ARRL Field Day
Call: NF1R
Operator(s): NF1R
Station: NF1R
Class: 1B QRP
QTH: EB
Operating Time (hrs): 4.25
Summary:
Band CW Qs Ph Qs Dig Qs
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160:
80:
40: 5
20: 26
15: 23
10: 39
6: 10
2: 3
222:
432:
903:
1.2:
2.3:
3.4:
5.7:
10G:
24G:
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Total: 55 52 0 Total Score = 1,060
Club: Northern California Contest Club
Comments:
Score includes bonuses:
100% Emergency power 100
Set-up in Public Place 100
Submitted via the Web 50
Station:
Elecraft KX3 @ 5W to a linked dipole @ 20' (with downward slope to E and N)
Yaesu VX7R and whip antenna for 2M
Soapbox:
I drove across the Bay to operate a light QRP-battery operation from Vollmer
Peak, a Summits on the Air (SOTA) 1-pointer in the Berkeley Hills. This is a
beautiful vista point with a downward slope in all directions and beautiful
views of Mt. Diablo, Mt. Tam, the Port of Oakland, and Downtown SF.
With many other commitments over the weekend, I had a few modest goals, all of
which were met during my 4-hour operating period.
1) Field-test a new 40/15-30-20-10-6 jumper-linked dipole for my Summits on the
Air expeditions. The antenna worked superbly.
2) Field-test the endurance of my other equipment for a longer than usual
expedition. My 90Wh LiFePO4 battery worked fine, but it may be time to finally
install a heat sink on my Elecraft KX3. I used my iPad for field logging for
the first time. The batteries in the pad lasted about 5 hours.
3) Make contacts with as many unique stations as possible on 6M and 10M for the
Summits on the Air 10M/6M Challenge, which runs for most of the summer. As a
result, I spent much more time on phone on those two bands than I would have
otherwise. The highlight of the day was working a marginal NN4NC on 10M SSB.
The SF Bay enjoyed light Sporadic E to the Pacific Northwest for part of
Saturday afternoon, with spotlight propagation moving into Idaho by late
afternoon.
4) Determine the effectiveness of my portable setup in domestic contests. I
was not able to maintain a great run rate, but I was able to hold a frequency
and work stations. Most of my 10M SSB QSOs were made by running, not S&P.
As the late afternoon fog enshrouded Vollmer Peak, I drove across the Berkeley
and Oakland Hills to the Oakland Radio Club's WW6OR operation, where I enjoyed
80-100 QSO/hr rates on 20M CW with a tribander and 100W. Thanks to the ORCA
members, especially fellow SOTA activator Chris, KJ6WEG, for the gracious
last-minute hospitality.
73,
NF1R
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