CQ 160-Meter Contest, CW
Call: W0UO
Operator(s): W0UO
Station: W0UO
Class: Single Op LP
QTH: Texas
Operating Time (hrs): 14
Summary:
Total: QSOs = 631 State/Prov = 58 Countries = 15 Total Score = 106,069
Club: North Texas Contest Club
Comments:
The good news:
Had the best hour to start ever
The bad news:
Had a hard time maintaining a frequency or S&P, partly due to crowded band
conditions. Its great to hear the improved participation, and we will all learn
to adjust.
A continuing problem we need to address as a contest community is the inability
of many operators to zero beat the station they are calling. I have done a
survey during and after the contest and find at least a third or stations in
error greater than 150 Hz, some as much as 350 Hz. Given a receiving BW of 500
Hz, many stations place their signals in the passband of the adjacent station.
Hence, the large number of apparent dupes.
Had intermittent S9+30 db line noise all night Friday night, which became
constant about 0200Z Sunday (8 pm local Saturday night) at which time I had to
withdraw from the contest.
The (at least partial) silver lining:
The line noise stayed up and continuous long enough for me to get within 5 poles
of its location. On Sunday I was able to locate a loose line tap (TXU uses a
clamp on fitting to connect pole transformers to the primary) about a half mile
away. It was fixed on Tuesday and this one source is no longer a problem. I
have at least two other sources to identify, which may happen about the time the
season ends!!
73 de Jim
W0UO/5
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