Ok thunderstorm QRN made it extra tough to be heard but a few made it through.
KL7RA in DP40 3,307 km away was best distance contact.
QSO: 1800 CW 2011-10-23 0056 K5OAI 599 DM91 W9RE 599 EM69 1,551 km
QSO: 1800 CW 2011-10-23 1006 K5OAI 599 DM91 K1LT 599 EM89 1,859 km
QSO: 1800 CW 2011-10-23 1041 K5OAI 599 DM91 KG7H 599 DN18 2,324 km
QSO: 1800 CW 2011-10-23 1158 K5OAI 599 DM91 KL7RA 599 DP40 3,307 km
QSO: 1800 CW 2011-10-23 1217 K5OAI 599 DM91 K5AF 599 EL09 294 km
QSO: 1800 CW 2011-10-23 1240 K5OAI 599 DM91 N2IC 599 DM52 776 km
QSO: 1800 CW 2011-10-23 1249 K5OAI 599 DM91 N7IR 599 DM43 968 km
Heard and called, but not worked:
N4PN EM82
N5UL DM82
K7RSM EM12
KV4FZ FK77
NX5M EM10
N5RZ DM91
WA2WYA ?
K5RX EM13
K0RF SN70
K1ZZI EM74
AA0RS DN70
K0IZL ?
T32C BJ12
KX9DX EM59
K7HP DM44
W2VNJ CN83
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GB & 73
K5OAI
Sam Morgan
On 10/21/2011 2:03 PM, Sam Morgan wrote:
> For those wishing to give their RX antennas a real world test....
>
> I will be operating QRP in the Pre Stew Perry this weekend,
> from DM91, central West Texas, San Angelo to be specific.
>
> Now for the added treat, my 5w qrp signal, will be transmitted from
> a 7' tall Hi-Q 6/160 antenna, mounted @ 20' with 16 radials, ea 13' long.
>
> At the claimed 6% efficiency, that means my ERP should be about 300mw.
>
> Operating times will be from SS -1hr to SR +2-3 hrs
> or about 2300 UTC Sat - 1600 UTC Sun
>
> a couple of hrs sleep may be optional
> depends if the contacts go dead after 3-4am local CDT 8-9 UTC
>
> Good luck, hope to be in your logs by contests end on Sunday
>
> P.S.
> how active the results of this Pre Stew Perry are, will help decide
> if I will operate QRP 5w x %6=300mw or 100w x 6%=6w in the Stew Perry
>
> it's great to give out the QRP/s times 4 contact points,
> but if the number of QSO's is so low, as to be boring...
> (pun intended, hi hi)
>
> I may have to opt for running as a big gun QRO 100w x 6%=6w tx signal
> in the November Stew Perry and only be worth 2 contact points.
>
> your log entry will help decide, TIA
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