ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW
Call: W6K
Operator(s): N6GEO WQ6X
Station: N6GEO
Class: Multi-Op LP
QTH: Brentwood, Ca.
Operating Time (hrs): 22
Summary:
Band QSOs
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160: 0
80: 68
40: 67
20: 203
15: 168
10: 16
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Total: 522 Sections = 83 Total Score = 86,652
Club: Northern California Contest Club
Comments:
This was another collaborative effort by WQ6X & N6GEO operating a FLEX-3000
into a KPA-500 amp producing 149 watts into an 8mh 2-el. Stepp-IR along with a
6-BTV vertical for the low bands at N6GEO's Brentwood QTH.
A last minute revamp of the SDR computer by N6GEO eliminated the crashes we
were experiencing from the weekend before.
For logging we successfully utilized N1MM+ in conjunction with a CW skimmer.
While the SFI was only 129 and the K-Index was 2 - 3, our biggest noise problem
was on 40-meters starting EXACTLY at 20 minutes past 8pm (local time), pointing
to a local source for the noise, not a solar source. While we worked through
it all, 40 meters gave us a dismal 67 QSOs for all that hell.
It was nice to see a number of 1st-timers this year.
Lets hope they join us for Sweepstakes phone.
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