CQ Worldwide DX Contest, RTTY
Call: K6KNS
Operator(s): K6KNS
Station: K6KNS
Class: SOAB HP
QTH: Folsom, CA
Operating Time (hrs): 12
Summary:
Band QSOs State/Prov DX Zones
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80: 26 13 2 3
40: 54 24 6 7
20: 214 36 37 18
15: 118 23 24 20
10: 2 1 1 1
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Total: 414 97 70 49 Total Score = 154,872
Club: Northern California Contest Club
Comments:
I lost enthusiasm on Friday night working 40 and 80 meters. My 40/80 inverted V
picks up local ‘noise’ as expected in my residential neighborhood so I knew
decoding would be challenging. Friday night, there was hardly any noise so I was
happy but I wasn’t being heard except very close stations. I run barefoot
(200w) on the V but I noticed I was only putting out 25 watts! I checked
everything (I thought) but no resolve.
Late Sat afternoon, I rechecked radio settings and laughed at myself. Turns out
I had the Carrier set to zero! Once I set it correctly, I was making contacts.
One I didn’t expect was CR3W (Madeira Island) on 40M. My enthusiasm quickly
came back.
Where were all the Aussies? I only logged ZL.
Kenwood TS-990S / ASL-600 / Hex beam / 40-80 inverted V
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