K9MA ARRL DX 2000
Single operator, unassisted, 1.5 KW:
BAND QSOs Points Countries
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160CW 16 48 14
80C 54 162 35
40CW 177 531 51
20CW 516 1548 77
15CW 661 1983 86
10CW 897 2691 80
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Totals 2321 6963 343
Final Score = 2,388,309 points.
Operating Time: About 39 Hours
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.
Comments:
Expecting both disturbed conditions and bad line noise, I didn't start
seriously. Big surprises on both counts! Must have been the new "Coronal
Plasma Diverter" feature of the latest version of TRLOG. Line noise was
mostly quiet, though it still probably cost a couple hundred QSO's. TRLOG's
NEXTBANDMAP feature improved S&P efficiency considerably. Absorption was high
on the low bands, but 10M was incredible. Imagine what would have happened
without the solar flare!
No equipment problems, computer crashes, or RFI complaints.
--
Scott Ellington
Madison, Wisconsin USA
sdelling@facstaff.wisc.edu
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