CQ Worldwide DX
Contest, SSB
Call: NS4T
Operator(s): NS4T
Station: NS4T
Class: SOAB LP
QTH: SC
Operating Time (hrs): 37
Summary:
Band QSOs Zones Countries
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160: 10 4 6
80: 46 8 21
40: 60 14 38
20: 123 18 56
15: 208 25 79
10: 337 25 88
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Total: 784 94 288 Total Score
= 789,976
Club: South East Contest Club
Comments:
Had a ball. Bands were in far better
shape than
I'd hoped.
Perhaps I should've said I was multi-two
since my
old friend Murphy stopped by again. My
tribander
received just fine Friday night, but
Saturday
morning I couldn't get anyone to answer
me.
Things looked fine. Tried this for a
few hours
only making a few dozen contacts. Then
I turned
the antenna tuner off and noticed SWR
meter almost
pegged! Switched to my horizontal loop
and rate
skyrocketed. That should tell you how
bad the beam
was. Prior commitments kept me from
operating
Saturday night. After returning home I
crawled up
the roof top tower and found a bad
section of coax.
Sunday did much better.
A 1000MP Field makes a much better
contest radio
than a TS570. But y'all probably knew
that already.
Even with off time, bad beam all day
Saturday, and
inexperience with the 'MP I almost
caught up with
last years score.
Thanks to all for the contacts.
Kevan Nason
NS4T
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