ARRL DX Contest, SSB
Call: K1TN
Operator(s): K1TN
Station: K1TN
Class: SOAB LP
QTH: SNJ
Operating Time (hrs): 15
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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160: 0 0
80: 48 34
40: 83 47
20: 85 55
15: 56 38
10: 7 6
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Total: 279 180 Total Score = 150,660
Club:
Comments:
I decided to try a little SSB with my 100 watts and Slinky. It's an ugly, ugly
story, about my head exploding and stuff, which I shall save for my memoir.
It turned out that my 66-ft end-fed wire in a tree does not want to load up on
10 Meters above about 28.1. Who knew? It wasn't real happy above 21.1, either.
I suppose I should shorten it a foot or two. It has to come down soon anyway.
Its current location is the best I've had here. It's not really in a straight
line, it's UP-OVER-DOWN, an Inverted U.
The seven 10 Meter Qs I made were with about 20 watts out and 20 back.
Best DX was one JA on 20. Only one Africa: 6W1SJ. No VK, no ZL.
The K3 is very slick for split operation. For all I know, other modern
transceivers are, too. With the K3 I figured out how to do split lickety-split,
so to speak.
I may be on for CW WPX, may not. I got laid off in December so all bets are
off.
Jim Cain
At The K1TN Superstation
Atlantic City
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