Stew Perry Topband Challenge - Warmup
Call: NO3M
Operator(s): NO3M
Station: NO3M
Class: Single Op HP
QTH:
Operating Time (hrs): 6.5
Radios: SO2R
Summary:
Total: QSOs = 262 Total Score = 743
Club:
Comments:
Didn't put in as much time as usual in this one; few EU (G, F), VP5, (2) HC,
KH6, and KV4FZ about all the DX. Quit a little after EU SR and didn't get back
on for local sunrise.
Seems there were a lot more west coast on this time; sigs general very good.
Transmit array on crutches. Spent a couple weeks pinning down the outer
parameter radials after goats/sheep had them pulled up and in tangled messes in
early summer, which are now "buried". However, never got around to
the other half of inner radials, which were just pulled tight and soldered to a
central cross-buss of #8 wire. Over the course of the summer, those got
molested and now have big tumbleweed-like balls of wire with the near ends
wrapped around the vertical bases. SWR was higher than normal to start, so
after a couple hours, went down in field and pulled back some of the wire away
from the bases; the NE element was actually shorted to ground. After that, SWR
and behavior was better, but hopefully get time before ARRL160 to clean up the
radial mess once and for all.
Usual setup, 2xK3s in SO2R-3RX (run radio left/right diversity or split
directions, "middle" S/P radio), AL-1500 amp (new here), TX 4SQ,
numerous phased beverage arrays and BSEF 8-circle, custom RX switching system
w/ scanning, tracking (left follows right direction), etc.
73 Eric NO3M
Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at: http://www.3830scores.com/
______________________________________________
3830 mailing list
3830@contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/3830
|