Exchanged Information: K4CU STEVE AL (at KA9EKJ)
Hours of Operation: 09:44
band QSOs points mults
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160 62 62 27 Inverted L
80 214 214 44 Dipole up 55 ft.
40 129 129 41 40M Delta Loop
20 76 76 32 Dipole up 50 ft.
15 10 10 8 40M Delta Loop
10 0 0 0 Dummy Load
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TOTAL 491 491 152 SCORE: 74,632
Club or Team Name: Alabama #1
Comments:
Forgot Rule #1 for contesting. Popped the xcvr fuse 45 minutes before
the test started -- no spares. Thanks to the XYL for a run to Radio
Shack. I was hoping the 20M dipole would perform better than the delta
loop on 20. It did, but I let lousy band conditions (relative to last
week) really frustrate me. The goal was 600 Qs all on wire. This
compounded the frustration. The work on 75 saved the score.
Point of 'arrival' for low-buck contesting: With all the ropes, wires,
coax, and radials, my neighbor said my yard looked like a giant spider
web. YYYESSSS !!!!
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Roger Hoeft
KA9EKJ
rvhoeft@ingr.com
Amateur Radio is a contact sport
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