ARRL Field Day
Call: K4AQ
Operator(s): K4AQ
Station: K4AQ
Class: 1E QRP
QTH: Atlanta, GA
Operating Time (hrs): 15.0 (27 max)
Summary:
Band CW Qs Ph Qs Dig Qs
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160:
80: 17
40: 85 4
20: 124 4
15: 32 10
10:
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Total: 258 18 0 Total Score = 2,670
Club: South East Contest Club
Comments:
http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2004/rules-fd-2004.html
My second ARRL Field Day:
2004 2002*
QSO/Sec** QSO/Sec**
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80CW 17/ 1 ---/---
80SSB ---/--- ---/---
40CW 40/ 10 32/ 8
40SSB 4/ 1 5/ 1
20CW 124/ 39 13/ 3
20SSB 4/--- 8/ 5
15CW 32/ 16 28/ 12
15SSB 10/--- 15/ 8
10CW ---/--- 12/ 2
10SSB ---/--- 19/ 9
Totals 276/ 67 132/ 48
QSO Pts 534 217
Op Time 15.0 12.5
Score 2,640 1,085
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*WB6BWZ
**Sections & Provinces
(Did not participate in 2003; had to work.)
Best DX:
1. CW: 270409z, 20m, KH6J/Hawaii, 4500 mi (900 mi/watt)
CW: 270702z, 40m, KH6J/Hawaii, 4500 mi (900 mi/watt)
2. SSB: 271454z, 20m, VE6AO/Alberta, 2100 mi (420 mi/watt)
Best Rate (S&P):
2004: 27/hr, 40CW, Day2-1200z
2002: 13/hr, 15&10CW, Day2-1500z
13/hr, 15CW, Day2-1600z
Battery power provided by Xantrex xPower 600 (40 aH):
http://www.xantrex.com/support/docdisplay.asp?prod=23
Input voltage (as indicated on FT-897 voltmeter):
* Start: 12.6 V
* End: 12.3 V
FT-897 was powered off only when I had to leave for work (0330 ET) or
sleep. The XPower 600 was not recharged during the Field Day period.
Yaesu FT-897 transceiver operated at 5 watts into a 5-MHz OCF 28-gauge
insulated wire stealth antenna up 40 feet in heavy foliage trees next to
I-75 in downtown Atlanta industrial area. SGC SG-237 Smartuner. Heil
Pro-Set Plus! WriteLog 10.47e (manual logging).
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Matt Lee, K4AQ
Atlanta, Georgia USA
mailto:K4AQ@ARRL.net
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