ARRL DX Contest, CW - 2023
Call: WQ6X
Operator(s): WQ6X
Station: W7AYT
Class: SOUAB QRP
QTH: Concord, Ca
Operating Time (hrs): 5:58
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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160: 0 0
80: 0 0
40: 14 11
20: 5 5
15: 22 8
10: 65 24
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Total: 106 48 Total Score = 15,264
Club:
Comments:
This was the 1st time WQ6X ever ran an ARRL Dx contest GiG as a QRP entry.
Using the watt meter built-in to the MFJ-993 IntelliTuner, power output
from the FT-2000 was adjusted to EXACTLY 5-watts on each band/antenna.
On 40m & 20m the 8JK Cobra dipoles did the job. For 20 & 15 the
3-element
10-meter Long John Yagi gave a perfect SWR. A lot of stations on 10-meters
had a difficult time believing I was running QRP.
It turns out that the Long John yagi makes for an incredible low-noise
RX antenna prompting me to create a switch setup to either run it normally
or switch it in to the RX-Ant jack on the back of the radio.
Space-WX was AMAZINGly AWEsome, at one-point up to 314 - wOw!
Every time I run QRP, I am amazed at how little power is needed
(when there is a clear frequency).
LooK for a write-up on this GiG at: http://WQ6X.Blogspot.com.
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