W7GG 1996 ARRL RTTY Roundup
STORY/ALIBI"S:
FIRST....A special thanks to Ray, WF1B for creating a great SW pgm
for RTTY
contesting. If you like RTTY contesting you gotta get it!
Thanks to Ray's
SW I was able to maintain good rate AND watch 4 NFL games, CNN,
several
Movies, talk on 2mtr, hold a coversation with the XYL and eat
meals with two
hands!! AMAZING STUFF THIS WF1B SW......Thanks Ray!!!
80--Came to 80 after struggling on 40. Was plesantly surprised at
good
rate. Ran about 150 stns before going back to 40. 40 still
really
spotty at this point. No JA's coming thru on 40 so knocked off
at
10:30pm local and took full 6 hours off. Rtd at 4:30am local.
Wked some more stns on 80 and went to 40.
40--Probably came late to 40. Waited till after milking JA's on 20.
About 5:50pm local. Had trouble getting going. Knew the band
was
funky but hung in for 50 Q's. Early morning on 40 shud be hot to
JA and Pacific but no much doing. Wked some U.S. stns and couple
of JA's. Went back and forth btwn 40/80 till 7:30am local and
until 20 started to open. Same routine Sunday, back and forth
btwn
20/15. Decent rate but not enuf DX stns in the log. Spent the
last
1 1/2hrs on 40 with good results to EU!
20--Started on 20 with good rate. Went to 15 occasionally and did OK
but opening spotty and better rate on 20. Picked up a few Carib
and SA mults on 15. Checked 10 several times but no sigs
heard....even
tried some lo pwr CQ's but nil! In the end 20 was the money
band.
Over 500 Q's on 20!
15--Made 195 Qso's but had to work for them. Almost no DX....8P6 and
couple SA's. No EU or JA!
10--Nil Qso's. Hopefully next year.
HIGHLITESs.....snagging 3W5FM, TY1PS, FR5DX and CT3BX. Missed
VO1,
PEI, MB and YUK. Also missed SD for WAS. Moral....spend more
time
looking for mults.....shud have found W0SD!
PEEVES....Already covered by others. I'am happy to get any
callers
and will deal with their operating habits as they come......lot
btr
than no callers! THANKS TO ALL FOR THEIR QSO's!!!!
RE FILTERS....I use my 1000MP in the 250hz mode with full EDSP!!.
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Call used: W7GG, BOB......W7GG BUILDER/OWNER & OPR (NO CARPETBAGGERS
HERE)
Location: OR
Hours of Operation: 24
Entry Class: SO/AB/HP/UN/ONE TRANSMITTER!
Band QSOs Pts QTH DX
80 209 209 46 2
40 248 243 43 19
20 527 522 53 41
15 195 195 42 7
10 0 0 0 0
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Total 1179 1169 55* 50*
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Raw Score: 122,745
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Power Output: 1500
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W7GG BRAG FILE........
OPR: Bob Wruble (Retired), W7GG Ex: Ai7b
QTH: Culver, Oregon Jefferson County Grid CN94
150 miles East of Pdx.
Actual QTH on 5 acres 25 miles SW of Madras, OR
in the High Desert part of Oregon near Lake Billy Chinook.
Elevation 3300'. Annual rainfall only 11" compared to
45" in Pdx.
Remote QTH, no commercial power. Use solar, wind
and 12KW Onan 4 cyl diesel generator.
No phone except Cell. Water delivered and stored.
Rain water collected and stored for irrigation etc.
U.S. Mail service and UPS of course!!!
TWR #1 105' of Rohn 25.
TB-6 Tribander at 105', Cush 2el 40M yagi at 120'
80/160M Inv Vee's
TWR #2 180' of rotating Rohn 55 (K5IU System)
Four Cush 13el 2m yagis (2 horiz and 2 vert polarized)
on the top at 190' on separate rotator.
Three KLM KT-34XA's stacked at 172',132' & 92'
Two full sized 48' boom 40m yagis (350lbs each home brewed)
stacked at 162' and 82'.
160m is a 4 vertical dipole array using Comtek Hybrid
coupler and switcher.
80m is a 4 vertical dipole array using Comtek Hybrid
coupler and switcher.
2-580' beverages for 80/160m.
All antennas fed with 1/2" CATV Hardline. Approx 3/4 mile
of Hardline.
TWR #3........R45 Under construction.
EQUIPMENT:
2ea Yaesu FT-1000MP's, Ampls: Tentec Titan, Command Tech
1250.
PC: 100mhz Clone w/ 17" monitor. MFJ-432 Voicw Keyer's.
Ants switched by Top Ten, RCS-8V and Dunestar 808's
Heil Pro Set Boom Mikes's
Contest SW by WF1B/N6TR........Of course!!!!
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