ARRL DX Contest, CW
Call: N7IR
Operator(s): N7IR
Station: N7IR
Class: SOAB QRP
QTH: AZ
Operating Time (hrs): 42
Radios: SO2R
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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160: 15 10
80: 39 21
40: 134 48
20: 148 52
15: 67 34
10: 6 4
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Total: 409 169 Total Score = 207,363
Club: Central Arizona DX Association
Comments:
A challenging QRP experience:
1) Disturbed ionospheric conditions with quiet sun solar flux values;
2) Another in a long series of "unusual" massive winter thunderstorm outbreaks
over the middle of the continent, drifting slowly east during the weekend;
3) Failure in tower-mounted antenna switch caused infinite SWR in 20 meter
feed on 5BA around 0100Z on Friday evening; forced to use C3S at 20 feet on
20 meters for the rest of the contest;
4) Rotator on 40 foot tower won't turn until the temperature rises above 60F,
which is around 11 a.m. local time each morning; park C3S facing east each
evening after 20 meters dies.
It can only get better:
The tower maintenance is scheduled already and the next sunspot cycle is
beginning.
Thanks for the contacts and see you in the WPX CW contest.
2 Elecraft K2 transceivers
N1MM Logger V7.12.12
Top Ten Devices SO2R controller
Antennas
Radio 1
20/15/10 meters Force 12 5BA at 73'
40 meters Force 12 EF230/240 at 84'
Radio 2
20/15/10 meters Force 12 C3S at 40'
80 meters Delta loop, apex at 72'
160 meters Shunt-fed 72' top-loaded tower
K9AY Receiving Loop Array
73
Gary, N7IR
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