ARRL 10-Meter Contest
Call: K8ND
Operator(s): K8ND (+PACKET)
Station: K8ND
Class: M/S HP
QTH: OH
Operating Time (hrs): 16:07
Summary:
Mode QSOs Mults
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CW: 534 127
SSB: 567 109
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Total: 1101 236 = 771,720
Club: Mad River Radio Club
Comments:
EQUIPMENT:
FT1000MP
Alpha 91b
KT34XA @ 69 feet
Part-time effort. Call from parents required prime-time Saturday
1.5 hour trip to replace a battery in a beeping smoke detector!
I wasn't up to a full effort after SS and the 160M Contest anyway.
I started Saturday morning without having decided for sure
whether I would go CW only Single-op or M/S, but finally decided
that I would use packet. This gave me a chance to learn the
vagaries of bandmap operation in NA.
I didn't plan any SSB, but went up to get some multipliers, and
ended up dividing the modes by operating CW Saturday and
SSB on Sunday.
All pounce on CW, and 50/50 pounce and CQ on phone. I was
planning to return to CW late Sunday afternoon, but got dozed
off trying to clear a headache.
I seemed to have an excellent signal into Europe, with many unsolicited
"very strong signal" reports. One S51 station said I was +45dB on his
FT1000MP, and seemed to imply that I had more than the legal
power (I don't). All I can say is that the KT34XA at 69 feet has been
working very well into Europe all season!
I need more antennas pointed in other directions if I want to be
serious in this contest in the future.
Go Mad River! Kick Butt!
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