ARRL DX Contest, SSB
Call: W4AAA
Operator(s): KK9A
Station: KK9A
Class: SOSB/40 HP
QTH: North Carolina
Operating Time (hrs):
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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160:
80:
40: 1335 104
20:
15:
10:
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Total: 1335 104 Total Score = 416,520
Club:
Comments:
Conditions sounded fantastic on most of the bands, unfortunately I still have an
issue with power line noise. The noise is horrible on 15m and less on 20m and
40m, especially at night. In hindsight, I think this noise has troubled me for
years on 20m and I am currently working with the power company on resolving it.
It appears to be coming from a pole 300 meters north of me. I have operated the
ARRL DX Phone Contest many times as DX from the Caribbean however I have only
operated from the US twice in the last 20 plus years. Last year I operated 20m
single band, I had a great time and set a new fourth call area record. This
year I had a very busy work week so I decided to operate 40m where the power
line noise was not a problem and where I could also get some rest over the
weekend. 40m phone is not for the faint of heart! The QRM is horrible from so
many stations packed into a small band segment and the band noise is high. My
pair of shortened OptiBeam antennas work surprisingly well from this QTH so at
least being heard is not a problem. I had great openings into Europe that
lasted well after their sunrise. It was fun working Tom, DF2BO, the owner of
OptiBeam while using his great product. He is a fantastic guy and he has been a
huge help in the design of my station. In the early mornings I ran stations in
Japan and Australia until sunrise. On the second day conditions seemed worse to
Asia making for very slow rates. I was surprised when several very loud stations
from Indonesia called me after my sunrise. My station worked perfectly and this
score should be a new U.S. record. I would like to thank everyone who work me
though the noise and QRM. Every QSO is greatly appreciated. Please QSL via
WD9DZV.
73,
John KK9A
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