ARRL 160-Meter Contest - 2023
Call: NN4RB
Operator(s): NN4RB
Station: NN4RB
Class: SO Unlimited LP
QTH: FM07ii
Operating Time (hrs): 11:06
Summary:
Total: QSOs = 203 Sections = 49 Countries = 5 Total Score = 23,274
Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club
Comments:
During the contest I set my goal to do as good as last year or improve. I
managed to get a few contacts more, but a couple of less multipliers. The score
beat last year's by 202 points. So, by that scale, things were a success.
Locals worked included N3CW, K4XL, and N4UA. I also heard, N4DB, KC4D, N3MN,
N3AC, and N2QT. When Mark (N2QT) was transmitting, I could tell that because
the AGC went up and the spectrum monitor peaked. I suspect he was keeping the
shack warm with his amp. I ran low power, as usual, and checking an retuning
the amp is something I don't normally check. I got caught a few times of not
checking the antenna and was warned of high SWR. Saturday during the
non-productive daylight hours, I setup the tuner to follow the reported
frequency of N1MM+. That worked well, if I waited long enough to wait for the
motors to stop. That was caused by changing frequencies far away to get a new
multiplier that popped up. At 100 watts, I can usually work the ones I hear. I
can't seem to hear those passed the Rockies with any success. I do like this
contest and had some fun. The little ones in the house were mostly quiet, but I
may owe that to my Sony noise cancelling head phones.
Rick Brown
NN4RB
ICOM IC-7610
80-Meter Optimized Dipole fed as a 48' vertical
500' Bidirectional Beverage NE and SW orientation
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