North American QSO Party, CW - January
Call: K2KW
Operator(s): K2KW
Station: K2KW
Class: Single Op LP
QTH: VA
Operating Time (hrs): 7:00
Radios: SO2R
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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160: 0 0
80: 0 0
40: 354 46
20: 186 39
15: 77 24
10: 45 14
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Total: 662 122 Total Score = 80,764
Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club
Team: PVRC 2
Comments:
"Big Gene's" Critter Removal Service was here a good portion of the day, which
kept me distracted from operating. Big Gene was after the squirrels in the
"barn", a 60'x24' detached metal garage (where the shack is). Squirrels took
residence over the Christmas holiday while I was back in Ohio. Note to self:
noise while working on a metal building is counter productive to operating.
That, combined with a frantic Saturday morning getting the new station
(minimally) playing with 2 new dipoles for 10/15, updating K3 firmware,
pressing old laptop into service, loading YCCC SO2R Box software, loading
serial-usb drivers, debugging SixPak wiring and I really wasn't into the
contest.
Station:
K3 x 2
WX0B SixPak
Top Ten Decoders
YCCC SO2R box
Antennas were monoband dipoles for 10-15-20, 40/80 dipole, and 80m vertical,
all between 30'-60' high fed with RG8X and RG58 (temp feedlines). Felt loud on
40 and 20, with a high 60 minute rate of 124/hr on 40m. Almost all running, no
passing mults, and almost no SO2R (too lazy). Overall not bad for a few
dipoles not pointed in the right direction. New 80m RF issue shut down
station, so thatâ??s when I called it quits.
Will put up some better antennas in the future at my new VA QTH. Adios Ohio.
Kenny K2KW
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