2001
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CALL: K4GMH USA Country 62 Age Used
_x__ Single OP., All Band
QSOs Points DX: Call Areas
80m: 34 73 4 12
40m: 41 101 12 12
20m: 297 756 38 23
15m: 271 758 41 20
10m: 336 948 48 19
Total: 979 2636
Total multipliers: 229
Score: 603644
Station Description: IC-746, Homemade 4CX1600B at 1200 Watts
Antenna(s): TH7DX at 125 ft.; TH6DXX at 65 ft. fixed on Europe; S402 at
135 ft; Inverted V at 120 ft for 80 meters
Operating Time: 28 Hours
Single Radio
Software used was Writelog and RITTY.
Remarks: Bands were great until the solar particles arrived Sunday
afternoon. Sorry to not be able to read several of the stations calling
after the solar particles arrived. Seemed to affect the upper latitudes.
Signals from England were strong, but almost unreadable Sunday afternoon.
Surprised I got this many hours in as had a bunch of weekend committments
and didn't plan on operating this contest. A few were canceled making it
possible to operate in the contest. Also, it's interesting to see how an
hour job can get done in 1/2 hour when a contest is on. Wonder if this is
a discovery of a previously unknown constant of nature?
Looking at Don's, AA5AU, relative young age and can understand why he is
able to put in 41 hours. The older I get the more I find sleep moving up
list of favorite things I like to do.
Congrats. Don on the great score. You set some great goals and exceeded them!
73,
Mike, K4GMH
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