ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW
Call: KY4F
Operator(s): KY4F
Station: KY4F
Class: Single Op LP
QTH: Al
Operating Time (hrs): 18
Summary:
Band QSOs
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160:
80: 322
40: 265
20: 107
15: 8
10: 5
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Total: 707 Sections = 80 Total Score = 113,120
Club: Alabama Contest Group
Comments:
This was a cross between Sweepstakes and Field Day for me! New rig purchased
Friday night. New antenna configuration put together Saturday morning. Had no
idea what to expect. The results were outstanding from my point of view!
Friday I bit the bullet and went to Gigaparts and bought a new Kenwood TS-590.
I had been reading the reviews and comments on line all week and finally made
the move Friday after work. I live in a neighborhood with CCRs, so big
antennas are out of the question. However, I have erected a 30 ft flagpole
vertical in my back yard with a solid radial field. As it was it worked well
on 30 and 40 but other bands, not so hot. Saturday morning I (with the help of
K4TD) added a horizontal wire from the top of the vertical a nearby tree and
created an inverted L. Seemed to work well. Anytime you can get a sweep in
sweeepstakes something is working right!
Thanks for all the Q's.
73, Doug
KY4F
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