CQ WW DX Contest SSB 1997 Call Used: K2KV United States (NY)
Category: Multi-Multi (2 positions)
K2KV 47 hrs 2,209,383 points 1563 QSOs 4257 QSO pts 115 zns 404 dxc
Band QSO points pts/QSO zones countries
160 9 16 1.78 5 7 252'
Windom, Gap Voyager
80 70 157 2.24 11 37 252' Windom,
Gap Voyager
40 146 391 2.68 23 80 KLM 40M4 (4-el
40M) @ 74'
20 829 2293 2.77 31 121 KLM kt34-XA @
90', kt34a @ 55'
15 376 1035 2.75 26 106 " "
10 133 365 2.74 19 53 " "
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Totals 1563 4257 2.72 115 404 => 2,209,383
Operator List: K2KV, WM2V, N2GA, K2DO, KS2G, N2JIX
Equipment Description: 2 operating positions, 2 Yaesu FT1000MP's
2 Alpha 87A's, Single Tower
Club Affiliation: Order of Boiled Owls (NY)
Comments: For the first time ever, we had many, many problems with Murphy
and his cohorts. I guess we were due. For one thing, although everything
was working perfectly the day before, none of the comm ports on the main
computer would talk, so after exhausting efforts to revive, we first had to
reinstall everything on another machine (Jeff keeps 4 computers in the shack,
luckily). So after a late start due in part to the above problem, we were
off. Once we got on 40 meters, problems resurfaced as the computer would
crash with each transmission! That kept us off 40 until we REMOVED the
ground connection to the computer halfway through and the problem
disappeared! Then, the FT1000mp refused to transmit on 10 meters! But even
with these problems, we increase our score and QSO's 50% over last year!
Come on sunspots! Thanks to all who worked us.
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