Arizona QSO Party - 2020
Call: K7ZOO
Operator(s): K7ZOO
Station: K7ZOO
Class: Cnty Exped SO LP
QTH: La Paz
Operating Time (hrs): 16
Summary:
Band CW Qs Ph Qs Dig Qs
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160: 2
80: 75 11
40: 52 21
20: 115 48
15:
10:
6:
2:
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Total: 244 80 0 CW Mults = 46 Ph Mults = 31 Dig Mults = 0 Total
Score = 43,836
Club:
Comments:
This was a good contest! I operated from just east of the Cibola National
Wildlife Refuge at N33° 19.766' W114° 39.623'. My setup includes: 100w
Renogy solar panel; 2 ea 35 amp-hr SLAB's; TenTec Eagle @ 100w, LDG autotuner;
Balun Designs 4:1 balun; 100 ft 450-ohm ladder line (supported at 2 ft by a
combination of rebar stakes and PVC pipe; 135 doublet in inverted V config, apex
at 28 ft. Perfect weather, light wind. Many good experiences on the air, but
one of the best was working Ken KG6T running the University of Arizona station
K7UAZ -- Ken's gotten to be a formidable CW op!! 20m and 40m worked well, and
80m CW provided a good number of points. I used a much better 4:1 balun this
year, upgrading from a relatively inexpensive LDG 4:1 balun to a Balun Designs
4:1 balun. With this change I was able to achieve a usable SWR on 160m, and even
make a few QSO's. (I recall literally burning up an LDG 4:1 balun on this band
in about 20 minutes during NPOTA at Joshua Tree NP - LDG was kind enough to
replace the balun). Thanks for a fun weekend; see you next year! -Curt / K7ZOO
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