North American QSO Party, SSB
Call: NA1QP
Operator(s): W1CTN
Station: NA1QP
Class: Single Op LP
QTH: CT
Operating Time (hrs): 10
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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160:
80:
40:
20:
15:
10:
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Total: 551 139 Total Score = 78,793
Club: CONNECTICUT RADIO SOCIETY
Team:
Comments:
Equipment:
FT 1000mp Mk5 @ 100 watts output
MFJ Voice Keyer...aka "The Bug Light"
Antennas:
160 - 1/4 Wave inverted L 40' vertical section x 35 100' radials
80 - 2 element wire beam @ 40'
40 - 2 element wire beam @ 40'
20-10 Tennadyne T10 10 element log periodic @ 43'
Lots of noise on the low bands - no propagation on 10 meters - 80 meters
was my money band, with 20 following. I had a few nice runs which is always nice
for a 100 watt station. 40 faded early with a couple of brief openings
later. 160 activity spread all the way to 1925 khz.
I need to put out some short Beverages and BOGS for low band reception. I was
going to put out a 40 meter Beverage and I wish I did, it was even noisy
there.
Without good receiving antennas on the low bands it is always a uphill
battle.
The 80 and 40 meter beams were too low but they seemed to work. Not great, but
they worked. They were full size, interlaced and suspended from a rope boom with
.2 wavelength spacing from the driven element to the reflectors. At least I can
say I have used a 80 meter beam !
Look for The Connecticut Radio Society in all NAQP events.
73
Dave NA1QP
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