ARRL 160-Meter Contest
Call: N1CC
Operator(s): N1CC
Station: N1CC
Class: Single Op LP
QTH: North Texas
Operating Time (hrs): 2
Summary:
Total: QSOs = 60 Sections = 27 Countries = 1 Total Score = 3,444
Club: North Texas Contest Club
Comments:
Rig: FT-990 100W, ClrDSP Audio Filter, MFJ Noise Cancellor, WriteLog
Antenna: Alpha-Delta DX-LB as Inverted Vee Apex 40' Ends 25' over large radial
field.
Small Lot Compromise Category! Wow this was a challenge ... usually I can work
US stations fine, many Texas stations never heard me anytime I called. West
worked WWA east worked VA and ZF2. Tried W6 and PJ2 ... got a few "CC?" from
them, just not enough signal to overcome what seemed to be "horrific" noise
everywhere.
I suspect 90% of the stations I worked were high power and had good receive
antenna systems. The high power guys with hampered ears could not pick me out
of the noise floor.
I keep trying to find a solution to getting more signal out at the right angle,
the 43' Vertical doesn't cut it... and just as the contest started the #22 wire
from the top of the vertical to a point 90' away blew off in the 50MPH winds we
had most of this weekend. So once again, no Inverted-L up and working for this
one. Next year?
73, Jim N1CC
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