an issue. Ran the APF function on some very
weak signals and it made the difference. The RX never let me down.
Nice to have the external panadapter display at front and center above the
keyboard, the external display showing only the signals (rather than showing the
main radio display).
K4D/KPA1500
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