All Asian DX Contest, CW
Call: W7RM
Operator(s): K2PO
Station: K7ZS
Class: SOAB HP
QTH: Oregon
Operating Time (hrs): 23:33
Radios: SO2R
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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160: 1 1
80: 116 47
40: 309 110
20: 387 134
15: 47 26
10: 0 0
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Total: 860 318 Total Score = 308,142
Club: Willamette Valley DX Club
Comments:
My prop pitch rotator is off being repaired, so Willamette Valley DX Club member
Kevin, K7ZS, invited me to use his station this weekend. I brought my K3, to
pair with his K3, in an impromptu SO2R setup. I learned a thing or two about
Alpha amplifiers. (Fortunately, they survived my abuse.)
Back home, my now-stationary antennas are pointed to the South Pacific. I
hooked up a Red Pitaya-based skimmer (thanks W2NAF), and it found lots to
report. K2PO-# appears to have logged more spots this weekend than any other
U.S. skimmer (most of them Asian spots). I expect most U.S. stations that
operated assisted got some spots from Oregon this weekend.
I usually operate low power. I learned that operating high power attracts a
crowd of "50w + vertical antenna" stations that don't usually find
their way into my log. (That's both a blessing and a curse…)
Conditions on the high bands were pathetic. Echoing K5WA's comment, I had more
than twice as many QSOs on 80m than 15m(!).
It was fun to use the widely-recognized W7RM callsign (see QRZ.com for more),
but at times I seemed to be following W7RN in working spots �" 'doubtless
causing some double-takes from the surprised Asian ops.
'Great to hear some old-time JP ops still pounding brass…
Tnx to all for the QSOs, and to Kevin for use of the station!
73,
/Bill, K2PO
Oregon
Antennas: 4 element Steppir, 2 element 40m Moxon, sloper on 80m, inverted-L on
160m
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