K9MA 1998 ARRL CW DX Contest
Single operator, unassisted, 1.5 KW:
Band QSO Mults
160 50 32
80 110 47
40 153 54
20 607 80
15 486 75
10 42 24
Tot 1448 312 Score: 1,355,328
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Equipment: FT-1000D, AL-82, SB-220
Antennas: TH-7 at 21 M, 40 M rotatable dipole at 23 M, tower shunt fed
on 80 and 160. Phased RX loops for 80 and 160.
Small city lot.
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Comments:
High point was working VK6VZ on 160.
It always surprises me to come across rare multipliers like
7X2RO and 9X0A in the clear, while just up the band everyone
is banging their heads together over something more common.
Nice to see some sunspot activity again. Conditions were a bit strange,
though. 15 and 20 never really opened up enough to hear all those
indoor dipoles, but 160 was in great shape the first night. The low
bands were very noisy the second night, not the typical static crashes but
some other kind of atmospheric/ionospheric noise.
No equipment failures. The FT-1000D started and finished slightly
broken.
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73,
Scott K9MA
sdelling@facstaff.wisc.edu
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