ARRL 10-Meter Contest
Call: WQ6X
Operator(s): WQ6X
Station: W7AYT
Class: SO Mixed LP
QTH: Concord, Ca
Operating Time (hrs): 13:33
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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CW: 63 17
SSB: 3 1
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Total: 66 18 Total Score = 5,418
Club: Mother Lode DX/Contest Club
Comments:
This was another WQ6X portable operation from W7AYT in Concord, Ca.
The last two years of the 10-Meter contest from W7AYT's location have
been HORRIBLE condx-wise.
I ran the usual Yaesu FT-1000mp & RigExpert Plus to control the radio.
A pair of Autek QF-1A filters and a JPS NIR-12 (for the sub RX) processed
the audio into a pair of Sharper Image wireless headphones (as seen on TV
or available at OwnZone.Com). For SSB, the Electro Voice 664 did a beautiful
job; so say the 3 stations who worked me on 28.399 Ssb.
The Hygain 3-element 10-meter Long John yagi 13mh worked fabulously.
Unfortunately,a low SFI (71 max) and A/K Indexes of 10/3 (respectively)
made this weekend a TOUGH SLOUGH.
Sunday morning while waiting for the band to open I added new 6-watt
termination resistors to the WQ6X Lazy 8JK Sloper giving it a lower angle
of radiation and more easily matching with the MFJ-949E Versa Tuner II.
While I didn't intend it for 10 meters it worked as an alternate for CQ calls.
We had a BRIEF opening to S.A. putting the only 3 DX contacts in the log.
While I saw spots for VE's, XE's and KH6, none made it to the log. A
"ZL"
station was ALMOST heard, but no copy. Because they send us a number (#),
it is imperative that I can at least get a 6+db S/N ratio on DX stations.
LooK for a writeup about this GiG soon at: WQ6X.Blogspot.Com
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