ARRL SWEEPSTAKES -- 2000
Call: K7MM
Category: Single Op QRP All Band SSB
Section: EWA
BAND QSO QSO PTS SECTIONS
80 5 10 -
40 13 26 -
20 87 174 -
15 21 42 -
10 7 14 -
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Totals 133 266 57
Score: 15,162
In the middle of moving, I slapped up the old HF-6V after a trip to the
hardware store for four feet of chain link fence 1 3/8 inch top rail. (This
pipe works great for mounting the Butternut vertical.) Waded through the
mud and snow in my frozen new backyard, pounded the pipe in the ground, cut
off the mushroomed top 6 inches of the pipe, and slipped in the HF-6V. Ran
verticals, and put on two PL-259s. Ran to work to grab a borrowed rig
(thanks N7CE, Ron!) and put the station back on after 1.5 years of silence.
Only about 5 hours of activity, though, since I had to heft and unpack
boxes. SS and moving don't mix!
It's good to be back. Gotta love SS!
A 7-foot hole in the backyard is waiting for the tower base and concrete. C
U next year with decent antennas!
Dan K7MM
ransom@pullman.cc
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