K7DBV/HR3, ARRL CW 99, SO, AB, LP
Antenna BAND QSO QSO PTS STATES/PROV
Nil 160 0 0 0
G5RV, 35ft 80 3 9 2
" 40 94 282 33
Yagi, 3el, 70ft 20 221 663 37
" 15 240 720 47
" 10 502 1506 45
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Totals 1060 3180 164 = 521,520 in 11.4 hrs
(per CT)
Equipment:
IC-706MkII w/Samlex 23A PS, 100w, LDG antenna automatch, Brass
Racer/Logikeyer, CT7.25 (if it ain't broke...)
Comments:
Given the duties of my volunteer "job" of providing MF/HF/VHF comms for a
medical mission to the remote jungle villages of the Moskito Indians (a
dozen or so camps scattered across eastern Honduras), I didn't get to play
radio nearly as much as I'd hoped. Friday and Saturday of the ARRL CW were
normal work days (read: 14+ hours), plus I had limited access to the OR at
nights, so pretty much scratch 40 and 80; but the phone-patch yagi up 70ft
and fixed on USA clearly did the 20/15/10 job during our stand-down Sunday.
Pileups on the high bands were instant and deep (a little *too* deep,
frankly, for this still-learning country lad). My friend '706 ran toasty
warm for 2.5 weeks without a hiccup -- including far too many sudden cycles
of AC-mains-to-hotel-generator, then back-to-mains; one HF net was run from
a 12V battery.
Lowlights:
None in the contest; outside the Test, I could only sneak in such short
operating stints -- on unpredictable power -- that I attempted but one
session on RTTY. Next Feb, tho, HR3 RTTY for sure (I'll have my own
generator, plus the local mains will have one more year to complete repairs).
Highlights:
Having W9WI pronounce my Morse "Machine Copy Certified."
73 Gene K7dBV ... /HR3 ARRL/CW99 ... /VE7 IARU/CW99 ... /NE6 (SF) SS/CW99
ZUT! (CW Forever!)
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