CQ 160-Meter Contest, SSB
Call: WG5J
Operator(s): WG5J
Station: WG5J
Class: Single Op Assisted HP
QTH: Red Oak, Texas
Operating Time (hrs): 11:55
Summary:
Total: QSOs = 431 State/Prov = 52 Countries = 24 Total Score = 83,980
Club: North Texas Contest Club
Comments:
I did a bunch of upgrades to the station for this contest. I installed a new
inverted-l from S9 products. They offer a nice complete kit that is ready to
install.
http://s9antennas.com/S9L.htmlhttp://s9antennas.com/S9L.html
I have it running up my 70' tower and pulled to the south. The lowest part of
the antenna is up 50'.
I used a Balun Design 1:1 Bakun model 1116dt on the inverted L.
http://www.balundesigns.com/servlet/the-101/1-cln-1-Isolation-Balun-/Detail
Noise is such a huge problem - I added some receive antennas. I decided to go
with the DX Engineering Receive Antenna System - Electronically Rotatable -
DXE-AAPS3-1P
http://www.dxengineering.com/Parts.asp?ID=5037&PLID=215&SecID=79&DeptID=12&PartNo=DXE-AAPS3-1P
I did not want the complexity of a 4 square and I would have to clear out some
more trees to make it fit. So, I went with the phased 2 antennas array. I am
happy with the performance. I can't believe how well the antennas work with
such a small footprint.
I am still debating adding an external preamp. Most of the time I ran my 756
pro iii with the pre-amp off.
I more than doubled my score from last year, so I am making progress.
D.
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