ARRL INTERNATIONAL DX SSB CONTEST -- 1999
Call: WN9O Country: United States
Mode: SSB Category: Multi Single
Op's: WN9O & W9IU Section: Indiana
BAND QSO QSO PTS PTS/Q COUNTRIES
160 24 72 3.0 19
80 92 276 3.0 56
40 139 414 3.0 62
20 298 894 3.0 104
15 380 1140 3.0 104
10 247 741 3.0 88
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Totals 1180 3537 3.0 433 = 1,531,521
All reports sent were 59(9), unless otherwise noted.
Equipment Description:
Yaesu Ft-1000MP Kenwood TS-940
Alpha 87A Alpha 87A
Heil Pro Headset Heil Pro Headset
CT w/ DVP & Network CT w/ Network
160 Dipole @ 90'
80 Force 12 EF-180/B @ 108'
40-10 Force 12 C4-XL/D @ 101'
20-10 Force 12 C3/D @ 73' (TIC Ring)
20-10 Mosley TA-53 @ 48' (Fixed on SE)
3 600' Wire Beverages (ENE, SSE, & W)
WX0B Stackmatch for C4, C3, & TA-53
Club Affiliation: Hoosier DX & Contest Club
This contest was expected to have better propagation
than the CW contest, but as it turned out Murphy was
the winner. Friday night the rain static was the hold
up on the lower bands, then Saturday morning brought
snow static (I think we had 2-3 inches of rain then close
to 4 inches of snow from Friday night to Saturday morning).
By the time the bands folded on Sunday we were not as
disappointed when the TIC Ring quit turning (potentiometer
failed on position). As Mike W9RE stated, it was wierd
hearing the west coast work european stations I could not
even hear.. As the contest was winding down the primary
Alpha 87A bit the dust, it turned out that it was only a
connector problem in the filament circuit (a big thanks
to Karl ar Alpha Power for helping out and saving me a
service trip!!). All in all we had a great time.
73's,
Kevin WN9O
wn9o@usa.net
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