CQ Worldwide DX Contest - CW
Call: K5GO
Operator(s):
Station: K5GO
Class: M/M HP
QTH: ARKANSAS
Operating Time (hrs): 48
Summary:
Band QSOs Zones Countries
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160: 50 12 21
80: 171 16 55
40: 868 33 120
20: 1342 38 141
15: 1535 39 144
10: 1370 39 150
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Total: 5336 177 631 = 12,103,840
Club/Team: OZARK CONTEST CLUB
Comments:
All of us worked frantically on weekends to build a house and radio station
where one did not exist in order to get ready to enter the multi-multi
category. We are quite proud of the results from our first effort.
Antennas:
160 90' shunt fed tower with 15M Yagi on top
80 Dipole at 120' and sloping dipole toward JA
40 2 Element Cushcraft at 120'
20 5 Element Yagi on 48' boom at 120'
15 5 Element Yagi on 38' boom at 90'
10 6 Element Yagi on 38' boom at 70'
We gave the rotators a pretty good workout, and definitely need
more than one antenna per band (especially 20M where the signals seem to come
from every direction all the time).
Equipment:
Drake C Lines on 80 and 160 and Icom transceivers on 40-10.
Amplifiers - SB-220's, L-4B's, Kenwood Tl922A's, etc. Had three
amplifier failures during the contest and one just before.
Coincidentally enough (?) all of the failures occurred while I was
operating!
On 160, 80, and 10 meters we were at 1000W or less and in general using
amplifiers that are not designed for contest reliability. We'll have to
improve this area.
Hope everyone had as much fun as we did.
Happy Holidays,
Stan, K5GO
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