Stew Perry Topband Challenge
Call: K1HTV
Operator(s): K1HTV
Station: K1HTV
Class: Single Op LP
QTH: FM18ap
Operating Time (hrs): 14
Summary:
Total: QSOs = 445 Total Score = 1,895
Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club
Comments:
Conditions were not as good as a few weeks ago but were not bad.
DX worked: KP2, DL, E7, G, F(3) EI, CE, FM & KL7. Checking the DX Cluster
archives after the SP Topband Challenge shows that I missed a number of DX
stations that other low power stations worked. Such is life w/o the DX
Cluster.
TX antennas: Shunt fed, house bracketed 75 ft tower w/8 quarter wave radials.
35 ft high Inv-L for close in stations
RX antennas: 3 bi-directional 520 ft Beverages
50 ft high Inv-L used as quieter RX antenna at times
Transceiver: Elecraft K3
The K3 worked great, especially when using the sub-receiver in the diversity
mode with my 3 Beverage receive antennas. I've used the same setup at W3LPL on
160M (but with 8 Beverages). Its amazing to hear weak DX signals fading up and
down into the noise on one ear while fading down and up in the other ear, often
resulting in FB copy rather than intermittent loss of signals when using only
one RX antenna.
Thanks guys to all for the Q's. See you in the upcoming CQ 160 Meter contests.
73 & Happy New Year
Rich - K1HTV
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