CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW
Call: WI9WI
Operator(s): WI9WI
Station: WI9WI
Class: SOAB(A) HP
QTH: Winter, WI
Operating Time (hrs): 12
Summary:
Band QSOs Zones Countries
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160: 11 7 8
80: 26 10 23
40: 64 18 53
20: 138 27 85
15: 144 32 84
10: 142 30 89
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Total: 525 124 342 Total Score = 672,904
Club: Minnesota Wireless Assn
Comments:
After operating for an hour or so from home in Madison Friday night as N9FJ, we
made the 250 mile drive to the cabin Saturday. When we got there it was 25 deg
(F) inside and 34 outside. After getting the place warmed up I spent Saturday
evening DXing, not really contesting, by shooting spots and doing some S&P.
I went to bed with about 250 QSOs and over 300 mults. Sunday morning I did a bit
of running on 10 and 15 then went back to DXing mode. It was a relaxing way to
spend a few hours on a weekend.
I had one of the better lid moments, and there have been many, of my 56 years
as a ham Sunday morning. I got up and ran on 10 meters for about 45 minutes.
Signals seemed to be oddly weak, and rates disappointingly low. I then went to
15 and called CQ. The amp tripped, and the SWR was about 3:1 or worse. What
the???? A quick check showed that I had been running on 10 meters with my 30+
year old Col-Atch-Co 80/160 meter antenna, and not the C-19. I had been on 80
just before I went to bed, and hadn't switched the antenna. Interestingly the
SWR on 10 meters on the 80/160 vertical was an almost perfect 1:1. I guess the
positive out of this is that I now know that I have an emergency 10 meter
antenna if the others fail. After switching to the C-19 there was a vast
improvement in signal strengths and rate on 15 ;>)
Gear:
K3 and Tokyo HP amp 500 watts
C-19 @ 50 ft
Vertical for 40
42 ft top loaded vertical for 80/160
Thanks for the fun. See everyone in the 10 meter test from PJ2T with K2PLF and
N4RV.
73
Jim
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