ARRL 160-Meter Contest
Call: N4NW
Operator(s): N4NW
Station: N4NW
Class: Single Op HP
QTH: Stafford, VA
Operating Time (hrs): 18
Summary:
Total: QSOs = 580 Sections = 75 Countries = 23 Total Score = 112,902
Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club
Comments:
The lack of any significant DX was a disappointment. Only a week before this
contest some multi-multis during the CQ WW DX CW worked DXCC in one weekend -
where was all the DX this week?
Although my score was triple last yearâ??s - significant key-click QRM caused
by nearby station was extremely frustrating. The key-clicks - which rendered
the entire 160 band unusable, for more than four (4) hours of prime operating
time! While one can expect QRM during contests, QRM from a station due to
improperly tuned or maintained equipment is inexcusable.
The problem of 160m CW generated key-clicks is well documented for the Yaesu
FT-1000, as well as detailed instructions for correction of the problem.
However, listening to this particular stationâ??s on the air off frequency
clicks resulting in significantly audible QRM more than 25kHz from the primary
frequency!
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