Wisconsin QSO Party - 2020
Call: K0PC
Operator(s): K0PC
Station: K0PC
Class: SO Mobile LP
QTH: WI
Operating Time (hrs): 7
Summary:
Band CW-Dig Qs Ph Qs
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160:
80: 235
40: 384
20: 93
15:
10:
6:
2:
UHF:
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Total: 712 0 Mults = 56 Total Score = 128,116.0
Club: Minnesota Wireless Assn
Comments:
First off, thanks to the West Allis Radio Club for sponsoring the WI QSO Party.
This run turned out much better than the MN QSO Party in Feb when I had
equipment problems that were totally operator error. I still had some issues in
Wisconsin but I was able to work around them. It's always something.
Rates were good all day and especially the last hour mainly on 80M when it hit
141 QSOs. I operated 40M & 20M early from each county until 21Z when I
replaced 20M with 80M.
I ran a KX3 with KXPA100 amp and it worked well until I got to 80M. The amp was
causing a thermal fault after 10 minutes or so at 100W. I had to disable the amp
until it cooled down enough and ran 15W at those times. Then I started running
50W on 80M and 100W on 40M and that worked for a while but the last hour the amp
overheated even at 50W. On Monday I did a lot of testing on the antenna to make
sure it was OK and everything looks good (SWR about 1.3:1). It has a sharp
resonant point but that is expected on a 80M mobile antenna. I need to do some
more testing to figure it out but I have ordered a fan for the amp.
Many stations followed along all day and the top ten list contains many of the
usual suspects.
20 - K1RO
16 - OM2VL
15 - AF8A
13 - N2CU
12 - WØBV
11 - K9OM
10 - WØBH
9 - DL3DXX, KØAP, NS2N, W6OAT
Thanks to everybody that tolerated my mobile fist all day.
73, Pat KØPC
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