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[3830] CQ160 CW K7DR Single Op LP

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Subject: [3830] CQ160 CW K7DR Single Op LP
From: webform@b4h.net
Reply-to: k7dr@arrl.net
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2017 18:45:50 +0000
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CQ 160-Meter Contest, CW

Call: K7DR
Operator(s): K7DR
Station: K7DR

Class: Single Op LP
QTH: MI
Operating Time (hrs): 12

Summary:
Total:  QSOs = 321  State/Prov = 48  Countries = 4  Total Score = 37,856

Club: 

Comments:

FTdx3000
Inv L (25 vert, 110 horiz)
WinTest 4.24.0

My first serious effort from the new QTH (moved two months ago.) Best all time
score and QSO's for me and best since 2001!

Condx and activity better the second night. Heard some booming signals from out
west, late Saturday, and stations heard all the way up to 1880. Band was very
quiet, especially compared to all the QRN last weekend for NAQP. I was able to
run my receiver with no attenuation (usually use -6 or -12db on 160/80)

Still scratching my head debugging Xfinity cable box problem. Anytime I
increase power over 60 watts, the cable box reboots, even one "dit"
from the keyer. It's especially annoying since it takes 3 minutes to reboot! My
antenna naturally resonates at 1810 with an SWR of 1.2:1 and I have an RF choke
at the feed point. I have no RF problems in the shack, or anywhere else in the
house. The utilities are underground. This only happens on 160 and it's more
sensitive to reboot at the low end of 160 then higher up the band. I can run
full 100 watts on all other bands with no problems. My wife gave thumbs up to
unplugging the cable box late Saturday evening so went "QRO" the last
3-4 hours I operated I cranked up from 50 to 100 watts!

I don't run phone contests to often, but may give CQ160 Phone a try next
month.

73
Dave - K7DR  (MI)


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