CQ Worldwide DX Contest, RTTY
Call: K4EA
Operator(s): K4EA,W6FO
Station: K4EA
Class: M/2 HP
QTH: GA
Operating Time (hrs): 32.5
Summary:
Band QSOs Pts State/Prov DX Zones
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80: 178 245 43 22 11
40: 414 774 51 71 25
20: 440 1008 42 78 25
15: 348 834 36 75 27
10: 46 79 18 12 11
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Total: 1426 2940 190 258 99 Total Score = 1,608,180
Club: South East Contest Club
Comments:
This is the first (and last) time I do a multi-op with only two
operators. I spent most of Thursday and Friday reconfiguring the
station for M/2. After only one hour of operating (and about 40 Q's),
the other operator had an emergency and had to quit. How about a new
category, "Multi Two - almost
totally one operator"!
Considering Solar cycle low, (SFI ~70), high K index during the second
day, low band QRN, and several "murphyisms", I had a great time. My
antenna situation on 20M is still poor (no rotary Yagi) and the numbers
on that band are reflected by it. The tuner on the NW/SE 40M Zepp could
not handle the continuous power and required spit and bailing wire
repair. Then I reduced power to about 500W. The LK-800 amp also gave me
some problems. Melted fuses required replacement twice and when on 15M
the tuning kept changing. (result of the 40M antenna problem?) Also,
40M was getting into 20M. It sounded like arcing noise and not harmonic
or overload interference but it didn't matter which transmit antenna was
used. I thought it might be the coax filter stub, so I took it out of
line but that did not fix the problem. Looks like I have some work to
do on my 40M system before CQWW Phone. I guess I'm still an elephant on
80M as there were many stations I could hear that could not hear me.
Thanks to all for the QSO's. Special thanks to AB5K, K0SR, K1TTT, K3MM,
K6HGF, KU1CW, W0LSD, and HC8N for all band sweeps. (Hope I didn't miss
anybody).
Neal, K4EA
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