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KC1XX antenna on 80?

Subject: KC1XX antenna on 80?
From: pascoe@MathWorks.COM (pascoe@MathWorks.COM)
Date: Mon Dec 6 20:30:45 1993
In a recent message Tom, WB4IUX wrote:
> 
> 
> Since Willy UW9AR reported that KC1XX was the absolute
> top gun loudest station on 80 during CQWW CW, can someone
> tell what the station has for an antenna on that band? Thanks.
> 73, Tom WB4IUX
> Tom.Skelton@ClemsonSC.NCR.COM
> ps:  It's gotta be a giant killer, because N4AR is running a pair
> of phased bobtail curtain arrays and ALL he got was loudest
> zone 4.

Since Matt isn't on Internet, I guess I can pick this one up.  I
operated at KC1XX in both the CQWW Phone and CW Contests (along with
AD1C, who's also on the Reflector).

The 80m EU antenna at KC1XX is a 2el Delta Loop parasitic array with
the tops of the loops at about 150'.  The array consists of a driven
element and reflector, if memory serves me right.  

I have never used (and this includes past operations at K1EA, N2RM,
and W3LPL, among others) as effective an antenna on 80m as that which
Matt has.  The combination of the antenna height and New England
location really has paid off in a big way for 'XX.  I can certify that
all Matt has ever run is 1500W PEP out but it's usually been less than
that due to the condition of amplifiers we've used in contests
recently.  So people who say it's done with smoke are simply wrong.
Those accusations flew just after the CQWW Phone and I (along with
every other operator from the KC1XX operation) quickly squelched those
rumors.  I wouldn't take pride in winning if I had to run power.  And
I'll never operate at a station that runs "gas".  A sore point with me
if there ever was one......

Anyway, the 80m antenna just "works", that's all I can say.  It was a
pleasure to be able to use it on the Phone and CW weekends...what a
blast.  Working DXCC+ on 80m as a Multi-Single was a real mind-blowing
experience.  And making so many Q's on 80m Phone in the WW was even
more devastating!

73
-Dave KM3T


>From Doug Grant <0006008716@mcimail.com>  Tue Dec  7 02:44:00 1993
From: Doug Grant <0006008716@mcimail.com> (Doug Grant)
Subject: CQWW CW Scores
Message-ID: <44931207024444/0006008716NA1EM@mcimail.com>

CQ WW DX CW Score Rumors

rev  7 Dec 93



Single-Operator (No Packet)



K1KI    2927-153-523    5.7  M

K5ZD    3043-146-485    5.6  M

N2NT    2759-155-480    5.01 M

K3ZO    2750-161-478    5.0  M

N6BV    3074-135-430    4.94 M

K4VX    2065-167-490    3.8  M WX3N op.

KT3Y    2263-140-427    3.7  M

K5GN    2204-160-433    3.5  M

N5RZ    2137-152-411    3.3  M

W1WEF   1990-??8-406    3.0  M



K8GL    1654-148-462    2.86 M

W6EEN   2068-141-313    2.42 M

W2HPF   1554-125-377    2.2  M

NN7L    1377-146-???    1.77 M

K9MA   1252-124-313  1,540,425 (nobody's laughing)

W1IHN 1022-115-330  1,294,950

KN8Z  Total 1164-?-255  1.2 M (WA8YVR, opr for first 14 hrs)

N1CC     965-107-310    1.13 M

WB5VZL  1148-117-251    1    M





DX Single-Operator



P40W - 11.3M (6000 Qs)

PY0F (CT1BOH, op)       11.2M

TI1C     6475-151-452   9,258,462  (N6TR, op)

ZD8Z     9.1M  (N6TJ, op)

7Q7OO    7.2M  (N6AA, op)

VP5RX   5.1  M (K1RX op)

XE1/AA6RX 3952-134-293  3.8  M

CH2ZP   2317-122-336    2.6  M VE2ZP op.



And in the single op with serious line noise category:



9Y4H (K6NA, op)          8.3M   (S7 endorsement)

HD9N (WN4KKN, op)  4848-145-423   8,097,976  (S9+10 endorsement)





Single-Band



KV0Q     192- 21- 43     32  K 160M



W1MK  1020-30-100  375K  80M

W9LT     598- 29- 98    204  K  80M

W8UVZ    472- 34-102    175  K  80M

N4CC     410- 29- 93    140  K  80M

WA4PGM   307- 30- 96            80M



UN2L 1102-35-108 367K 80M (UW9AR op)



W1RR    1433- 36-142    727  K  40M

N6RO    1147- 39-118    512  K  40M

KH2F    1147- 38-132            40M

K4JPD    728- 38-143    380  K  40M 



OH7MA   1700-38-130    650 K 40 M

UA9AM   1100-37-115    450 K 40M



KM1H    1956- 39-143    1.01 M  20M KQ2M op.



UN4L  1400-38-128    20M



K1ZZ    1210- 35-133    574  K  15M

WZ3Q    1003- 34-112    413  K  15M

K2MT     667- 32-127    303  K  15M

W6QHS    759- 33-102    290,655  15M

W5VX  713-32-113  288,840 15M



KP2A    2681- 32-112    958  K  15M KW8N op.



K4XS  290-23-67  10M ( WC4E "Yes, I am nuts!" op  )





Single-Operator Low Power (No Packet/150W)



K2ZJ    1292-137-416    2.03 M

K2SG    1581-108-325    1.97 M

KC1SJ   1101-121-353    1.4  M

WS1E     924-110-324    1.26 M

WA2SRQ  953-99-286  1,046,045  23 hr





NH6T     2758-123-187  2.5M  (N0AX, opr)

XM4VV    2044-93-195   1,203,840 



N8II     770-30-144    323  K  15M



Single-Operator QRP (No Packet/ 5W)



K1CGJ    595- 88-252    557  K

KA1CZF   436- 73-196    316  K





Single-Operator Assisted



K3WW    2535-160-547    5.12 M

K1DG    2307-157-551    4.6  M

K5NA    2129-168-582    4.57 M

AA2DU   1989-139-484    3.54 M @ K1VR

K2WK    1703-151-505    3.18 M

KC1F    1787-137-480    3.18 M

K2ONP   1070-122-368    1.47 M

K8JP     915-139-397    1.3  M

W9XT  897-137-341  1,202,170  

WE1F     915-111-316    1.1  M (1 mile from K1DG, 2 from N6BV, 2 from KM1H)

KF2O     580-136-378    815  K

W9NQ     580-139-306    678 K







DX  S/O/Assisted 



VE3EJ   3232-173-592    6.2  M



Multi-Single



KC1XX   3391-177-643    7.99 M

K1TR   3230-173-617     7,417,310



K8AZ    3116-175-622    7.13 M

K2WI    2739-171-616    6.1  M

WD8LLD  2122-170-570    4.38 M

KS9K    2144-166-546    4.16 M

AG6D    2330-157-375    3.4  M

W9KDX   1769-160-516    3.34 M

K8LX    1660-156-476    2.9  M

K9UWA                   2.6  M

WX0B    1802-152-395    2.45 M

W0KEA   1592-159-416    2.4 M

K2QMF                   2.14 M

K3DI    1220-122-405    1.8  M

WV9Y     612-107-274    1,041,273

WE1B                    804  K

                      

DX  Multi-Single



J6DX    7338-159-528   12.1  M

4M5I    6260-147-478   11.6 M

VP9AD  6124-152-507  9,852,709

V31KF   5913-145-454  8,445,301

EI7M   3644-121-400  4,193,008

VP9MZ                   3.09 M



Multi-Multi



W3LPL   6417-188-706   16    M

K1AR    5798-198-720   15.4  M

N2RM    5716-186-699   14.2  M Lost A.C. Power for 4Hrs!

K3LR    5222-190-702   13.2  M

KY1H    4192-174-627    9.03 M

K0RF   4374-176-565     8,501,493

AA6TT   4380-179-568  8,250,615

N6DX  6.1M

AA4G   2838-154-487  4,800,449





AH0K   9722-198-554   21,573,376

VS6WO  8288-177-511  12,619,984

ZL2K   5969-159-383     9,555,460





STN   160        80           40           20          15          10

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

W3LPL 188/20/68  1167/33/117  1760/38/153  1675/38/153  1269/34/132 358/25/83

K1AR  181/24/82  903/34/117   1593/38/149  1783/39/156  1161/36/134 177/27/82

N2RM  228/20/76  929/31/114   1679/38/148  1681/38/149  875/35/129  319/24/83

K3LR  192/22/72  784/34/111   1187/38/148  1587/38/155  1263/35/141 209/23/75

K0RF 232/14/32   492/30/79     1272/35/130   1390/39/138  760/34/122  228/24/64 

AA6TT 144/14/29  352/29/82   1303/39/136   1395/37/135  829/33/120  357/27/66



73,



Doug  K1DG



/UPLOAD OFF


>From Tim Totten <kj4vh@coplex.com>  Tue Dec  7 05:15:50 1993
From: Tim Totten <kj4vh@coplex.com> (Tim Totten)
Subject: KC1XX antenna on 80?
Message-ID: <Pine.3.88.9312062351.B3995-0100000@coplex>

WB4IUX wrote:
 
> Since Willy UW9AR reported that KC1XX was the absolute
> top gun loudest station on 80 during CQWW CW, can someone
> tell what the station has for an antenna on that band? Thanks.
> ps:  It's gotta be a giant killer, because N4AR is running a pair
> of phased bobtail curtain arrays and ALL he got was loudest
> zone 4.

N4AR's not on the reflector yet (I've been twisting his arm), but I've 
had the honor of using his phased bobtails in a few contests.  It's 
simply the most incredible 80-meter antenna I've ever used.  Bill also 
put up a 4-square this last year, but it can't touch the curtains to 
Europe.  Still, for WW CW, I'd certainly be tempted to give you 
both of those antennas at their current QTH in Kentucky in trade for a 
dipole at 120 ft on the coast of W1-land.  I bet Bill would do the 
same (as long as he could trade back after the contest!).  So I find 
nothing surprising in Willy's comments.
 
73, Tim

--------------------------------------------------
  Tim Totten, KJ4VH     Home tel +1-502-239-6486  
  kj4vh@coplex.com      Home fax +1-502-239-7766  
              Kentucky Contest Group


>From Willy Umanets <uw9ar@chal.chel.su>  Tue Dec  7 18:01:37 1993
From: Willy Umanets <uw9ar@chal.chel.su> (Willy Umanets)
Subject: CQWWCW by UN2L.
Message-ID: <AA1KC1jeB9@chal.chel.su>

      Dear all,
I just want to make few comments on CQWWCW, the way it went
for me on 80M from UN2L.
I was running 32m tall vertical and 3 1000ft long beveareges
with some discent military (Russian Army) amplifier and
TS930s (the one once used on 15M @ PJ1B and then kindly
presented to me by N2AA, KE7V, W2VJN and one more fellow -
amateur - sorry I forgot his c/s).
CONDX were fair, especially on Sat. DX activity was great.
So it was for the first time in my life I did over 100 countries
in 48 hrs on 80M.
I cfm what Gene, N2AA had already mentioned on my behalf in regard
to loudest USA stns in Kazakh on 80M. One thing , though was missing
that rating table is applicable only to short path (2130 to 0430Z)
openning. As far as long path, I can mention VE3EJ, AA6TT, N2KK
being the loudest NA sigs followed by K8LX,N4CC,W0AIH,K8CC,KS9K,
W8UVZ. K0RF was surprisingly weak at 1350Z. NN7L and CH7CC must be
getting out super well cuz worked'em at 1223Z (1.5 hrs before their
sunset?).
While KC1XX had unprecedented loudest signal, K1AR was the best on
receive. W3LPL's 80M score looks very impressive, yet they had certain
problems with hearing. I worked 'LPL
after maybe a dozen tries (two - three calls at a time)for the first
27hrs. they finally responded
at my sunrise on Sun. at 0341Z, so, Frank, I am telling you if you
guys cud  hear me with wat I got onli at my sunrise, u'd better
go make some improvments on your receiving ability on 80M.
Biggest thrils: the first 4 hrs of the contest that produced 20 zones
and 61 countries. 7Q7OO (tnx, Dick), 5R8DS, 3DA0BK, ZS6NW, ZS6AJS,
ZS6EZ, ZS6QU,
NL7G (never B4 zone 1 on 80M), VU2HJA, VU2MTT, VQ9KC all these called
me during the first hour - my hands were shaking and I cud hardly belive
I was on 80M.
All right, I am sorry to have occupied so much space here, I surely
have some more comments, though.

W/best regards WILLY, UW9AR

--- 
73, Willy, UW9AR
----------------------------------------------------------
JV "Challenger Ltd"                 phone : 351-260-0190
Internet : uw9ar@chal.chel.su       fax   : 351-237-1756

>From Keskinen Petri <oh3mep@cc.tut.fi>  Tue Dec  7 13:02:46 1993
From: Keskinen Petri <oh3mep@cc.tut.fi> (Keskinen Petri)
Subject: ARRL 160m Contest
Message-ID: <9312071302.AA11506@cc.tut.fi>


> 
> The ARRL can do a lot to encourage international interest in the 160M 
> contest by just deleting the sentance in the rules "DX-to-dx QSO's are 
> not permitted for contest credit".  What is my incentive if I have a 
> marginal station (able to work Asia/Oceania/Africa) but have no real 
> hopes of working the states on 160, to bother and stay up and work this 
> contest?  I would rather just wait for the CQ contest instead.

        I really agree with Robert! I already have CQ 160m contest
        weekend marked on my calendar, but never even though operating
        ARRL 160m contest! It's just not worth messing sleeping times
        for a contest with only 1-10 qsos! We even sometimes can copy
        some stateside stations on 160, but only 15 W allowed here, so
        not much hope to get enough qsos.

        de Pete



>From Ed Gilbert <eyg@hpnjlc.njd.hp.com>  Tue Dec  7 13:47:46 1993
From: Ed Gilbert <eyg@hpnjlc.njd.hp.com> (Ed Gilbert)
Subject: ARRL 160m contest score
Message-ID: <9312071351.AA01645@hp.com>

WA2SRQ ARRL 160m contest score
Single operator, high power category

      938 qsos, 87 mults (67 sects + 20 countries), 175,218 points

Terrible conditions to the west, particularly the second night.
Missed SB, EWA, ND, SD, VE4, VE5, VE6, VE7, KH6, and KL7.  I
can't remember a 160 contest where I missed so many sections.

Bright spots were some good European openings.  These were brief,
but signals peaked up nicely while they lasted.  Also was
pleasantly surprised to have VE8P call me early on Friday.  Where
was he in cw ss?

73, Ed

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